McCain Institute Overview
Today we are proud to unveil our newest McCain Institute overview video! Watch to learn more from Board of Trustees Chair Cindy McCain about what we do and why we do it at the Institute. #InTheArena
5th Annual Tbilisi International Conference Recap
McCain Institute Executive Director Ambassador Kurt Volker recaps the 5th annual Tbilisi International Conference.
Each year, with the help of the Economic Policy Research Center, the #TbilisiConf is held in Tbilisi, Georgia and brings together the strongest supporters of Georgia in the United States, Western Europe and Central Europe for continuing dialogue about Georgia's progress as an emerging democracy.
მაკეინის ინსტიტუტის აღმასრულებელი დირექტორი, კურტ ვოლკერი აჯამებს რიგით მეხუთე თბილისის საერთაშორისო კონფერენციას.
თბილისის საერთაშორისო კონფერენცია ეკონომიკური პოლიტიკის კვლევის ცენტრის ძალისხმევით თბილისში ყოველწლურად იმართება. ის აერთიანებს საქართველოს ერთგულ მხარდამჭერებს როგორც ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატებიდან, ასევე დასავლეთ და ცენტრალური ევროპიდან. კონფერენციის ერ-ერთი მთავარი მიზანია გაგრძელდეს დიალოგი საქართველოს, როგორც განვითარებადი დემოკრატიის ფაზაში მყოფი ქვეყნის შესახებ.
Are College Campuses Eroding Free Speech?
College campuses and university classrooms are where the marketplace of ideas and discovery learning happen, with freedom of speech and expression the bedrock of higher education.
But increasingly a part of the equation is a potent contemporary mix of challenges and competing concerns: safety, diversity, perception, social media and hyper-partisan politics. How the First Amendment is faring and its future in this volatile environment is not merely an academic question.
Hear and engage leading national experts as they debate – “Are College Campuses Eroding Free Speech?” – the latest in the Debate & Decision Series at the McCain Institute.
Executive Director Ambassador Kurt Volker’s presser at the Russian occupation line in Georgia as part of the 5th Annual Tbilisi International Conference #TbilisiConf
Cindy McCain: #ActsOfCivility week celebrating life of John McCain
Join us as we honor Senator McCain through #ActsOfCivility!
In The Arena – Episode 29: Modou Sowe
#InTheArena podcast spoke to Next Generation Leader Modou Sowe about his inspirational action plan for sustainable food security and youth employment in the Gambia. You’ll want to hear what this up & coming leader has to say.
Sedona Forum: “The Crisis in Venezuela”
First Lady of Venezuela Fabiana Rosales de Guaidó speaks at the 2019 Sedona Forum in conversation with journalist Elise Labott. Rosales, a journalist and human rights activist, is the wife of Juan Guaidó, who has been recognized by more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s legitimate interim leader.
Amb. Kurt Volker talks NATO Enlargement
McCain Institute Executive Director Ambassador Kurt Volker talking about the importance of the NATO Alliance and future enlargement at today’s #NATOEngages event. #InTheArena
A conversation with McCain Institute Director of Human Rights Paul Fagan on Human Rights Day #InTheArena
Join us live: What does it mean to be a Next Generation Leader at the McCain Institute? Institute Senior Director Amb. Michael Polt and current Next Generation Leader Tyesha Wood discuss the program, her leadership journey, and why mid-career professionals from around the world should consider applying.
Applications and nominations for the upcoming program year are now open at ngl.mccaininstitute.org.
A member of the Navajo Nation, Tyesha has over 16 years of law enforcement experience and is a detective assigned to the S*x Crimes Unit of Criminal Investigations with Arizona’s Gila River Police Department. Focusing on s*x crimes against adults and crimes against children, Tyesha seeks to ensure that Indian Country receives centralized, locally specific data to develop culturally-appropriate policies and training for tribal communities to improve their capabilities to combat human trafficking and exploitation.
#MavericksNeeded
Today we take our first steps in challenging Americans to find their inner Maverick, and step into the arena. Are you with us? mavericksneeded.org #MavericksNeeded
Calling All Mavericks
Senator McCain's values were not just his own - they are American ideals. It's time to serve causes greater than self. The search for mavericks is on: MavericksNeeded.org. #MavericksNeeded
Live now from the Tbilisi International Conference: Georgian presidential candidate David Bakradze, MP, former Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks with Amb. Kurt Volker, Executive Director of the McCain Institute.
Join us live: On the sidelines of the Tbilisi International Conference, McCain Institute Executive Director Amb. Kurt Volker interviews Grigol Vashadze. A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, he has declared his candidacy for president ahead of Georgia’s elections in October.
#GreatLeads
We're launching a weekly #GreatLeads series this summer featuring book recommendations from our staff on their favorite leadership reads. Stay tuned for the first recommendation tomorrow! What's your favorite book on leadership?
The Sedona Forum 2018 Humanitarian Focus with Cindy McCain and Ashton Kutcher
In 2009, Ashton Kutcher co-founded what would later become Thorn, a non-profit dedicated to leveraging technology for good: to stop the sale and abuse of children online. In the years since, by building partnerships among tech companies, law enforcement and NGOs, Thorn has had an outsized impact on disrupting the digital spaces used to exploit children. Cindy McCain, a leading voice in the fight to end trafficking, speaks with Kutcher about Thorn’s progress and what remains to be done to fight this heinous crime.
The discussion is introduced by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. It took place at the 2018 Sedona Forum on April 21.
Institute Director for Human Rights and Democracy Paul Fagan speaks with Grace Jo about the human rights situation in North Korea. Jo, who is Vice President of NK in USA, defected from North Korea and now lives in the United States.
On February 28, the McCain Institute will host its next Debate and Decision series on what U.S. policy should be toward North Korea. RSVP: mccaininstitute.org/debate
Leadership Voices: Pathways to Success
New York Times Columnist David Brooks speaks at the latest “Leadership Voices: Pathways to Success,” an event geared toward young professionals hosted by the McCain Institute and New America. The discussion is moderated by Rosie Gomez, a graduate of the Institute’s Next Generation Leaders program and a child welfare specialist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Next Generation Leaders Impact Video 2017
For our Next Generation Leaders, the fully-funded program year of targeted professional and personal development is just the beginning of their leadership journeys.
With a core focus on values, ethics and leadership, the NGL program trains and empowers a diverse group of emerging, character-driven leaders who will shape the world we will inhabit in the future.
APPLY or NOMINATE mid-career professionals for the 2018-19 program year >> https://ngl.mccaininstitute.org
Institute Senior Director Amb. Michael Polt and Next Generation Leader Gantuya Sainkhuu of Mongolia speak about the Next Generation Leaders program, which is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2018 program year. Details: ngl.mccaininstitute.org
This week’s featured Next Generation Leader is Ilze Viņķele of Latvia. Her Leadership Action Plan seeks to engage more citizens in her nation’s political process. She will be spending the program year working with the International Republican Institute (IRI).
Recap: "Russia: Time to Contain?"
On Oct. 3, 2017, the McCain Institute hosted the next installment of its Debate and Decision Series, "Russia: Time to Contain?" The debate featured David Kramer, Evelyn Farkas, Thomas Graham and Matthew Rojansky, and was moderated by Elise Labott.
This week's featured Next Generation Leader: Nathalie Mondésir of Haiti. Her Leadership Action Plan seeks to reform Haiti’s political system and address cultural attitudes towards women, and she will spend the program year working with the Office of Compton Mayor Aja Brown.
Nathalie Mondesir Nathy
The Institute’s Paul Fagan speaks with David Kramer, who previously served as the Institute’s Senior Director of Human Rights and Democracy and now is Senior Fellow at Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.
Kramer is featured in tonight’s Debate and Decision Series, “Russia: Time to Contain?” His new book, “Back to Containment: Dealing with Putin’s Regime,” was released earlier this year.
On the sidelines of the Tbilisi International Conference, Executive Director Amb. Kurt Volker speaks with Amb. Daniel Fried, Distinguished Fellow at Atlantic Council.
Now in its third year, the Tbilisi International Conference is co-hosted by the McCain Institute and Georgia’s Economic Policy Research Center.
Live from the McCain Institute’s Decision Theater: Senior Director Ambassador Michael Polt and Next Generation Leader Mira Koroma of Sierra Leone discuss the #NGLCapstone. Koroma also describes her Leadership Action Plan.
The Sedona Humanitarian Focus: The Fight Against Human Traffic...
Each year, the Sedona Forum highlights the experience of individuals who have stepped forward to take action to protect lives, provide relief and restore hope. Recorded during the 2017 Sedona Forum April 21-23, this conversation, “The Sedona Humanitarian Focus - The Fight Against Human Trafficking,” featured leaders in the fight against human trafficking: Nick Grono, CEO, The Freedom Fund; Kevin Hyland, United Kingdom Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner; Cindy McCain, Chair, the McCain Institute Human Trafficking Advisory Council; and was moderated by Ernie Allen, Principal, Allen Global Consulting LLC.
Recap: 2nd Annual Human Trafficking Symposium
On February 6, 2017, the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University hosted its 2nd Annual Human Trafficking Symposium. Bringing together stakeholders across different sectors and key voices from the survivor community, the day featured a series of engaging panels and solution-oriented breakout discussions. Conversations ranged from covering injustice at international sporting events to guidance for attorneys general to the legislative path forward in the fight against human trafficking.
Recap: The Global Leadership Symposium: Embracing Disruption
On Feb. 7, 2017, the McCain Institute for International Leadership hosted The Global Leadership Symposium: Embracing Disruption, gathering for the first time all four cohorts of its Next Generation Leaders.
Watch a recap of the day's highlights that capture key lessons on character-driven leadership.
