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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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Op-Ed: What is Good Governance?
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) operation are cutting government institutions and agencies to carry out the…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: McCain Institute’s Laura Thornton Op-Ed in Civil Georgia: “How Can the Protestors Win?”
McCain Institute Senior Director of Global Democracy Programs Laura Thornton compares democracy protest movements in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh…
Op-Ed
Op-ed: Supporting Freedom and a Foreign Aid Freeze are Incompatible — But Perhaps the Point? A Case Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 13, 2025) — McCain Institute Senior Director of Global Democracy Laura Thornton wrote an op-ed published by Just Security…
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McCain Institute Launches John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative
The Washington Post’s Vladimir Kara-Murza and Jason Rezaian Named Advisory Council Members Watch the McCain Institute’s event announcing the John…
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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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McCain Institute Calls for Peaceful Removal of Nicolás Maduro, Release of Hostages
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2025) – Ahead of illegitimate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s planned inauguration this Friday, January 10, 2025, the McCain Institute continues to urge…
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McCain Institute Leads Post-Election Mission to Tbilisi, Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia (December 16, 2024) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University organized an assessment mission to Tbilisi, Georgia, December…
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McCain Institute Calls for Immediate Release of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Jesús Armas
Jesús Armas is pictured center with fellow 2023 McCain Global Leaders. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2024) – The McCain Institute…
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McCain Institute Partners With US State Department for the Global Human Rights Defender Award
Secretary Antony Blinken presented the Human Rights Defender Award to eight human rights advocates at The State Department.   WASHINGTON,…
Op-Ed
ICYMI: Op-Ed: The U.S. and the EU Must Take Action Against the Unconstitutional Georgian Dream Government While Supporting the Georgian People
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 9, 2024) – As Georgian people flood the streets to protest the country’s suspension of European Union accession discussions,…
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McCain Institute Co-Hosts “Echoes of Freedom” in Vienna, Austria
Conference goers rethink current methods of hostage recovery, form transnational partnerships in defense of human rights. The McCain Institute’s Pedro…
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