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Rally goers around the world have called for the peaceful removal of illegitimate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s ahead of his fraudulent inauguration. McCain Institute Assistant Director for Democracy Programs Peter Pizano joined the Washington, D.C. rally attended by Venezuela’s legitimate President-elect Edmundo González. Ahead of Maduro’s planned inauguration on Friday, January 10, 2025, the McCain Institute calls on the U.S. government to ensure the peaceful removal of Maduro and the release of American hostages and political prisoners in Venezuela, including our own McCain Global Leader Jesús Armas. #venezuela #maduro #freejesus

At the McCain Institute’s inaugural Washington Forum, Corban Teague, Stephen Biegun, David Kramer, Brian Whitmore, Matthew Zweig, and Karen Donfried discussed U.S. strategies for countering Russian aggression. #deterrence #russia #foreignpolicy

McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn N. Farkas joined CNN News Central in New York to weigh in on President-elect Trump’s proposal to take the Panama Canal and Greenland.

In his keynote address at the McCain Institute Washington Forum, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez gave a sobering account on the rise authoritarianism around the globe and highlighted the one thing binding these regimes together. #authoritarianism #keynote #democracy

ICYMI: McCain Institute Senior Director of Global Democracy Programs Laura Thornton joined BBC News to discuss the ongoing protests by the citizens of Georgia against the Georgian Dream party.

The McCain Institute applauds the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH_IACHR) on its recent resolution calling for the Venezuelan government to preserve the life and personal dignity of 2023 McCain Global Leader Jesús Armas who was kidnapped by the Maduro regime on Dec. 10. Read here: https://lnkd.in/dU3N4YrS #venezuela #humanrights #humandignity

The McCain Institute is proud to announce Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili as its 2025 Kissinger Fellow. In this fellowship, President Zourabichvili will use her vast diplomatic, leadership, and policymaking experience to push for new elections and a democratic path forward in her country. #announcement #news #fellowship

Applications for the 2025 cohort of McCain Global Leaders are now open. We’re looking for 25 character-driven leaders who embody Sen. McCain’s legacy of service and are passionate about defending democracy and advancing human rights. Learn more & apply by February 21, 2025: https://lnkd.in/dDTkxhZ7  #leadership #opportunity #applynow

From the McCain Institute Washington Forum: Elliott Abrams, Peter Berkowitz, Olivia Enos, Dan Twining, and Corban Teague discussed the need to defend fundamental rights and freedom from the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. #humanrights #freedom #democracy

In POLITICO, McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn N. Farkas provided a 'Black Swan' prediction for what could happen in Belarus in 2025. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eERXb76A