The McCain Institute at Arizona State University is launching its first-ever Sedona Forum – Tokyo on January 15, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.| 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
In the context of the U.S diplomatic drive to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, the McCain Institute found itself soberly reminding the world of Senator John McCain’s famous words: “I looked in Mr. Putin’s eyes and I saw three letters – a K, a G, and a B.” Last week’s red-carpet meeting in Alaska between […] The post McCain Institute Engages in High-Profile Media Assessments of Diplomacy to End Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
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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
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Jillian Proshan is a junior fellow for the Human Rights & Freedom program. Let’s begin with a math problem. As of 2015, China declared that all organ donations would be “sourced from voluntary donors,” repealing an earlier policy […] The post Uncovering Evil: Illegal Organ Harvesting in China and the 2025 “Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act” appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Jillian Proshan is a junior fellow for the Human Rights & Freedom program. “Have any of you seen the TV show Ozark?” This question began the June 2025 meeting of the McCain Institute’s Global Experts Consortium on Prosecuting […] The post Following the Money: How Financial Evidence is Shaping Human Trafficking Prosecutions appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
Gor Badalyan is a 2024 McCain Global Leader from Armenia. Members of the 2024 McCain Global Leaders cohort visited Auschwitz-Birkenau as part of their Changemaker Tour. This was not my first time in Poland, yet each visit until now had kept me within Warsaw’s familiar streets. Warsaw had always seemed to me like a city […] The post Whispers of Memory, Echoes of Resolve appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
Following the McCain Institute’s event with U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), The Washington Post’s Paul Kane wrote about Senator McConnell’s words in tribute to Senator John McCain, and the work being done in the Senate to advance the McCain legacy of promoting America’s leadership and military might around the world. Read the full column HERE […] The post ICYMI: Paul Kane’s Latest Washington Post Column Highlights McCain Institute Event appeared first on McCain Institute.| McCain Institute
The 2024 Europe and Eurasia cohort of McCain Global Leaders will travel to Poland for a week of learning, engagement, and community-building this July.| McCain Institute
At the McCain Institute for International Leadership, we are fighting to secure democracy and alliances, defend human rights, and advance character-driven leadership.| McCain Institute
Jesús Armas, a Venezuelan activist and dedicated advocate for democracy, has become a symbol of resilience and courage in the face of authoritarian repression.| McCain Institute