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A Digital Fight For Democracy: The Global AI Arms Race
This century’s most important geopolitical battle may not be fought with nuclear power, but with machine learning. Artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Argentina’s History of Populism and Economic Instability
The 2024 McCain Global Leaders from the Western Hemisphere will be traveling to Argentina for a deep dive into the…
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Psybernomics: Latent Human Potential and The Role of AI in Society
In the season one finale of Westworld, Dr. Ford confronts an AI host, Dolores, revealing that her autonomy is not…
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Psybernomics: From Enigma to AI: Decoding Patterns That Shape Our World
In 1942, the Enigma machine stood as the beating heart of Germany’s war effort, its coded messages a lifeline to…
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Psybernomics: The Ethics of Optimization: What Do We Lose When AI Prioritizes Efficiency?
Agent Smith, in The Matrix, describes the first Matrix as a perfect world—a simulated utopia designed for human contentment. It…
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Burma’s Doh Ayay Rings On: Four Years Since the Coup
May Soe Min in 2005, 2 years old, New Delhi, India Before I could take my first steps, my parents…
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Amid Authoritarian Aggression, Voices of Opposition Unite Us: The Anti-War March in Berlin
Throughout this year, we, as a global community, have faced a particularly steep descent into political turmoil: the spread of…
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Exploring Kenya: Democracy, Development, and the Future of East Africa
The 2024 McCain Global Leaders will travel to Kenya for a week of in-depth exploration of the young African democracy,…
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The Importance of Leadership as a National Security Professional
As the senior program coordinator for the McCain Institute’s National Security & Counterterrorism Fellowship (NSCT), I had the privilege of…
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Carry the Banner: For the Freedom of Venezuela and Jesús Armas
Lu Argueta is a 2023 McCain Global Leader and the secretary general of the Latin American Youth Network for Democracy…
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Reflecting on Auschwitz and the Fragility of Democracy: A Call to Action for Human Rights Defenders
Annabel Deegan is a 2023 McCain Global Leader from the United Kingdom and a communications consultant and professional coach. She previously…
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Stand With Jesús: Defend Democracy, Demand His Freedom
Rita Saias is a 2023 McCain Global Leader from Portugal and is an advisor on youth and intergenerational dialogue to…
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