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Strategic Realignments: The Middle East After the Israel-Iran Conflict
28 juli 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Senior Fellow and Director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs President Dan Diker, and Center for Security Policy Senior Analyst David Wurmser will discuss the shifting dynamics in the Middle East following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in an event moderated by Research Fellow Zineb Riboua. They will examine how Israel’s decision to act independently has impacted its relationship with the United States, what the war’s outcome signals for Iran’s regional ambitions, and how key players like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Syria are recalibrating in its aftermath. Lees meer
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Gazan Humanitarian Foundation Chairman Johnnie Moore on How Food Distribution Could Determine Hamas’s Fate
25 juli 2025 · 34 min
As reports emerge of widespread starvation in Gaza and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff works to negotiate the creation of a humanitarian corridor, Nina Shea will interview Reverend Johnnie Moore, the executive chairman of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The foundation, backed by both Israel and the United States, has been distributing food aid to Gazans since May. Notably, GHF staff have denied the media narrative that Israeli Defense Forces personnel have killed Gazans seeking aid at its distribution points. Lees meer
The interview will examine GHF’s accomplishments and the immense challenges it faces in providing aid to two million people in an active war zone. Reverend Moore will also discuss how the GHF can help distribute UN food aid that is currently sequestered in trucks inside the Gaza Strip—a request that the secretary general and his deputy at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have thus far ignored.
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Achieving Adaptable Scale: Fielding Military Capabilities as a Service
24 juli 2025 · 1 uur 59 min
Despite more than a decade of reforms to the United States Department of Defense’s acquisition processes, the Pentagon still struggles to field systems that take advantage of new technologies at the pace and scale routinely seen in commercial products and services. Procurement officials have sought to improve results within the current framework. But the DoD budgeting process often hinders their ability to reallocate funding from failing programs to those that address real operational problems. Lees meer
Fielding capabilities via services contracts is not a comprehensive solution to systemic acquisition practices. But it would circumvent bureaucratic roadblocks and deliver innovative technologies to warfighters more quickly. Buying capabilities as a service can enable the co-evolution of technology and tactics, helping commanders develop adequate solutions to their operational problems and make continued improvements to fielded capabilities.
Join Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark, Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA), General Mike Minihan (US Air Force, Ret.), and experts from the defense industry for a series of discussions examining the challenges and opportunities the Pentagon may face when adopting a services model to meet urgent capability needs.
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Building a Flexible Force Modular Weapons and the Future of Defense audio
21 juli 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
The Pentagon, defense companies, and think tanks all conclude that the United States’ weapons inventories are woefully inadequate for a war with China. But manufacturers cannot surge production of today’s exquisite munitions because these weapons depend on specialized components and techniques. Yet contrary to this popular wisdom, Ukrainian forces have found that weapons stockpiled in large numbers are often rendered obsolete by enemy countermeasures before the stockpile is depleted. Lees meer
A recent Hudson report suggested that the US Department of Defense should address this contradiction by adopting a new family of modular weapons that emphasize adaptability and scale. In this approach, most components—including radios, computers, servomotors, and sensors—would come from commercial sources. Weapons-specific components like structures, warheads, and propulsion would be manufacturable at scale and on demand.
At Hudson, Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Nadia Schadlow will host military and industry experts to discuss this new approach to weapon development and the DoD’s progress in fielding adaptable, scalable weapons systems.
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Tokyo as a Window for Global Japan: A Conversation with Governor Yuriko Koike
21 juli 2025 · 54 min
As a global trade and technology leader, Tokyo is a hub for international investment, innovative startups, and forward-thinking social and mobility infrastructure while Japan adapts to shifting demographic, immigration, and tourism trends. Lees meer
Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike to give a keynote speech on the city’s role in Japanese engagement with the United States and the wider world. Following her address, the governor will sit down for a fireside chat with Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein.
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Senator Marsha Blackburn on AI, Online Safety, and Data Privacy
18 juli 2025 · 32 min
Hudson’s Center for the Economics of the Internet will welcome Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to speak about pressing digital safety issues facing Congress. With Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth, she will discuss artificial intelligence and protecting creators, the Kids Online Safety Act, the Open App Markets Act, and comprehensive data privacy. Lees meer
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Politics, Loyalty, and Survival: A Conversation with Salena Zito
18 juli 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Journalist and author Salena Zito will join Hudson Senior Fellow Paul Sracic to discuss her new book Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland. Zito’s work offers insight into the communities and cultural forces driving American politics during President Donald Trump’s campaign for reelection and in the wake of the assassination attempt at his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. Drawing on years of on-the-ground reporting, she explores the values, frustrations, and loyalties shaping the nation’s political realignment. Lees meer
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Countering Communist Cyborgs: China’s Dystopian AI Ambitions and the Robotics Race
17 juli 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
Artificial intelligence is widely recognized as this century’s critical technology. The nation that leads in AI computational power, innovation, and diffusion will determine the primary application of the technology—either in defense of freedom and individual liberty or in service of autocracy and tyranny. Lees meer
As the United States and the Chinese Communist Party compete to dominate AI, robotics is also emerging as a field of critical strategic value. From automated manufacturing to self-driving cars to humanoid robots, embodied AI could unlock economic growth and alleviate demographic shortages. But it could also be used for military applications and political repression. US policymakers should take steps to blunt China’s advances and boost America’s competitiveness to lead the world in developing next-generation robotics.
Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik will host an event to introduce his new Hudson policy memo featuring recommendations for the Trump administration and Capitol Hill to help secure America’s innovation advantage.
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The Iranian Regime Under Pressure: What’s Next?
15 juli 2025 · 55 min
Operation Midnight Hammer, the United States’ recent strike against Iranian nuclear infrastructure, and Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, which dismantled Iran’s covert infrastructure and paved the way for the US attack, have forced the Islamic Republic into a new phase of strategic decision-making. Lees meer
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei now faces difficult choices. He needs to weigh Iran’s long-term ambitions for regional power against the risks of deeper military escalation and the threat of growing unrest inside the country. His regime is under pressure to project strength abroad while containing dissent at home.
What is Khamenei’s calculus after these strikes? And where does Iran go from here?
Join Zineb Riboua, research fellow and program manager at Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, for a conversation with Mariam Memarsadeghi, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and Dr. Ladan Boroumand, cofounder of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights. They will examine Iran’s internal power struggles, the future of its resistance movement, and the potential consequences Khamenei’s next moves will have for the region.
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Drone Warfare and Securing America’s Military Against Emerging Threats with Senator John Boozman
15 juli 2025 · 44 min
In Operation Spiderweb, Ukrainian forces smuggled drones deep into Russia and used them to attack grounded aircraft. This tested a fundamental assumption about warfare: that physical distance from the frontline can guarantee safety from enemy strikes. Asymmetric warfare, waged with capabilities such as long-range drones, can change the strategic fundamentals of a conflict at relatively low human and material cost. American military planners now face the urgent question of how to secure installations and bases, both in the United States homeland and abroad, against this new threat. Lees meer
Join Senator John Boozman (R-AR), chairman of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, for a conversation with Senior Fellow Timothy A. Walton and Center for a New American Security Senior Fellow Thomas Shugart on how to mitigate these risks and accelerate the fielding of forces and infrastructure that retain US advantage.
Senator Boozman will take audience questions. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., and the event will start at 9:00 a.m.
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Next Steps in US-China Great Power Competition with the House Republican Policy Committee
15 juli 2025 · 1 uur
As the Trump administration and 119th Congress recalibrate the United States’ foreign policy and national security approach, they need to maintain strategic clarity about the danger that an unchecked Chinese Communist Party would pose to US global leadership and the American homeland. From critical supply chains and artificial intelligence to nuclear deterrence, competition with China has developed into a new cold war. Amid this great power competition, policymakers in Washington have a heightened responsibility to ensure US grand strategy protects American interests against the CCP’s efforts to reshape the foundations of international relations to suit its authoritarian and autocratic vision. Lees meer
Join Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik for a panel discussion with key members of the House Republican Policy Committee. They will explore the full-spectrum competition between the US and China and identify how policymakers can sustain the strategic foundations necessary for American security and prosperity for this century and beyond.
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Israel’s Economic Resilience after October 7: Navigating War and Strategic Pressures
9 juli 2025 · 57 min
Israel’s Minister of Economic Affairs Noach Hacker will join Hudson’s Michael Doran for a discussion on how Israel has fortified its economic foundations for moments of extreme crisis. Amid relentless conflict and regional instability, Israel’s economy has defied expectations, showing remarkable stability and adaptability. Lees meer
As confidence in Israel’s strategic trajectory grows, the country is poised for a new phase of economic expansion. Doran and Hacker will explore how Israel has built an economy capable of withstanding war and positioned itself to shape regional economics in a post–October 7 Middle East.
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After Midnight Hammer: The State of Iran’s Nuclear Program and What’s Next in the Middle East
2 juli 2025 · 59 min
Institute for Science and International Security Founder and President David Albright, one of the leading experts on the Iranian nuclear program, will join Hudson’s Michael Doran for a fireside chat. They will discuss the state of Iran’s nuclear ambitions following Operations Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer and how the United States, Israel, and their regional partners can capitalize on Iran’s weakened state to promote long-term peace and stability. Lees meer
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Investing in Africa
25 juni 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
The Trump administration has vowed to make commercial engagement the centerpiece of a new United States policy toward Africa. Prioritizing “trade, not aid” in the US-Africa relationship is not a new idea. But previous administrations have tried and failed to make the pivot. Lees meer
Success will require a deeper commitment and understanding of the African investment landscape. Hudson’s Joshua Meservey will host a panel of investors with decades of collective experience in Africa. They will reflect on their experiences to offer lessons for future African investments, discuss what the US government can do to better support US investment into Africa, and examine how African governments can attract more external investment.
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An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations
24 juni 2025 · 1 uur 34 min
The Afrikaner community of South Africa has received significant news coverage in the United States since President Donald Trump announced he would grant members of the group refugee status. This and other issues related to the Afrikaners have been key stressors in the US–South Africa relationship and were major points of discussion between Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during their recent meeting in the Oval Office. Lees meer
Join Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey for a panel discussion with the delegation.
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Colombia’s Critical Moment: A Conversation with Enrique Peñalosa
17 juni 2025 · 58 min
The recent assassination attempt against senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay and subsequent violence highlight Colombia’s deepening political polarization—a trend exacerbated by President Gustavo Petro’s divisive rhetoric and governing approach. Lees meer
Petro’s confrontational approach has met significant legislative opposition, with Colombia’s Congress voting down several structural reforms. Recently, the Colombian Senate blocked Petro’s proposed national referendum on labor laws, though the president continues to pursue the measure. Meanwhile, Colombia faces mounting challenges: coca production has surged to record levels, criminal organizations have expanded their territorial control, and the country’s fiscal deficit is growing.
Enrique Peñalosa, who served two terms as mayor of Bogotá and is a pre-candidate for the country’s presidency, will join Hudson’s Daniel Batlle to examine Colombia’s political environment and discuss how to resolve the country’s legislative gridlock.
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Risky Business: How Chinese Companies Use Hong Kong to Evade US Sanctions
11 juni 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
The Chinese Communist Party is using Hong Kong as a financial gateway to evade the United States’ sanctions and funnel global investment to mainland companies. Chinese firms increasingly list themselves on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, often to avoid the scrutiny required by US markets. This means that American investors may be unknowingly funding sanctioned entities or firms tied to human rights abuses. Americans could therefore face undue legal and reputational risks, especially as US-China tensions grow. Lees meer
Join Hudson for an event examining new research about how Beijing exploits Hong Kong’s unique position and why economic and political developments on the island matter for US policymakers and the interests of Americans.
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Defending in Outer Space: A Conversation with Congressman Jeff Crank
10 juni 2025 · 51 min
Americans rely on satellites for everyday needs like banking, communications, and weather assessments. Meanwhile, the Department of Defense uses space assets for command and control, navigation, and missile attack detection. The protection of space-based equipment is therefore imperative for the security of the United States and the American way of life. But Russia and China have been actively developing and deploying weapons to target US and allied assets in space. Lees meer
Join Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative, and Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, for a conversation about the threats to American satellites and the policies and programs necessary to defend US interests in space.
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Adapting the US Nuclear Posture in Response to Adversary Threats
10 juni 2025 · 46 min
The United States will soon face two nuclear peer adversaries: the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. But Washington designed its current nuclear modernization plan for a more benign threat environment with just one nuclear peer. Lees meer
Join Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative, for a discussion with Dr. Austin Long and Mr. Greg Weaver on ways the US can increase the credibility of its nuclear deterrent in a dangerous new era.
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How to Save the Soul of the American University with Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman
10 juni 2025 · 54 min
American universities have abandoned their foundational values. One visible result of this is the torrent of radical anti-American and antisemitic sentiment that has wracked campuses across the United States. Lees meer
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University, will join Hudson Senior Fellow Liel Leibovitz to discuss how faith-based education can show a better way forward for US higher learning institutions.
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Antisemitism: A Rising National Security Threat
9 juni 2025 · 2 uur
There has been an unprecedented surge of antisemitic incidents in the United States, including multiple terrorist attacks in the last several weeks: the murder of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, and the firebombing of a peaceful anti-Hamas march in Boulder, Colorado. Lees meer
This surge is a major threat to American national security. These attacks are the result of deliberate campaigns to target American citizens coordinated by America’s most dangerous adversaries.
Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will hold a discussion to examine the current threat landscape and consider what steps Washington can take to protect America’s global security interests and ensure the safety of US citizens at home.
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The Evolving Indo-Pacific Order with Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
9 juni 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
Singapore stands at the crossroads of traditional maritime routes and the forefront of rapidly evolving digital and energy infrastructure, making it a crucial partner amid great power rivalries and shifts in global trade dynamics. It is also a diplomatic locus, hosting increasingly vital gatherings like the Shangri-La Dialogue. This strategic position has helped Singapore forge enduring partnerships—including its vital relationship with the United States. Lees meer
The US-Singapore relationship is one of America’s strongest partnerships in Asia, built on decades of trust and mutual strategic interest. In the face of emerging challenges and opportunities, the relationship has extended beyond traditional pillars like defense and commerce into frontier areas including artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will join Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin to explore critical questions facing Singapore, Southeast Asia, and the Indo-Pacific.
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The Future of US Foreign Policy in the Middle East with Senator James Risch
5 juni 2025 · 55 min
The Trump administration finds itself with an array of foreign policy opportunities thanks to strategic shifts in the Middle East, in large part due to Israel’s efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and eliminate Iran’s proxy network, leading to new leadership in Lebanon and Syria. But other actors, including China and Russia, also seek to capitalize on the changing landscape in the region to undermine American interests. Lees meer
Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will join Senator James Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to examine opportunities, risks, and questions for the future of American foreign policy in the Middle East.
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Campus Communism: How the CCP Compromised Harvard and US Higher Education
4 juni 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
A recent investigative report revealed that Harvard University trained Chinese government officials who were complicit in the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, which could constitute a violation of the United States’ sanctions. But this revelation barely scratches the surface of the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of Harvard and US higher education broadly. Join Hudson for a conversation about how policymakers can insulate America’s universities from Beijing’s malign influence. Lees meer
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Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom with Rushan Abbas
3 juni 2025 · 1 uur 24 min
Human rights advocate and Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs Rushan Abbas will officially launch her memoir, Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom, at Hudson with Olivia Enos and other experts. Lees meer
In this book, Abbas shares her story of growing up in Xinjiang and becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against the Uyghur people. Unbroken is a story of identity, personal loss, resistance, and resilience in the face of injustice.
Join Hudson for a discussion of the book and the ways the United States and other countries can support the Uyghur people in their time of need.
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Fair Use or Infringement: Examining the Copyright Office’s Report on Generative AI Training
3 juni 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Generative artificial intelligence is revolutionizing how humans work and create. Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, Americans across the economic spectrum have recognized that AI-enabled tools are groundbreaking and powerful collaborators that can help generate fresh ideas and refine raw concepts into polished works. While the copyright system has continually adapted to technological advancements that shape the creation and copying of original works of authorship, the rapid evolution of generative AI presents distinct challenges for copyright owners. Lees meer
In early 2023, the United States Copyright Office launched a comprehensive initiative to examine the legal and policy implications of AI. This study has produced three reports so far, with the highly anticipated third report—released on May 9, 2025—addressing the complex issues surrounding the use of copyrighted materials to train generative AI systems. As more than 40 lawsuits against AI companies make their way through the courts, there is significant interest in understanding the Copyright Office’s stance on whether AI training constitutes copyright infringement or falls under the fair use doctrine.
Join Hudson for an expert panel discussion exploring the office’s latest report and its implications for the future of generative AI training.
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Driving US Investment in Latin America
15 mei 2025 · 59 min
As Congress considers reauthorizing the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), lawmakers from both parties are recognizing Latin America’s importance to US interests. Increased American investment in the region could help counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative, drive economic growth in the Western Hemisphere, and promote America’s global standing. Lees meer
Beijing’s efforts to increase its influence in Latin America have intensified over the past decade. Chinese investments in Latin America since 2015 exceed $130 billion. Meanwhile, political instability and insecurity have compounded longstanding economic challenges in the region. In these conditions, the US urgently needs a new economic engagement strategy that prioritizes broad-based economic development.
Join Hudson for a panel that will examine some of the tools that could help revitalize US investment in the region, including development finance, political risk insurance, and economic innovation zones.
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Patents and China: What Is the Right Policy for the America First Agenda?
14 mei 2025 · 55 min
President Donald Trump’s America First economic agenda aims to build a robust and thriving economy for the benefit of all Americans. Revitalizing patents is crucial to achieving this vision. Since the Founding era, reliable and effective patents have been key to growing the United States’ innovation economy. Intellectual property rights are critical today for universities and startups, the classic market disrupters that President Trump has called “little tech.” These relatively small organizations drive innovation in the US and sustain the American dream. Lees meer
Intellectual property rights are also crucial to US national security. Patents and other protections play a critical role in the race for global technological leadership, particularly in competition with China.
Join Hudson for an expert panel on how reliable and effective patent rights are the key to the America First agenda: growing the US innovation economy, creating jobs, and responding to challenges from global competitors like China.
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Building Weapons that Adapt and Scale
13 mei 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
The war in Ukraine and the United States’ operation to defend shipping against Houthi attacks in the Red Sea highlight how weapons inventories can make the difference between deterring aggression and losing a war. But the US military’s munitions portfolio is weighted toward sophisticated missiles whose tightly integrated designs and bespoke supply chains cannot be produced—or modified—at the pace modern conflict demands. As a result, current operations are depleting the magazines US forces will need in a potential confrontation against China. Lees meer
But today’s conflicts also demonstrate that a new generation of less-sophisticated missiles and drone/missile hybrids is increasingly effective on the modern battlefield. The proliferation of advanced software and commercial microelectronics has helped enable Houthi rebels and Ukraine’s defenders to stress or overcome more capable adversaries. The US military could exploit these same innovations to field a new family of munitions that can provide scale and adaptability and complement the lethality and reach of its most capable weapons.
Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Nadia Schadlow for a discussion of the opportunities and challenges in establishing a new weapons design and development approach with leaders from the US Air Force, Defense Innovation Unit, and US defense industry.
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To Invent Is Divine: Creativity, Ownership, and the US Patent System
13 mei 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, and many other inventors were enabled by the United States’ patent system, which has created wealth, spurred commercial and industrial progress, and improved the American standard of living for well over a century. But since then, policy changes have weakened this system, creating a wedge between creativity and ownership. In his new book To Invent Is Divine: Creativity and Ownership, James Edwards discusses how the intellectual property (IP) system designed by the American Founders became the world’s “gold standard.” He explains how patents—and IP generally—combine creative ability with ownership incentives, democratizing invention and securing the fruits of inventive labors with property rights. Lees meer
Join Adam Mossoff for a conversation with the author about why IP protections are essential for fostering human flourishing, how the American system has been degraded, and steps policymakers can take to restore the system that has benefited the US and the world.
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Winning the Fight: How Ending Malaria Advances American Interests
12 mei 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
As the Trump administration reevaluates the United States’ approach to foreign assistance and global health programs, the People’s Republic of China is sending a message throughout the Global South: America cannot be trusted. As the PRC seeks to supplant the US as the world’s preeminent power, America’s commitment to continue leading in global health—specifically in the fight against malaria—is more critical than ever. Lees meer
Experts and policymakers will join Hudson’s Michael Sobolik to discuss how leadership in the fight against malaria matters to US-China competition.
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Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Europe’s Growing Role in Transatlantic Ties
12 mei 2025 · 40 min
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, a leading voice in support of increasing Europe’s role in the transatlantic alliance, will join Hudson for a fireside chat. Lees meer
Croatia has long been a bastion of stability in southeastern Europe and a strong friend and ally of the United States. Facing an increasingly dangerous security environment, Zagreb is answering the call to boost Europe’s defenses. In April, the nation announced it would increase its defense spending from 2 to 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product by 2027, with a plan to reach 3 percent by 2030.
A strong supporter of Ukraine, Prime Minister Plenković stated in February that any future peace “must be just and principled.” Since 2022, Croatia has donated aid equivalent to over 0.5 percent of its GDP, rivaling America’s relative total support.
Croatia is also important to Europe’s energy and economic security. It has nearly doubled its GDP under Prime Minister Plenković and is now the European Union’s second-fastest-growing economy, with record low unemployment and rapidly declining public debt. Croatia has successfully positioned itself as a regional energy hub thanks to its liquefied natural gas and oil terminals on the island of Krk.
At Hudson, Prime Minister Plenković will discuss the future of the EU-US relationship and why strong alliances are important for meeting today’s challenges.
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Alaska’s Role in Global Energy Security with Governor Mike Dunleavy
12 mei 2025 · 55 min
Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska will join Japan Chair Ken Weinstein for a fireside chat at Hudson Institute. They will explore the evolving landscape of American energy security and examine Alaskan energy’s importance to strengthening the United States’ relationships with key allies, promoting economic development at home and abroad, and reinforcing national security. Lees meer
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How US Maritime Industries Can Help Deter China
2 mei 2025 · 37 min
China’s commercial maritime dominance is unprecedented in modern history. Its shipbuilding industry is more than 200 times larger than that of the United States. Last year, it won three-quarters of the world’s shipbuilding orders and delivered three ships to the Chinese navy for each ship American shipbuilders completed for the US Navy. China’s commercial fleet is about 10 times larger than that of the US, and China has ownership interests in more than 100 ports outside of China, including at every maritime chokepoint. This maritime dominance gives China extraordinary power to manipulate vital supply chains. Lees meer
Jennifer Carpenter, president of the American Waterways Operators and the American Maritime Partnership, will join Senior Fellow Michael Roberts to discuss how America’s maritime industry can help counter China’s shipping and shipbuilding dominance.
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Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Works and Why It Matters for US Policy
1 mei 2025 · 57 min
Despite economic reforms and anti-corruption initiatives pursued by Fidel Castro’s successors, the kleptocracy established in the country’s 1959 communist revolution persists. Front companies controlled by the military and security services continue to dominate the Cuban economy. Although the regime blames US sanctions for the island’s ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, recent reporting suggests that these regime-connected entities have illicitly hoarded billions of dollars. Lees meer
While the secretive nature of Cuba’s regime means that the inner workings of its kleptocracy are not widely understood, the costs of corruption are fully apparent to Cuba’s population. Nationwide protests in recent years suggest that the regime’s kleptocracy, once a tool for entrenching its power, now undermines its legitimacy and has become a major vulnerability.
As the Trump administration indicates a “tough” new approach toward Havana, join Hudson for an expert discussion on how kleptocracy operates in Cuba and its implications for American policy.
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Rebuilding America’s Maritime Industrial Base with Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young
1 mei 2025 · 41 min
China’s control of commercial shipping and shipbuilding gives it a potentially decisive military advantage over the United States. The Chinese navy can build and repair its fleet for a fraction of the cost the US would incur. If competition ever turns into conflict, China could use its maritime dominance to choke the American economy and scale up its fleets at an extraordinary pace. Lees meer
Hudson will welcome Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) to discuss their proposal to restore America’s shipping and shipbuilding industries to help deter Chinese aggression.
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Domestic Politics, the US-Japan Alliance, and Tokyo’s Global Role Bipartisan Views from the Diet
29 april 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Japan’s first minority government in three decades faces dynamic domestic and international challenges. For Tokyo to navigate these major security, diplomatic, and economic issues, policymakers will need to understand perspectives from across the Japanese political spectrum. Lees meer
Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein will moderate a bipartisan panel featuring Japanese Diet members: Itsunori Onodera, Shinijiro Koizumi, and Kimi Onoda of the Liberal Democratic Party; and Koichiro Gemba of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. They will discuss how the Japanese government should approach domestic political questions, its partnership with America, and Japan’s role in the world.
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Ambassador François Zimeray on the Arbitrary Detention of Boualem Sansal
28 april 2025 · 45 min
Boualem Sansal, a French Algerian author arbitrarily detained in Algeria, has long criticized political Islam and state-sponsored antisemitism in the country. For years, the Algerian regime harassed him for his activism, including a courageous visit to Israel. Since his November 2024 arrest, which has drawn widespread international condemnation, Sansal’s situation has worsened. He has been held in inhumane conditions and fallen gravely ill. Lees meer
François Zimeray, an international human rights lawyer and former French ambassador for human rights, is Sansal’s legal counsel. But Algeria has repeatedly denied Ambassador Zimeray entry into the country and targeted him in an antisemitic smear campaign.
With Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Ambassador Zimeray will examine the legal, political, and strategic implications of Sansal’s detention and what it reveals about freedom of expression under authoritarian regimes.
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Central and Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2025
25 april 2025 · 3 uur 52 min
Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host its third Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Strategy Summit. Timed to coincide with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings, the conference will give senior CEE and European Union officials an opportunity to discuss the business and economic climate of their region with an American audience. Lees meer
The summit also aims to reinforce ties between the United States and its Eastern European allies. While this year’s discussion will once again focus on geoeconomics, there will be an added emphasis on the importance of financing defense investment. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Hudson Institute’s Walter P. Stern Chair, will give the keynote address.
Hudson thanks the Czech PPF Group for making this summit possible.
Learn more: https://www.hudson.org/events/central...
0:00 | Opening Remarks
Maria Luís Albuquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, European Commission
19:18 | A View from Belgrade
Ana Ivković, Vice-Governor, National Bank of Serbia
44:35 | Central Europe as an Economic Engine
Dr. Lars-Hendrik Röller, Founder & Chair, Berlin Global Dialogue, former Chief Economic Advisor to Chancellor Merkel and G7/G20 Sherpa
Peter Rough, Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute
1:30:22 | Panel Discussion: Bolstering European Resilience Through Investment
H.E. Dr. Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova
H.E. Dr. Bogdan Ivan, Minister of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Romania
Amb. Tomáš Pojar, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, former Czech Ambassador to Israel
H.E. Barna Tánczos, Minister of Finance, Romania
Moderator
Matthew Boyse, Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia, Hudson Institute
2:36:59 | Lunch Discussion: The Transatlantic Partnership in a New Era
Amb. Nikki R. Haley, Walter P. Stern Chair, Hudson Institute
Jan Růžička, Chief …
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Economic Security and NATO Cohesion: A Conversation with Jens Stoltenberg
23 april 2025 · 41 min
Join Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg for a conversation with Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs. Minister Stoltenberg will provide remarks about the nexus between security and economic strength from a Norwegian perspective. Then he and Dr. Heinrichs will discuss the security environment for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the importance of economic security and alliance cohesion. Lees meer
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The Situation in Afghanistan and America’s Interests in the Region
22 april 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
As the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, the Trump administration should reassess America’s approach to the country and US strategic posture in the region. At Hudson, General Jack Keane (Ret.) will deliver a keynote address. Then a panel of experts will discuss the future of Afghanistan and US interests in South and Central Asia. Lees meer
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The View from Riyadh
15 april 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Join Senior Fellow Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, for an event with Bernard Haykel, a new Hudson senior fellow and a leading authority on Saudi Arabia’s political, societal, and religious landscape. Lees meer
They will discuss Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vision for the kingdom, including his ambitious social and economic reforms. The event will also address the evolving geopolitical landscape of the Gulf region, the persistent challenge Iran poses, and China’s growing strategic presence in the Middle East.
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Using New Technologies to Stop Chinese Aggression
11 april 2025 · 58 min
On a near-daily basis, Chinese forces encircle Taiwan, interfere with Philippine fishing and shipping, and intrude on Japan’s territory. China’s leaders regularly threaten these United States allies with further escalation—including invasion—if they do not yield to Beijing’s demands. Fortunately, the new administration has made protecting US allies from China its top defense priority. Lees meer
But to do so while also seeking to rein in defense spending, the US will need to use emerging technologies and tactics that include uncrewed systems, new munitions, and cyber and electronic warfare. This will require the Department of the Navy to move away from traditional ways of fighting and embrace the approaches on display in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Hudson Institute released a series of reports during the last year detailing how the US Navy and Marine Corps can regain the advantage against China. At Sea Air Space 2025, Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Timothy A. Walton will discuss their findings with a panel of government and industry experts tasked with implementing these ideas.
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On Democracies and Death Cults Israel and the Future of Civilization
10 april 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
In his new book On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization, journalist Douglas Murray examines the historical and ideological motivations that underpin the latest global wave of antisemitic violence. Using accounts of both survivors and perpetrators of the October 7 massacre, he pieces together the true story of those atrocities and their aftermath. He draws a clear distinction between Israel’s commitment to individual rights and democracy and Hamas’s glorification of death over life. In doing so, Murray demonstrates how misplaced Western sympathy for terror groups could undermine the liberal values these activists claim to support. Lees meer
Murray will join Hudson Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs for a discussion on his conversations in the Middle East, the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, and the historical and moral dimensions of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorists who seek to destroy it.
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Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran on the Trump Administration’s Economic Agenda
7 april 2025 · 53 min
Stephen Miran, chairman of President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, will provide remarks at Hudson Institute and join Senior Fellow Thomas Duesterberg for a conversation on the administration’s economic agenda and the outlook for America’s trade partners. Chairman Miran will also discuss the intersection of trade and national security and global public goods provided by the United States. Lees meer
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Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU
7 april 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
Join Hudson for a discussion on European Union and United Kingdom competition and regulatory authorities’ increasing focus on digital platforms. Topics will include: Lees meer
The features of digital platforms that have attracted competition law and regulatory scrutiny
Reform initiatives including the UK Digital Markets Unit, and European Commission’s Digital Markets Act, and antitrust probes into big tech
Emerging challenges for defining and regulating digital platforms
Policy interventions relating to digital platforms outside of mainstream competition law
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Mexico Navigates New Challenges
4 april 2025 · 59 min
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces a formidable set of challenges with enormous stakes for the country. New American tariffs signal a turning point in supply chain integration with the United States and will disrupt Mexico’s most productive economic sectors. And although Sheinbaum has taken a stronger approach to organized crime by extraditing cartel leaders, increasing arrests, and seizing more fentanyl, the recent discovery of a mass grave of cartel victims underscores the country’s rule-of-law crisis. Lees meer
Join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion examining the potential scenarios for Mexico and the future of the US-Mexico relationship.
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Regional Power Competition in the Horn of Africa
3 april 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most sensitive and strategic regions. It overlooks vital shipping lanes that connect Asia and Europe, shares a maritime border with the Middle East, and has thousands of miles of Indian Ocean coastline. The region is also home to Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia; one of the continent’s most important ports, Djibouti; and Chinese, American, and other military bases. But the Horn’s deep political tensions and history of conflict make it difficult to engage in effective diplomacy. Hudson Institute, in collaboration with the Israel-Africa Institute, is conducting a series of webinars analyzing this important region, especially the role that outside actors play. Lees meer
In this episode, experts discuss what regional powers such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye, and Qatar are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.
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America First and the Trump Administration’s New Investment Agenda
2 april 2025 · 54 min
Join Hudson’s Mario Mancuso, William Chou, and Thomas Duesterberg for a discussion about the Trump administration’s recently announced America First Investment Policy. The event will explore the new policy through the lens of strategic competition between the United States and China, US alliance politics, and broader political economy considerations. Lees meer
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Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa
1 april 2025 · 54 min
The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most sensitive and strategic regions. It overlooks vital shipping lanes that connect Asia and Europe, shares a maritime border with the Middle East, and has thousands of miles of Indian Ocean coastline. The region is also home to Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia; one of the continent’s most important ports, Djibouti; and Chinese, American, and other military bases. But the Horn’s deep political tensions and history of conflict make it difficult to engage in effective diplomacy. Hudson Institute, in collaboration with the Israel-Africa Institute, is conducting a series of webinars analyzing this important region, especially the role that outside actors play. Lees meer
In this episode, experts discuss what large powers such as the United States, China, and Russia are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.