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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…
Press Releases
New McCain Institute Report: “Fortifying Democracy in Eastern Europe”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today released a report titled, “Fortifying…
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McCain Institute Calls for the Release of Jesús Armas One Year After Unlawful Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – Today, on International Human Rights Day, the McCain Institute calls on Venezuela to release Jesús Alexander…
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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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McCain Institute Leads Joint Statement on International Day of Political Prisoners
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2025) – In recognition of the International Day of Political Prisoners on October 30, the McCain…
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McCain Institute & Human Rights Organizations Submit Case of Abducted Ukrainian Children to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 24, 2025) — The McCain Institute at Arizona State University, together with the Foley Foundation, the Global Magnitsky…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Laura Thornton’s Op-Ed in Just Security: “After Another Sham Election in Georgia, the Country’s Citizens Persist”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 8, 2025) – McCain Institute Senior Director of Global Democracy Programs Laura Thornton highlights the deepening democratic decline…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Jennifer Lundy in DC Journal: “Why Moldova’s Struggle Against Russian Influence Matters for America” 
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 29, 2025) – In a new op-ed, “Why Moldova’s struggle against Russian influence matters for America,” McCain…
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The McCain Institute Stands Behind German Ambassador to Georgia Peter Fischer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 24, 2025) – The Georgian Dream (GD) regime in Tbilisi has expanded its anti-democratic campaign to include…
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McCain Institute Launches American Democracy & Technology Fellowship
Applications will be accepted until October 24 WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 24, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU)…
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McCain Institute Named Official Partner for Athens Democracy Forum
Will host human rights defenders panel on October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Laura Thornton in Foreign Policy: “Russia Isn’t ‘Influencing’ Moldova’s Election”
In a new op-ed, “Russia Isn’t ‘Influencing’ Moldova’s Election,” McCain Institute Senior Director of Global Democracy Programs Laura Thornton warns…
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