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McCain Institute Announces 2025 McCain Global Leaders Cohort
Representing 19 countries and selected from a pool of over 2,000 applicants, the 22 selected McCain Global Leaders will begin…
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Six Months of Arbitrary Detention: Global Call for Immediate Release of Venezuelan Human Rights Defender Jesús Armas
Washington D.C. — This week marks six months since the arbitrary detention of Venezuelan human rights defender and civil society…
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U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Leave Space for Chinese Influence in the South China Sea
In February 2025, billions of dollars in U.S. foreign assistance was halted, following an executive order stating, “The United States…
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McCain Institute Names Amb. Cindy Dyer Chief Program Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University has appointed Amb. Cindy Dyer as its new Chief…
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Inside the 2025 Sedona Forum: McCain Institute Unveils Panel Recordings & Highlight Reel
Click HERE or the image above to watch Sedona Forum 2025 highlights SEDONA, Arizona (May 15, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona…
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Sedona Forum 2025 News Coverage Highlights
Sedona Forum featured in The Washington Post, Financial Times, POLITICO, C-SPAN, Good Morning Arizona, The Hill, Jewish Insider, Taipei Times,…
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2025 Sedona Forum Agenda, Speakers Announced
12th Annual Sedona Forum to be held May 2-3 in Arizona with the theme “Wielding America’s Preeminent Power” Register for…
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McCain Institute Kicks Off Annual Sedona Forum on May 2 with The Washington Post as Media Partner
Click HERE or the image above to watch a preview video **Click HERE to register for the livestream** SEDONA, Ariz.…
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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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McCain Institute Announces New Chief Operating Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 20, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) today announced the appointment of Michael Svetlik…
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Amb. Roger D. Carstens Joins McCain Institute as Distinguished Senior Fellow
Former special presidential envoy for hostage affairs announced as inaugural John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners distinguished senior fellow WASHINGTON,…
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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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