The Warning
Sep 23, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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Episode description
Michael McFaul witnessed Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on dissent as U.S. ambassador to Russia. He has a warning for Americans.
McFaul and host Garry Kasparov discuss how recent moves by the Trump administration mirror the consolidation of power that McFaul saw after Putin was re-elected Russian president in 2012.
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Garry chairs the Renew Democracy Initiative, publisher of The Next Move.
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