Gibbs McKinley
Research Associate to the CEO
Gibbs McKinley is the research associate to the CEO. Her work encompasses U.S. national security, the history of U.S. foreign policy, and global threats to democracy.
McKinley previously worked on the Countering Foreign Authoritarian Influence program in the Center for Global Impact at the International Republican Institute. She also has prior experience working on transatlantic relations, both for the Transatlantic Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. She previously interned with the U.S. Department of State at Embassy Valletta, Malta.
McKinley earned her MA from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, and a first class honors degree in modern history from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Recent Publications & News
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Bipartisan CNAS Task Force Calls for Renewed U.S. Commitment to Global Democracy
Press Release
By Richard Fontaine & Gibbs McKinley
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Leading the Free World
Reports
By Richard Fontaine, Shanthi Kalathil, Tod Lindberg, Tom Malinowski, Sarah Margon, Gibbs McKinley, Derek Mitchell, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Corban Teague & Daniel Twining
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Turkey’s Democracy Is Down but Not Out
Commentary
By Kate Johnston & Gibbs McKinley
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Seoul Stepping Up: South Korea as a Non-Permanent UN Security Council Member
Commentary
By Gibbs McKinley
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The Pyrrhic Victory of a China Consensus
Commentary
By Gibbs McKinley
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