As a celebration of our alumni, each month we will highlight a new book written by one of Oxford's North American-based alumni.
For August 2019, our author is Michael McFaul, St John's College (1986).
Michael McFaul is the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in Political Science, Director and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. He was also the Distinguished Mingde Faculty Fellow at the Stanford Center at Peking University from June to August of 2015. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1995. He is an analyst for NBC News and a contributing columnist to The Washington Post. McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012-2014).
He has authored several books, most recently the New York Times bestseller, “From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia.” Earlier books include "Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should, How We Can; Transitions To Democracy: A Comparative Perspective" (eds. with Kathryn Stoner); "Power and Purpose: American Policy toward Russia after the Cold War" (with James Goldgeier); and "Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin". His current research interests include American foreign policy, great power relations between China, Russia, and the United States, and the relationship between democracy and development.
Born and raised in Montana, McFaul received his B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Languages and his M.A. in Soviet and East European Studies from Stanford University in 1986. As a Rhodes Scholar, he completed his D. Phil. in International Relations at Oxford University in 1991.
You can purchase From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia here.
Are you an alumni author?
If you have written a book which was published within the last three years, or is due to be released soon, please email us the following information.
Your full name
Alumni number (or college/year of matriculation)
Title of book
Date of publication
ISBN
Link to purchase the book online
We thank you for sharing your books with us, and will let you know if you are selected for a feature in the coming months.
To look back at previous Alumni Authors, please visit the pages below:
Alumni Author July 2019
Alumni Author June 2019
Alumni Author May 2019
Alumni Author April 2019
Alumni Author March 2019
Alumni Author February 2019
Alumni Author January 2019