Funding will support initiative providing global advocacy to free political prisoners, hostages This article originally appeared in ASU News The McCain Institute at Arizona State University has received a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to boost its global work on behalf of political prisoners and hostages. The grant will serve as seed funding for […] The post New Carnegie Grant Fuels McCain Institute’s Fight for Political Prisoners appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
Marilena Stegbauer is a 2023 McCain Global Leader from Germany and an international lawyer based in London. She is part of the legal team advocating for the release of Jesús Armas. On December 10, 2024, my friend and fellow McCain Global Leader, Jesús Armas, was forcibly disappeared by masked men in Caracas. Today, eight months […] The post Eight Months On: Advancing Jesús’s Case Before the UN appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
Russian aggression is driving the erasure of the Soviet legacy and is redefining national identities. This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Blake Uhlig is a junior fellow for the Communications & Events team. Russia’s conflict in Europe is not contained to traditional warfare; it […] The post Europe’s War of Identity and Memory appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute