In a new op-ed, “Russia Isn’t ‘Influencing’ Moldova’s Election,” McCain Institute's Laura Thornton warns that Russia's disinformation and financial campaigns in Moldova are more than just “influence operations” but a “multi-vector war” in Moldova.| McCain Institute
McCain Institute Senior Director for Global Democracy Programs Laura Thornton has written an assessment ahead of the September 28 Moldovan parliamentary election.| McCain Institute
The McCain Institute, The German Marshall Fund, and European Council on Foreign Relations, organized a pre-election mission to Moldova in September 2025.| McCain Institute
The McCain Institute’s John McCain Freedom for Political Prisoners Initiative (FPPI) commends the landmark executive order from the White House formally recognizing and penalizing states that engage in wrongful detention of U.S. citizens as a means of political leverage.| McCain Institute
Governor Katie Hobbs has proclaimed August 25–31, 2025, as the second annual John McCain Democracy Week, recognizing Senator McCain’s enduring legacy in the state of Arizona, working for the people of Arizona, and his lifetime achievements fighting for freedom, democracy, and human rights around the globe.| McCain Institute
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 […]| 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 […]| McCain Institute
