Michael McFaul
@McFaul
Professor of Political Science, Director of Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Senior Fellow all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
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US revokes licences allowing Intel and Qualcomm to supply chips to Chinaās Huawei ā FT: āThe move by the US Department of Commerce affects the supply of chips for Huaweiās laptop computers and mobile phones, according to people familiar with the situationā ft.com/content/cf9659ā¦
I just learned today that Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev has blocked me on this platform. Oh well.
Sometimes, you get the chance to listen to a top policy official and come away deeply relieved that we have really talented people in top positions in our most important institutions. I walked out of Gita Gopinath talk today with that feeling. Thank you for your service.
The US dollar remains dominant in global trade & finance: over 80% of trade finance & 60% of FX reserves. The RMB's role is growing, albeit from a low base. Discussed implications of geopolitical tensions for the dollar & global trade at Stanford University Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
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Thanks to Radio Taiwan International for spotlighting the launch of Shorenstein APARC's new Program on Taiwan! Be sure to follow APARC for future updates and highlights from the program and its inaugural conference. ow.ly/x5MV50RwmoY
I just learned today that Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev has blocked me on this platform. Oh well.
A US crackdown on banks financing trade in goods for Vladimir Putinās invasion of Ukraine ā and the fear of secondary sanctions ā has made it much more difficult to move money in and out of Russia.
Latest with ā¦Chris Cookā© ā¦Anastasia Stogneiā© ft.com/content/b4a556ā¦
This must be the first Pulitzer won by someone in IK-7 prison in Omsk, Siberia. Congrats to Vladimir Kara-Murza!
I am glad to see what Mondelez MondelÄz Intl is doing for Ukraine:
mondelezinternational.com/news/our-suppoā¦
But why are they still operating in Russia?
'Autocrats resist the simple fact that the desire for freedom is inherent to human nature. It can never be extinguished ā not through propaganda, not through censorship, and certainly not through brute force.'
Read LarryDiamond's essay: journalofdemocracy.org/articles/powerā¦