About Michael McFaul Michael McFaul is the former U.S. ambassador to Russia. Articles by Michael McFaul July 31, 2016, 9:16 am Michael McFaul: How to counter the Putin playbook July 26, 2016, 3:56 am Michael McFaul: Trump, NATO is an alliance, not a protection racket June 27, 2016, 12:28 pm Michael McFaul: How Brexit is a win for Putin Advertisement Oct. 23, 2015, 4:34 pm Michael McFaul: The myth of Putin’s strategic genius Aug. 7, 2014, 2:56 pm Michael A. McFaul: To beat Putin, support Ukraine Aug. 5, 2014, 12:28 pm Michael McFaul: Putin the (not so) great