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Behind the Ballot Box: Personal Perspectives from a Poll Worker
This blog serves as the first in a series by McCain Institute Democracy Programs Junior Fellow Brad Singer looking at the…
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Insights on the McCain Institute Task Force on Disinformation Attacks on U.S. Democracy
On Thursday, June 15, the McCain Institute hosted the third meeting of its Task Force on Defeating Disinformation Attacks on…
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Sharing the Mental Load of National Security
By National Security & Counterterrorism Fellows Joselyn Eling (Australia), Ruby Gavey (New Zealand), and Mike Friel (USA) **This blog post…
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Pride Is a Time for Reflection as It Is Celebration
June is upon us, which means it’s time for the pool, vacation, and backyard barbeques. It’s also Pride, which means…
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Seeking Sanctuary: Refugees as Courageous Individuals, not Statistics
The United Nations has designated June 20 as Refugee Day, a time to foster empathy and recognize the resilience of…
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School Is Out, Screens Are On
By Neil Saul, Rachel Hunkler, and Kelsey Syms Kids are out of school. Summer has arrived. This means more unsupervised…
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LGBTQ+ Violence: Community, Capacity Building, and Challenges for the Future
119%. In the six months since Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, tweets mentioning the hateful ‘grooming narrative…
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If Nika Were Free: Georgia’s Fight for Media Freedom
By Pedro Pizano, Luke Englebert, and Brad Singer For the last two decades, the international community has regarded Georgia as…
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Everything is Not Alright
As World Press Freedom Day celebrates its 30th anniversary on May 3rd this year, it is alarming to see that…
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Ukrainian McCain Global Leader Reflects on One-Year Anniversary of Russian Invasion
She never imagined she would run from sirens. Not in her home country. She never imagined she would hear missile…
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Innovation and Resilience in the Face of Tragedy: Reflections on the Fifth Anniversary of Parkland
Rachel Hunkler is the senior program manager for the Preventing Targeted Violence program at the McCain Institute. She manages the…
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Land For Peace? Yazidis Gain Deeds 50 Years Later
Mohanad Adnan is a 2022 McCain Global Leader. He is a political analyst and communications strategist with a wealth of…
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