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Hudson Institute
Founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn, Hudson Institute challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law.
Hudson seeks to guide policymakers and global leaders in government and business through a robust program of publications, conferences, policy briefings, and recommendations.
Hudson seeks to guide policymakers and global leaders in government and business through a robust program of publications, conferences, policy briefings, and recommendations.
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Feb 10, 2020 • 1h 30min
Containing the Coronavirus: Challenges to Thwarting the Outbreak
Hudson Institute and the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will host a panel discussion on the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and how the United States can respond to the growing outbreak effectively.

Feb 7, 2020 • 44min
NATO and the New Decade: Assessing the Transatlantic Alliance
Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana. How is NATO delivering on burden sharing and what impact does this have on the alliance’s ability to carry out its missions and operations? How is the organization adapting to a new security environment? What are the key challenges facing the alliance in the decade ahead?

Jan 15, 2020 • 59min
The Future of Iran: A Conversation with Reza Pahlavi
Mr. Pahlavi is the most prominent Iranian opposition figure and, increasingly, a unifying symbol among Iranians who seek to replace the current regime with a secular liberal democracy. He is uniquely positioned, therefore, to shed light on Iran at the crossroads. Can it manage the unprecedented series of historic challenges that it faces? How will it seek to break out of the corner into which President Trump has maneuvered it? And what strategy should the United States adopt to achieve the best results for itself and the Iranian people?

Jan 13, 2020 • 2h 19min
Updating U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation
Hudson Institute's H.R. McMaster and Patrick Cronin lead conversations with senior military advisers, defense professionals, and experts from both countries on the effectiveness of U.S.-Japan cooperation and why it is more important now than ever before.

Jan 8, 2020 • 1h 6min
China's Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang and the U.S. Response
Recently leaked documents have exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy of implementing the largest-scale persecution of a distinct ethnic-religious group since the end of World War II. The classified documents record in grim detail how Chinese officials conduct mass surveillance, forced detention, and the indoctrination of at least one million Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang.

Aug 14, 2019 • 1h 47min
Re-up: The Legacy of the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
On April 10, 2015 Hudson Institute’s Center for Chinese Strategy hosted a conversation with David Feith, Hong Kong-based editorial page writer for The Wall Street Journal, and Libby Liu, president of Radio Free Asia, to examine the legacy of the Hong Kong protests, the future of uncensored media, and the democracy movement. Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center for Chinese Strategy, moderated the discussion.

Jul 24, 2019 • 52min
Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Conversation with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
On July 24, Hudson Institute hosted U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island for a one-on-one discussion with Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead on U.S. national security.

May 29, 2019 • 1h 40min
The Arms Control Landscape
On May 29, Hudson Institute hosted the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., for a discussion on Russian and Chinese nuclear weapons.

May 14, 2019 • 50min
Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Conversation with U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney
On May 14, the Hudson Institute hosted a conversation on American foreign policy featuring Walter Russell Mead and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney.

Apr 25, 2019 • 46min
Enhancing U.S.-Japan Cooperation: A Conversation with Ambassador Hagerty
On April 25th, Hudson Institute hosted an event with Ambassador William F. Hagerty to discuss the future of U.S.-Japan relations.


