Trinity University’s 2025 Maverick Lecturer Gives Interview to Texas Public Radio’s The Source

Former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul spoke on Texas Public Radio’s The Source ahead of Trinity University’s Maverick Lecture, where he will be featured. McFaul spoke about the war in Ukraine being rooted in imperial ambitions and having broader significance for the balance between authoritarian and democratic systems worldwide. He stressed that any peace must include strong security guarantees for Ukraine and cautioned that treating Russia’s leader as a legitimate partner despite ongoing war crimes charges risks signaling weakness.

Note: Listen to McFaul’s interview on Texas Public Radio’s The Source.