In-Person Event

Oct 4, 2023

Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting

Hudson Institute

Chinese one-hundred yuan banknotes in Hong Kong, China. (Bloomberg Creative Photos via Getty Images)

The Chinese Economy’s Declining Growth

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Oct 2, 2023

Podcast

1 Min Read

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Armed Taliban security personnel near the closed gates of a border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2023. (Shafiullah Kakar/AFP via Getty Images)

Why the Biden Administration Wants to Ignore Afghanistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Husain Haqqani

Podcast

President Joe Biden talks with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm during a tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado, in September 2021. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden’s Energy Rhetoric Doesn’t Reflect Reality

Brigham McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham McCown

Oct 2, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

Why Is Everything Blue?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

(President of Ukraine via Flickr)

Biden Must Give Ukraine What It Needs to Win—and Literally Make Russia Pay

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Oct 2, 2023

Commentary

3 Min Read

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Weapons, vehicles, and other military equipment captured by the Azerbaijani army in Signag, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images)

Historic Week Sets the Scene for Hopes of Peace for Azerbaijan and Armenia

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Twenty-First-Century Warfare

01 Unalone and Unafraid: A Plan for Integrating Uncrewed and Other Emerging Technologies into US Military Forces

02 Campaigning to Dissuade: Applying Emerging Technologies to Engage and Succeed in the Information Age Security Competition

03 Fighting into the Bastions: Getting Noisier to Sustain the US Undersea Advantage

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National Security and Defense Foreign Policy Arms Control and Nonproliferation Economics Energy Human Rights

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steams in formation during a multiple large deck event in the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2023. (US Navy photo)

Defense Strategy

Six Reasons the Pentagon Should Retire “Deterrence by Denial”

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt & Bryan Clark

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Huawei HoloSens software defined camera is on display during the third Digital China Summit and Exhibition on October 11, 2020, in Fuzhou, China. (Photo by Chen Xiaoke/VCG via Getty Images)

The Chinese Telecom Threat

Miles Yu

Nathan Simington

Robert Spalding

Sohan Dasgupta

Joshua Steinman

Oct 12, 2023

event

The 10th Mountain Assault Brigade fire from Soviet-era artillery in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on September 16, 2023. (Photo by Libkos/Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | October 4, 2023

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Non-Resident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Oct 4, 2023

Commentary

6 Min Read

A Navy EA-18G aircraft takes off during a US Air Force Weapons School Integration (WSINT) exercise at Nellis Air Force Base on November 21, 2022. (US Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

A Navy EA-18G aircraft takes off at Nellis Air Force Base on November 21, 2022. (US Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

Joint Integration Emerging as the Solution for CJADC2

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Sep 30, 2023

Commentary

5 Min Read

A vehicle with Somali National Army soldiers on patrol on October 17, 2022, near Doolow in the Gedo region of South West, Somalia. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)

Faltering Lion: Analyzing Progress and Setbacks in Somalia’s War against al-Shabaab

James Barnett

Research Fellow

James Barnett

Sep 28, 2023

Reports

3 Min Read

October 2023

Past Event

Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting

Featured Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Jim Taiclet

October 2023

Past Event

Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting

WEDNESDAY 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Featured Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Jim Taiclet

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October 2023

Past Event

The Crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia: A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Featured Speakers:

Luke Coffey

Michael Doran

Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Azerbaijani servicemen stand guard at the Lachin checkpoint on October 1, 2023. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images)

October 2023

Past Event

The Crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia: A Conversation with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Luke Coffey host a discussion with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov, representative of the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan on special assignments.

WEDNESDAY 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Featured Speakers:

Luke Coffey

Michael Doran

Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

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October 2023

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Japanese Security in an Uncertain Indo-Pacific

Featured Speakers:

Minoru Kihara

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade move to follow-on locations after landing at JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023, (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

October 2023

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Japanese Security in an Uncertain Indo-Pacific

Hudson’s Japan Chair will host Japanese Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara to discuss Japan’s alliance with the United States.

THURSDAY 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Featured Speakers:

Minoru Kihara

Kenneth R. Weinstein

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October 2023

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Spectrum Availability and American Security

Featured Speakers:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

James Andrew Lewis

October 2023

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Spectrum Availability and American Security

Hudson’s Center for the Economics of the Internet welcomes James Andrew Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies to discuss his research in this area. A light lunch will be served.

TUESDAY 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Featured Speakers:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

James Andrew Lewis

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