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08
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
How Civil Defense Boosts Deterrence: A View from Sweden
Featured Speakers:
Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
How Civil Defense Boosts Deterrence: A View from Sweden Carl-Oskar Bohlin
08
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
How Civil Defense Boosts Deterrence: A View from Sweden

Join Hudson for a discussion with Swedish Minister for Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin on the Swedish approach to civil defense.

How Civil Defense Boosts Deterrence: A View from Sweden Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Featured Speakers:
Carl-Oskar Bohlin
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Daniel Kochis
09
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Reflections and Lessons from 20 Years of Estonian NATO Membership
Featured Speakers:
Ambassdor Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Daniel Kochis
Members of the Estonian army train on February 8, 2022, in Lasna, Estonia. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)
09
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Reflections and Lessons from 20 Years of Estonian NATO Membership

Ambassador Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, the undersecretary for political affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will join Hudson for a conversation on the Estonian experience in NATO.

Members of the Estonian army train on February 8, 2022, in Lasna, Estonia. (Photo by Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassdor Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Daniel Kochis
13
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Anna Mikulska
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Reuf Bajrovic
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Dr. Iulia Joja
Tanya Domi
Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
13
May 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War

Join Hudson for two panel discussions that will examine the futures of the Black Sea and Western Balkan regions. 

Welcome Remarks

Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Keynote Remarks

Dalibor Rohac, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Panel I: Black Sea Region

Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Dr. Anna Mikulska, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analyses

Dr. Alina Nychyk, Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zurich

Moderator

Dr. Iulia Joja, Director, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute

Panel II: Western Balkans

Reuf Bajrovic, Vice President, US-Europe Alliance

Daniel Serwer, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Ivana Stradner, Research Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

Moderator

Tanya Domi, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University

Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Anna Mikulska
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Reuf Bajrovic
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Dr. Iulia Joja
Tanya Domi
03
May 2024
Past Event
Georgia, Ukraine, and the Euro-Atlantic Community: An Update from the Front Lines of Freedom
Featured Speakers:
Nona Mamulashvili
Mamuka Mamulashvili
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
Georgia, Ukraine, and the Euro-Atlantic Community: An Update from the Front Lines of Freedom
03
May 2024
Past Event
Georgia, Ukraine, and the Euro-Atlantic Community: An Update from the Front Lines of Freedom

Join Hudson for a conversation with Nona Mamulashvili, a former member of the Georgian parliament, and Mamuka Mamulashvili, commander of the Georgian Legion in Ukraine.

Georgia, Ukraine, and the Euro-Atlantic Community: An Update from the Front Lines of Freedom
Featured Speakers:
Nona Mamulashvili
Mamuka Mamulashvili
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
30
April 2024
Past Event
Northern Europe, NATO, and the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Featured Speakers:
Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Peter Rough
Tomas Janeliūnas
The NATO and Lithuanian flags fly on July 9, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
30
April 2024
Past Event
Northern Europe, NATO, and the War in Ukraine: A Conversation with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Laurynas Kasčiūnas

Join Hudson Institute’s Peter Rough as he sits down with Lithuania’s minister of defense, Laurynas Kasčiūnas.

The NATO and Lithuanian flags fly on July 9, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Laurynas Kasčiūnas
Peter Rough
Tomas Janeliūnas
18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
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18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
(Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit logo)
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
16
April 2024
Past Event
Prime Minister Petr Fiala on Transatlantic Relations, the War in Ukraine, and the US-Czech Alliance
Featured Speakers:
Petr Fiala
John P. Walters
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala on March 8, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
16
April 2024
Past Event
Prime Minister Petr Fiala on Transatlantic Relations, the War in Ukraine, and the US-Czech Alliance

Join Hudson to hear Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s understanding of the current moment and a Czech prescription for transatlantic relations in turbulent times.

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala on March 8, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Petr Fiala
John P. Walters
16
April 2024
Past Event
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
George Scutaru
Antonia Colibasanu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
People walk past a poster depicting Russian warships sunk by Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea on March 16, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
16
April 2024
Past Event
The Battle for the Black Sea Is Not Over

Join Hudson for an event to present the results of an in-depth study on the Battle of the Black Sea.

People walk past a poster depicting Russian warships sunk by Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea on March 16, 2024, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Matthew Boyse
George Scutaru
Antonia Colibasanu
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
15
April 2024
Past Event
The Struggle for Freedom in Belarus with Andrei Sannikov
Featured Speakers:
Andrei Sannikov
Peter Rough
Tod Lindberg
Belarusian presidential candidates Andrei Sannikov speaks to journalists after voting in Minsk, Belarus, on December 19, 2010. (Photo by Maksim Malinouski/AFP via Getty Images)
15
April 2024
Past Event
The Struggle for Freedom in Belarus with Andrei Sannikov

Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov will offer remarks on Belarus’s strategic importance, Russia’s regional ambitions, and prospects for political change in Minsk.

Belarusian presidential candidates Andrei Sannikov speaks to journalists after voting in Minsk, Belarus, on December 19, 2010. (Photo by Maksim Malinouski/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Andrei Sannikov
Peter Rough
Tod Lindberg
25
March 2024
Past Event
Enhancing Northern European Security
Featured Speakers:
Dame Karen Pierce
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Andrew Michta
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
The first ever Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) has been carried out with an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducting trials onboard the new British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. (Courtesy photo by Royal Navy)
25
March 2024
Past Event
Enhancing Northern European Security

Join Hudson for an event that will examine the new policy memo “Geopolitical Changes in Northern Europe Require a Fresh Approach to the Region.”

The first ever Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) has been carried out with an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducting trials onboard the new British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. (Courtesy photo by Royal Navy)
Featured Speakers:
Dame Karen Pierce
Peter Rough
Luke Coffey
Andrew Michta
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
25
March 2024
Past Event
The Baltic View of European Security
Featured Speakers:
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Krišjānis Kariņš
Margus Tsahkna
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Fighter jets execute a flyover dedicated to the nineteenth anniversary of Lithuania's accession to NATO on March 29, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)
25
March 2024
Past Event
The Baltic View of European Security

The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will sit down with Hudson’s Peter Rough.

Fighter jets execute a flyover dedicated to the nineteenth anniversary of Lithuania's accession to NATO on March 29, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Krišjānis Kariņš
Margus Tsahkna
Moderator:
Peter Rough
12
March 2024
Past Event
A Baltic View of European Security with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds
Featured Speakers:
Andris Spruds
Matthew Boyse
 Latvian soldiers march during a military parade on Armed Forces Day 2023 in Vilnius. (Photo by Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
12
March 2024
Past Event
A Baltic View of European Security with Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a discussion with Defense Minister Andris Spruds on the Latvian view of European security.

 Latvian soldiers march during a military parade on Armed Forces Day 2023 in Vilnius. (Photo by Yauhen Yerchak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Andris Spruds
Matthew Boyse