How Democracies Can Get Their Mojo Back

As the year winds down, Shadi and Damir hosted Michael McFaul , a professor at Stanford University and former special assistant to President Obama and U.S. ambassador to Russia. His new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder is as good a start as any in trying to figure out how U.S. foreign policy could — and should — develop in the wake of a second Trump presidency. Required Reading: * Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder , by Michael McFaul ( Amazon ). * The Case for American Power , by Shadi Hamid ( Amazon ). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/

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How Democracies Can Get Their Mojo Back is an episode from Wisdom of Crowds by Shadi Hamid & Damir Marusic.

This episode is 58:18 long.

This episode was published on Dec 29, 2025.

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