Carnegie EuropeBy Kurt VolkerOf course Turkey can withstand the Syrian conflict.Turkey is a strong NATO member with a robust military and a vibrant economy. It will be fine. The recent bomb blasts in Reyhanlı are tragic and—if indeed Syrian
White House Blog: In the latest installment of "Being Biden," the Vice President tells the story behind a photo taken with Senator John McCain, just before speaking at the McCain Institute for International Leadership in Sedona, Arizona. Click
The Washington Postby Associated PressSEDONA, Ariz. — Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that Arizona Sen. John McCain probably would have beat his boss in the 2008 presidential election had the economy not collapsed.Biden’s comment about
Strike or no strike: Debate rages on Iran’s nuclear sites
Kristina Wong, The Washington Times
International sanctions are squeezing Iran’s economy but are doing little to dissuade the regime’s nuclear ambitions, the top U.S.
On April 17th, 2013 the McCain Institute held its Debate and Decision Series Event in Washington DC. The topic of the debate: Iran: Are we out of Options?
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On April 17th, 2013 the McCain Institute held its Debate and Decision Series Event in Washington DC. The topic of the debate: Iran: Are we out of Options?
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Governor Jan Brewer Establishes Human Trafficking Task Force
Effort will Reduce Trafficking, Identify and Assist Victims
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The Huffington PostBy Jane Mosbacher MorrisMy first job out of college was helping the Department of State better coordinate its counterterrorism (CT) policies and programs with other government players, such as the Department of Defense, Department
On February 28th, 2013 the McCain Institute held its Debate and Decision Series Event in Washington DC. The topic of the debate: Afghanistan 2014 - Should We Stay or Should We Go?
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On January 30th, 2013 the McCain Institute held its first Debate and Decision Series Event in Washington DC. The topic of the debate: Should the United States Save Syria?The debate program included: Elise Labott, CNN (Debate
By Fred Hiatt (The Washington Post)Is it an omen that one of Secretary of State John Kerry’s first photo ops was with four women activists from Burma? I hope so — hope that it is a sign he will be a consistent champion of democracy, civil
George W. Bush Presidential CenterDALLAS (February 12, 2013) - President and Mrs. Bush met this morning with Burmese freedom activists traveling in the United States as part of a leadership program sponsored by Goldman Sachs, the Bush
By Jane Mosbacher, Director of Humanitarian Action, McCain Institute for International Leadership (The Huffington Post)Despite recent meaningful national and international discussions on women's economic, political, and educational
Posted at Peacefare.netWhile the situation in Syria worsens and the death-toll rises, there is no consensus in Washington on whether the US should intervene to put an end to the Syrian humanitarian crisis. The McCain Institute this week
By Ashish Kumar Sen (The Washington Times)The stakes are high, not just for the United States, but for the Middle East, where Syria’s strife has spilled over into neighboring countries and even prompted an Israeli airstrike Wednesday.At a
"Silenced No More" (by Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post)When Burma’s Zin Mar Aung was placed in solitary confinement in 1998 for trying to organize students, Bill Clinton was president of the United States.When she was released, Barack Obama
On January 30th, 2013 the McCain Institute held its first Debate and Decision Series Event in Washington DC. The topic of the debate: Should the United States Save Syria?The debate program included: Elise Labott, CNN (Debate
by Kurt Volker (The Christian Science Monitor, January 22, 2013)
In his second inaugural address, President Obama offered these thoughts on winding down an age of conflict: “Enduring security and lasting peace do not require perpetual war.” And,
West must rethink its Afghanistan exit
By Kurt Volker and George Robertson (Financial Times, January 8, 2013)
After the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, the west abandoned Afghanistan. The result: civil war, Taliban rule, human rights catastrophes
Kurt Volker was U.S. ambassador to NATO from July 2008 to May 2009. He is executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University and a senior adviser to the Atlantic Council of the United
Ambassador Kurt Volker – Christian Science MonitorPresident Obama and Mitt Romney will battle over foreign policy in tonight’s third and final presidential debate. No matter who wins the presidential election November 6, Mr. Romney
President Obama’s speech Tuesday on human trafficking, and the accompanying Executive Order on Strengthening Protections in Federal Contracts that was issued, reaffirmed an important message—we should be concerned. Since our founding
Only over the past decade or two have Americans come to view the European Union as the principal symbolic organization of the continent. Throughout the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance established in 1949 to balance
Arizona State University announced today that it has established the McCain Institute for International Leadership.The new institute is initially supported by a $9 million gift from the McCain Institute Foundation, a charitable trust funded by
McCain Institute Hosts Burmese Democracy Activists
