Author, journalist and humanitarian Tara Kangarlou joined Gray Television White House Correspondent and McCain Institute media fellow Jon Decker for a discussion of her book “The Heartbeat of Iran: Real Voices of a Country and Its People” in the in the latest installment of the McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights Book Talk Series.

Join the McCain Institute for International Leadeship as it premieres a new series of one-on-one conversations with Former Secretary of Defense and the Army and John McCain Distinguished Fellow Mark T. Esper. In this first intstallment, Sec. Esper sits down with Former Prime Minister & Foreign Minster of Sweden and Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations Carl Bildt as they discuss President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe.

Anduril Industries head of strategy and former Senate Armed Services staff director Chris Brose joined McCain Institute non resident senior fellow Nick Rasmussen for a discussion of his book “Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare” in the in the latest installment of the McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights Book Talk Series.

Watch or listen to the entire event below. You can also tune into the audio-only podcast version of the event via iTunes or Spotify.

From the 2021 Sedona Forum, Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Chairman and CEO of the Soufan Group Ali Soufan, CEO of Polaris Catherine Chen joined McCain Institute Senior Director of Combatting Human Trafficking Kristen Abrams to talk about how conspiracy theories like Qanon have harmed anti-trafficking efforts in the United States and around the world. Ernie Allen of the McCain Institute Human Trafficking Advisory Council gives the introduction.

Introduction:

Ernie Allen - Human Trafficking Advisory Council, McCain Institute for International Leadership

Moderator:

Kristen Abrams - Senior Director of Combatting Human Trafficking, McCain Institute for International Leadership

Panelists:

Catherine Chen - CEO, Polaris

Rep. Tom Malinowski - United States Congressman, New Jersey - 07

Ali Soufan - Chairman and CEO, The Soufan Group

From the 2021 Sedona Forum, UN Human Rights Council Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, Chobani Founder & CEO Hamdi Ulukaya joined Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to discuss how the public and private sectors can do more to help refugees and those in need around the world. Human rights activist and Founder of the Women Peace Network Wai Wai Nu gives the introduction.

From the 2021 Sedona Forum, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and former Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Vladimir Milov joined CEO of Hermitage Capital Management Bill Browder to discuss all things Russia and Vladimir Putin. They talked about how the US and the West at large should deal with his authoritarian tendencies and adventurist foreign policy. Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.R. McMaster gives the introduction.

Introduction:

Gen. H.R. McMaster, USA (Ret.) - Former U.S. National Security Advisor, United States Army

Moderator:

Bill Browder - CEO, Hermitage Capital Management

Panelists:

Rep. Adam Kinzinger - United States Congressman, Illinois - 16

Sen. Bob Menendez - United States Senator, New Jersey

Vladimir Milov - Former Deputy Minister of Energy, Russia

McCain Institute Board of Trustees Chair Cindy McCain joined McCain Institute Executive Chairman Ambassador Josette Sheeran for a discussion of her new book “Stronger: Courage, Hope, & Humor in My Life with John McCain,” in the in the latest installment of the McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights Book Talk Series.

From the 2021 Sedona Forum, Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and former Defense Secretary Mark Esper joined Washington Post Global Opinions Columnist Josh Rogin to discuss U.S. – China relations. They also talked about China’s human rights abuses, economic competition, and how the Biden Administration is approaching China and the region as a whole. Author and Head of Strategy for Anduril Industries Chris Brose gives the introduction.

Introduction:

Chris Brose - Head of Strategy, Anduril Industries

Moderator:

Josh Rogin - Columnist, Global Opinions, Washington Post

Panelists:

Sec. Mark Esper - 27th U.S. Secretary of Defense, 23rd U.S. Secretary of the Army

Rep. Stephanie Murphy - United States Congresswoman, Florida - 07

Sen. Dan Sullivan - United States Senator, Alaska

Washington Post Foreign Policy Columnist and CNN Political Analyst Josh Rogin joined Ambassador Mark Green to discuss his new book, “Chaos Under Heaven: America, China and the Battle for the 21st Century,” in the latest installment of the McCain Institute’s Authors & Insights Book Talk Series. As one of America’s preeminent foreign policy journalists, Rogin has covered the U.S.-China relationship from both sides of the Pacific and uses that experience to take a deep look at the past and future of this critical great power relationship.

Watch or listen to the entire event below. You can also tune into the audio-only podcast version of the event via iTunes or Spotify.

At the 2021 State of the World Conference, hosted by the McCain Institute and Florida International University, 2021 McCain Institute Kissinger Fellow and former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop joined Gray TV’s Jon Decker and McCain Institute Executive Director Ambassador Mark Green for a discussion on how to advance the interests of America and our partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific region. As the newly announced 2021 McCain Institute Kissinger Fellow, Bishop also discussed how she plans to craft a framework for greater American and Australian engagement in the region.

McCain Institute Board of Trustees Chair Cindy McCain and iconic American statesman Dr. Henry Kissinger also joined the conversation for the panel’s introduction.