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Apr 30, 2026

Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

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People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media entrepreneur who has stood up for the freedom of the Press. He has been held since December 2, 2020 and was convicted for violating Beijing's imposed National Security Law on Hong Kong, which was passed in June 30, 2020. The prosecution retroactively prosecuted him on his activities, which were done prior to

People gather in front of the Chinese Consulate General to protest the unjust conviction of Jimmy Lai on February 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Why Trump Should Call for the Release of Political Prisoners in Negotiations with China

Olivia Enos

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos

Reports

Apr 23, 2026

Reports

Long Read

hinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People on April 15, 2026 in Beijing, China. Lavrov is on a two-day visit in China to discuss the current war situation in both Ukraine and in the Middle East, alongside bilateral relations. (Photo by Iori Sagisawa - Pool/Getty Images)

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Chinese president Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People on April 15, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Epic Fury Just Sent China’s Xi Jinping an Unmistakable Message

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Zineb Riboua

Commentary

Representatives from more than a dozen foreign diplomatic missions and the media view damage at sites previously targeted by US-Israeli strikes, on April 20, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

It’s Way Too Early to Declare Defeat in Iran

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

2 Min Read

Dock workers offload shipping containers from a ship at Port Everglades on April 20, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The U.S. government has launched an online portal for companies to claim refunds for tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court earlier this year. In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped Congress’s tax-setting authority by imposing new import tax rates on products from nearly every country, citing the U.S. trade deficit as a national emergency. More than 30

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Dock workers offload shipping containers from a ship at Port Everglades on April 20, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Getty Images)

The Trump Tax Increase of 2026

Phill Gramm

Michael Solon

Senior Fellow

Phill Gramm & Michael Solon

Commentary

News footage on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing shows China's President Xi Jinping speaking during an event with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Vietnam's President To Lam on April 15, 2026. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty Images)

News footage on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing shows China's President Xi Jinping speaking on April 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

China, Iran, and Taiwan: What’s at Stake in Trump’s Meeting with Xi

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Michael Sobolik

Podcast

Apr 27, 2026

Podcast

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US Sanctions Chinese Shadow Fleet Vessels over Iranian Oil

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

What Is Next in Iran

01 Justifying the War with Iran

02 Toward a Theory of Victory for the War in Iran

03 Trump Can Deliver a Lasting Victory in Iran. Here’s How.

May 2026

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The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm

Featured Speaker:

Senator Phil Gramm

Moderator:

John P. Walters

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May 2026

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The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm

Senator Gramm will discuss the book’s findings, how economic freedom drives human flourishing, and why conventional wisdom about capitalism deserves a second look.

Featured Speaker:

Senator Phil Gramm

Moderator:

John P. Walters

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May 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi's Policy Outlook and Solutions

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Yasutoshi Nishimura

Kenneth R. Weinstein

May 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi's Policy Outlook and Solutions

On May 6, Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein will welcome Yasutoshi Nishimura, former head of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to Hudson.

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Yasutoshi Nishimura

Kenneth R. Weinstein

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April - May 2026

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The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

Featured Speakers:

Peter Campbell

Rachel Mackey

Mike Watson

30 - 03

April - May 2026

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The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

This certificate program is designed to equip policy professionals with a rigorous framework for understanding great power competition and the evolving structure of the international order.

Featured Speakers:

Peter Campbell

Rachel Mackey

Mike Watson

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April 2026

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Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

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Joel Rayburn

Congressman Ronny Jackson

April 2026

Past Event

Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

Please join Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran and Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) for a discussion on the congressman’s recently introduced United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Research, and Enhanced Security Act and the strategic importance of the US-Israel partnership.

Featured Speakers:

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Congressman Ronny Jackson

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The Price Beijing Pays for Backing Tehran

Tom Tugendhat

Distinguished Fellow

Tom Tugendhat

Commentary

1 Min Read

This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a view of a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplace, researchers, campaigners and members of the diaspora say. Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centres for teaching vocational skills, closed years ago after their inhabitants "graduated" into stab

A watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region on July 19, 2023. (Getty Images)

China’s Persecution: Assault on All Faiths

Sam Brownback, Hon. Frank Wolf, Nina Shea, Michael Arkush, Mihrigul Tursun, Arjia Rinpoche, Frances Hui, Wang Chunyan, Pastor Pan Yongguang, Peter Xu, Enes Freedom, Pastor Corey Jackson, Grace Jin Drexel

May 12, 2026

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US Sanctions Chinese Shadow Fleet Vessels over Iranian Oil

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Apr 28, 2026

Podcast

China's President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony with Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Haruna Furuhashi - Pool/Getty Images)

China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on April 21, 2026, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

China’s Rage Machine: Power or Performance?

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin(L) and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (3rd L) shake hands as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (2nd L) and Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono(R) look on after a press briefing after the first meeting of China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guest House on April 21, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Iori Sagisawa - Pool/Getty Images)

Indonesian defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Chinese defense minister look on after a press briefing on April 21, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Expect China to Take its 2+2 Diplomacy to Central Asia

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Commentary

Apr 27, 2026

Commentary

5 Min Read

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