Security personnel and rescue workers prepare to search for the blast victims in the debris of a damaged mosque inside the police headquarters in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. - A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed at least 25 worshippers and wounded 120 more, officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) (Photo by ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images)
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Security personnel and rescue workers prepare to search for survivors in the debris of a damaged mosque inside the police headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan, on January 30, 2023. (Abdul Mjaeed/AFP via Getty Images)
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Impressions from the Lublin Triangle: An Update on the War in Ukraine
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Radoslaw Fogiel
Oleksandr Merezhko
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February 2023
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Impressions from the Lublin Triangle: An Update on the War in Ukraine

An update on the war in Ukraine with Žygimantas Pavilionis, Radoslaw Fogiel, and Oleksandr Merezhko, chairs of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committees of Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, respectively. 

Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00AM
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Žygimantas Pavilionis
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February 2023
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The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola
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Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
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Angolan President Joao Lourenco (R, front) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo by Chen Cheng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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February 2023
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The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola

Join Hudson Institute and International Republican Institute experts in welcoming award-winning Angolan investigative journalist Rafael Marques as he presents new information about the malign influence of Chinese aid.

Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00PM
Angolan President Joao Lourenco (R, front) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo by Chen Cheng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
Moderator:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
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February 2023
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Restoring the Rule of Law at the Southern Border: A Discussion with Former Attorney General Bill Barr
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Jeremy Hunt
William P. Barr
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO - JANUARY 08: Texas National Guard soldiers stand guard as migrants continue to wait at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 08, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. President Joe Biden made his first visit since taking office to the US-Mexico border on Sunday, spending four hours in El Paso in the US state of Texas. El Paso is currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings in the US. (Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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February 2023
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Restoring the Rule of Law at the Southern Border: A Discussion with Former Attorney General Bill Barr

Hudson Distinguished Fellow and former US Attorney General Bill Barr and Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt discuss how policymakers can restore the rule of law to America's southern border.

Wednesday 12:00 - 1:00PM
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO - JANUARY 08: Texas National Guard soldiers stand guard as migrants continue to wait at the U.S.-Mexico border on January 08, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. President Joe Biden made his first visit since taking office to the US-Mexico border on Sunday, spending four hours in El Paso in the US state of Texas. El Paso is currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings in the US. (Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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William P. Barr
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February 2023
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Building a More Resilient Indo-Pacific Security Architecture: A Conversation with DoD’s Ely Ratner and Lindsey Ford
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Dr. Ely Ratner
Lindsey W. Ford
Patrick M. Cronin
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
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February 2023
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Building a More Resilient Indo-Pacific Security Architecture: A Conversation with DoD’s Ely Ratner and Lindsey Ford

Hudson Institute will host Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Dr. Ely Rattner and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Lindsey W. Ford for a conversation on the Department of Defense’s vision for building a more resilient security architecture in Southeast Asia.

Thursday 10:00 - 11:00AM
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