Teddy Roosevelt had it right: “It is not the critic who counts…”
We’re about leaders and citizens of character – In The Arena– fighting to defend human rights, foster security and advance freedom.
Inspired by Senator John McCain and the McCain family legacy of public service, Arizona State University’s McCain Institute for International Leadership champions character-driven leadership and civic engagement in the United States and abroad.
Our five core programs are all action-oriented and mutually supporting.
The Next Generation Leaders program prepares and networks emerging leaders from tough spots around the world.
International Rule of Law & Security steeps students in the law and policy of promoting fair and equitable justice systems, and assists in the development of legal systems that ensure fundamental rights and national security.
Combatting Human Trafficking educates stakeholders, trains authorities and fields long-term mechanisms to eradicate an unconscionable scourge.
Human Rights & Democracy convenes a uniquely effective working group of principals, gives voice and protection to a growing list of activists, and is mounting a national campaign to redefine how we talk and act.
And our Counterterrorism & National Security program has set out to increase U.S. capacity to challenge homegrown extremism, build an international community of young counterterrorism professionals and forge international partnerships.
Euromaidan “Revolution of Dignity” — Kiev, Ukraine, Dec. 2013
Cell phone footage captured by Senator John McCain
Calling All Mavericks
America has lost its most well-known Maverick, and it’s a position we need to fill. Mavericks are essential to freedom. The McCain Institute has launched a new initiative, #MavericksNeeded, calling all Mavericks to stand up, to speak out, and to serve causes greater than themselves.
#MavericksNeeded is Phase 1 of a long-term nonpartisan initiative to educate and inspire Americans to reconnect with the United States’ bedrock legacy of standing up for human rights at home and around the world.
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Maverick Spotlight: Sokayna El Allam seeks to transform her society by collaborating with local and international stakeholders and launching entrepreneurial initiatives that focus on international development and human rights. Click to learn more about our NextGen Leadership. #MavericksNeeded www.mccaininstitute.org/next-generation-leaders/sokayna-el-allam/
Sokayna El Allam - McCain Institute
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13 Dec 2018
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act states that any foreigner who arrives in the U.S. “whether or not at a designated port of arrival” may apply for asylum. A 1951 United Nations treaty signed by the U.S. states that “refugees should not be penalized for their illegal entry” because their extreme situations sometimes “require refugees to breach immigration rules.”
Maverick Spotlight: Check out the Student Alliance Against Trafficking. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. How will you help tackle this global crisis? #MavericksNeeded www.mccaininstitute.org/2018-student-alliance-trafficking-chapters/
2018 Student Alliance Against Trafficking Chapters - McCain Institute
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12 Dec 2018
The 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act states that any foreigner who arrives in the U.S. “whether or not at a designated port of arrival” may apply for asylum. A 1951 United Nations treaty signed by the U.S. states that “refugees should not be penalized for their illegal entry” because their extreme situations sometimes “require refugees to breach immigration rules.”
Using the support of the McCain Institute's Catalyst Grant, 2016 NGL Man El-Abd works to implement her Leadership Action Plan of eradicating poverty in Egypt through jumpstarting small business endeavors. Here she is helping a widow build a booth to start her own micro enterprise and support her three children.
12 Dec 2018
Ever wonder what it’s like to report on war, intelligence, national security? Check out the latest #InTheArena podcast with @CNN contributor and national security reporter @KimDozier: https://t.co/343Z64ULJ4
NEW: Check out the latest #InTheArena podcast with @CNN contributor and national security reporter @KimDozier. Kim discusses being a war reporter and and corresponding at the intersection of intelligence and national security. https://t.co/343Z64ULJ4
“I thought of [a career in counterterrorism] being on a vine like Tarzan and swinging from one vine to the next.” Listen how counterterrorism expert Nick Rasmussen navigated his career in the national security field. https://t.co/NptIuhhFhT