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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.…
Blog
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,…
Blog
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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McCain Institute Statement on Third Anniversary of Russia’s War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 24, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University today issued a statement from Executive Director…
Op-Ed
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…
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McCain Institute and Justice & Care Host 2025 Global Consortium on Prosecuting Human Trafficking Summit in Rome
ROME (February 20, 2025) — The McCain Institute and Justice & Care convened the third annual Summit of the Global Consortium…
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…
In the News
ICYMI: John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative Highlighted in Washington Post Press Freedom Newsletter  
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2025) — In a newsletter launched today by The Washington Post Director of Press Freedom Initiatives Jason Rezaian,…
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McCain Institute Calls for Regular Foreign Aid Review
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 31, 2025) – The McCain Institute at Arizona State University today issued the following statement from Executive Director…
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