Ambassador Michael McFaul on the Rise and Fall of Democracies

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. Sign up here for daily email updates from me, Katie Couric, on the news that matters most to you: https://katiecouric.com/wake-up-call/... Subscribe to my channel:    / katiecouric   Follow me on Instagram:   / katiecouric   Subscribe to my podcast: ApplePodcasts.com/KatieCouric Subscribe to my Substack: https://katiecouric.substack.com/