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Think No More: Advancing Policy Translation at the Intersection of AI, National Security, and Democratic Governance
On January 14 and 15, the McCain Institute at Arizona State University convened Think No More, a two-day immersive workshop…
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Talk to Your Neighbor
Last year, during my time with Atlantik-Brücke, I asked a leader I admired a question that I stole from, Tim…
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Faith, Power, and the Crisis of Moral Leadership in Armenia
My great-grandfather, Hovhannes Aharonyan, was born in Ynkuznak in the Mush province (now in modern day Turkey, historically part of…
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Blog: Sixteen Were Freed. More Than 1,600 Remain — and They Will Shape Russia’s Future 
Sixteen political prisoners are free — a rare flash of light in an otherwise dark era for Russia. Their release…
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Don’t Get Sucked into Putin’s Ukraine Corruption Propaganda
On November 11, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) revealed one of the largest embezzlement schemes in the country’s post-1991 history. Based on…
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Beyond Xinjiang: How China’s Repression Reaches Across Borders
In May 2025, 23-year-old Yerzhanat Abai fled China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region seeking refuge in neighboring Kazakhstan. Instead, Kazakh authorities…
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Children Behind Bars: The Plight of Juvenile Political Prisoners
At age fifteen, Russian teenager Arseny Turbin did not understand what he had done wrong. How could he? After all,…
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The State of Politics in the US and the Role of Leadership in Polarized Times
Vira Konstantynova is a 2025 McCain Global Leader from Ukraine. She is a Ukrainian foreign policy and international security expert,…
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Strength of Character – A McCain Leadership Experience
Ajay Krishnan is a 2025 McCain Global Leader from India. He is a former Navy fighter pilot who has excelled…
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Honoring McCain’s Legacy Through Leadership, Character, and Service
Lieutenant (LT) James Eggers is a 2025 McCain Global Leader. Eggers is an officer in the United States Coast Guard,…
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Rebuilding Confidence in American Institutions
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Abigail Bergan is…
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Eight Months On: Advancing Jesús’s Case Before the UN
Marilena Stegbauer is a 2023 McCain Global Leader from Germany and an international lawyer based in London. She is part…
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