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	Podcast:		Next Question with Katie Couric
	Episode:		Autocrats vs. Democrats: The New Cold War with Michael McFaul
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:12:20
	Publish Date:		2025-10-30 13:32:29
	Description:		Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins Katie Couric to talk about his new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder. McFaul says America’s retreat from global leadership hasn’t just left a vacuum: it’s helped autocrats like Putin and Xi fill it. So where does that leave democracy? Together, they dig into what happens when the U.S. pulls back, why isolationism is making a comeback, and what it will take to reassert our moral and political leadership on the world stage. It’s a fascinating–and surprisingly hopeful–conversation about power, principle, and possibility. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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