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Oct 2, 2026

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on Revitalizing the Shipbuilding Industrial Base

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference in New York after she addressed the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026, in New York City, US (Getty Images)

Japan Is Giving the United States a Chance in Asia

Nick Snyder

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

David Sacks

Nick Snyder & David Sacks

Commentary

12 Min Read

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Diplomatic envoys of ASEAN countries to China watch an intelligent robot during a visit to the China-ASEAN AI Application Center on July 22, 2026, in Nanning, China. (Getty Images)

Chinese AI Ambition and False Promises in Southeast Asia

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

Iranian cargo trucks cross into the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan, on June 18, 2025. (Getty Images)

Multiple Trade Routes Help Iran Evade Sanctions

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Commentary

10 Min Read

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Migrants storm a barbed-wire fence as they attempt to cross the land border with Spain's African enclave of Ceuta near Fnideq in northern Morocco on September 15, 2024. (Getty Images)

US National Security and Antisemitism, Issue 1 | Ceuta, Anti-Japanese Propaganda, and Defense Industrial Attacks

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Ludovic Hood

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

Zineb Riboua

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

Natalie Arbatman

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

Michael Doran, Ludovic Hood, Zineb Riboua & Natalie Arbatman

Reports

A Leopard 2A6 tank fires during a demonstration as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited troops at the Bundeswehr’s barracks in Munster, Germany, on April 30, 2026. (Getty Images)

The Case for US-European Defense Base Integration

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Tomáš Pojar

Senior Fellow (Nonresident), Center on Europe and Eurasia

Peter Rough & Tomáš Pojar

Commentary

4 Min Read

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Ghost Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires on a target during a squad training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 9, 2026. The 2nd Cavalry Regiment provides V Corps, America’s forward-deployed corps, with combat-credible forces capable of rapid deployment throughout the European theater to defend the NATO alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)

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A US soldier fires on a target during a squad training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany on September 9, 2026. (US Army)

The Unbearable Lightness of American Restraint

Ludovic Hood

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

Ludovic Hood

Commentary

Strengthening the Defense-Industrial Base

01 Getting Creative About the Munitions Crisis

02 The Factory Is the Product

03 Weapons of Mass Construction

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Anticompetitive and Deceptive Conduct in Healthcare with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

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Andrew Ferguson

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

October 2026

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Anticompetitive and Deceptive Conduct in Healthcare with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth.

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Andrew Ferguson

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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October 2026

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A Discussion with US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder

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Honorable Andrew Puzder

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

October 2026

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A Discussion with US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder and Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth on America’s interests in reducing the harmful effects of CS3D and CSRD.

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Honorable Andrew Puzder

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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October 2026

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Dragon in the Americas: China’s Power, Presence, and Regional Influence

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Leland Lazarus

Daniel Batlle

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Dragon in the Americas: China’s Power, Presence, and Regional Influence

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Lazarus, founder of Lazarus Consulting and former speechwriter to the Commander of the US Southern Command.

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Leland Lazarus

Daniel Batlle

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October 2026

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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on Revitalizing the Shipbuilding Industrial Base

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Russell Vought

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

October 2026

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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on Revitalizing the Shipbuilding Industrial Base

Please join Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, for a conversation with Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs to discuss the Trump administration’s decisive efforts to build the Navy needed for today’s intensifying threat environment.

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Russell Vought

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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A visitor walks by a billboard at the PT Expo on September 22, 2026, in Beijing. (Getty Images)

Foreign Policy

Here Is China’s Main Weakness on AI. Exploit It.

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Commentary

4 Min Read

The national flags of China and Ecuador flutter at Tiananmen Square on August 17, 2026, in Beijing, during Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s state visit to China. (Getty Images)

Dragon in the Americas: China’s Power, Presence, and Regional Influence

Leland Lazarus, Daniel Batlle

Oct 21, 2026

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Diplomatic envoys of ASEAN countries to China watch an intelligent robot during a visit to the China-ASEAN AI Application Center on July 22, 2026, in Nanning, China. (Getty Images)

Chinese AI Ambition and False Promises in Southeast Asia

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Reports

Oct 1, 2026

Reports

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Migrants storm a barbed-wire fence as they attempt to cross the land border with Spain's African enclave of Ceuta near Fnideq in northern Morocco on September 15, 2024. (Getty Images)

US National Security and Antisemitism, Issue 1 | Ceuta, Anti-Japanese Propaganda, and Defense Industrial Attacks

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Ludovic Hood

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

Zineb Riboua

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

Natalie Arbatman

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

Michael Doran, Ludovic Hood, Zineb Riboua & Natalie Arbatman

Reports

Sep 30, 2026

Reports

Long Read

First Lady of China Peng Liyuan, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the red carpet during an arrival ceremony on September 23, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. (Getty Images)

“Strategic Stability” Is a Comforting Foreign-Policy Fantasy

Tod Lindberg

Senior Fellow

Corban Teague

Tod Lindberg & Corban Teague

Commentary

Sep 29, 2026

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1 Min Read

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