Michael McFaul

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As I predicted: “Today was a discussion, a better understanding of each other and each other’s priorities,” Ms. Sherman said. “It was not what we would call a negotiation.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: For those who asked, here's our (w/ @HamzawyAmr ) syllabus for Political Mobilization and Democratic Breakthroughs that we are… — PolitiTweet.org

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Side letters of a refreshed NATO-Russia Charter (like the side letters US and Russia published on missile defense upon signing the New START Treaty). — PolitiTweet.org

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Welcome! — PolitiTweet.org

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In 2009, Russian officials shouted loudly that limits on missiles defense HAD to be a part of the New START Treaty. In 2010, they dropped this demand. I don't know if Putin will drop his unachievable demand about NATO expansion. But there are precedents from the past. — PolitiTweet.org

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And I want a “waterproof” “ironclad” “bulletproof” guarantee Russia will end its occupation of Ukrainian and Georgian territories, will never invade Ukraine or Georgia again and will stop its efforts to undermine democracy in Ukraine & Georgia. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Orphaned"? Really, Sergey? Annexed (Baltic states) Abused (1956, 1968, 1981). Subjugated. But orphaned? No one I know who used to live the Warsaw Pact is missing you. — PolitiTweet.org

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@scharap That's a very short take, Sam! But I agree. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StanfordPACS: Are you a new scholar interested in how digital technologies are affecting #democracy? The Program on Democracy and the… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@DeputySecState is a pro -- the perfect U.S. counterpart for @mfa_russia Ryabkov. — PolitiTweet.org

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NB, & to be clear, on the substance of the policy debate, I personally thought limits of missile defense was a bad idea in 2010 (although ending ABM treaty in 2002 was a bad idea) and limits on NATO expansion in 2022 is a bad idea. 4/ END — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminds me of talk about missile defense limits in the New START Treaty. Some had theoretical discussions about the relationship between offensive and defensive strategic systems. But politically, everyone knew that any constraint on MD was a poison pill for the treaty. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The Republican talking points on Biden foreign policy are already crystal clear -- "Biden is weak." That's the phrase, which will be repeated for 3 years. Weak on China. Weak on Afghanistan. & if Putin invades OR Biden gives concessions, "Weak on Russia." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The abstract theoretical discussion among academics on the merits of a guarantee to not expand NATO or not is completely divorced from American domestic politics. Biden would be absolutely pummelled by his domestic critics if he even hinted at such a concession. THREAD 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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@lrozen @JohnAllenGay Yes, of course. — PolitiTweet.org

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и никогда не будет прогресс в вопросе гарантий о нерасширении НАТО. — PolitiTweet.org

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@alexbward interesting. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @usingeo: https://t.co/Nil71HbQC2 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@ElenaChernenko always asks the key question! — PolitiTweet.org

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@EmmaMAshford PS I remember taking a class with Krasner in the 1980s and reading this book. Published in 1983, still a classic: https://t.co/Sx8SuuLqRz — PolitiTweet.org

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@EmmaMAshford Lots of empirical data support that hypothesis! But some treaties and legal agreements are stickier than others & dont just reflect the interests of those who signed them originally. As you know better than I, a giant IR literature on both sides of that debate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, I agree. I did not intend to suggest that I accepted that premise, which of course is not true by a long shot. — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnsfeng Good question. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mitchellreports: On takeaways from Russia talks today, @McFaul: "The key thing for me is when Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said: We… — PolitiTweet.org

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I hope Ryabkov's demands about “waterproof” “ironclad” “bulletproof” guarantee on no-NATO expansion are like the “ironclad” guarantees they same demanded from us about limits on missile defenses in the New START Treaty. If so, there's a negotiation to be had. If not, ... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SimonMarksFSN: Ryabkov after meeting with Sherman: "There are no plans or intentions to attack Ukraine". "There is no reason to be af… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sounds like good news coming out of the Sherman-Ryabkov talks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DebakD @josefkorbel @UofDenver Fantastic news!!! — PolitiTweet.org

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Please remember this from @olgatokariuk : — PolitiTweet.org

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In a book I published in 2009, Chapter 5 is titled "We Can Do Better." Subheadings include "Restoring the American Example," "Better Reconciling Our Rhetoric and Actions," & "Renouncing Military Intervention as a Tool of Democracy Promotion." My 2018 book discusses the same. — PolitiTweet.org