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Dec 12, 2024

Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Hudson Institute

Deputy Director, Defense Innovation Unit

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China Insider | TikTok, Free Speech, and Americans' Stance on US Foreign Affairs

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Dec 9, 2024

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How Weakness in the Social Safety Net Undermines the Political Compact in China

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Alexander Aibel

Research Associate

Thomas J. Duesterberg & Alexander Aibel

Reports

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Syria’s Collapse

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Aaron MacLean

Dec 11, 2024

Podcast

A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province, Syria on April 05, 2017. On Tuesday more than 100 civilians had been killed and 500 others, mostly children, injured in Assad Regime's suspected chlorine gas attack carried out by warplanes in the town of Khan Shaykun, Idlib province. (Photo by Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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A poison hazard danger sign is seen in the town of Khan Shaykun, Syria, on April 5, 2017. (Ogun Duru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

MENA Defense Intelligence Digest | How to Secure Syria’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

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Ukraine Military Situation Report | December 11

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Dec 11, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

Riot police stand in position on the sidelines of a protest against the government's decision to delay EU membership talks, near the Parliament building in downtown Tbilisi on November 29, 2024. Georgian police fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators on the second day of protests against the government's decision to delay pursuing European Union accession. The Black Sea nation has been plunged into political crisis since contested parliamentary elections last month, with thousands rallying outside

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Riot police stand on the sidelines of a protest in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, on November 29, 2024. (Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images)

Georgia on the Brink: What the US Should Do Next

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Reports

Fixing the US Defense Industrial Base

01 Re: Building Defense | Competing with China from Supply Chains to Kill Chains

02 Re: Building Defense | Aiding Frontline Allies Is a Win-Win

03 Re: Building Defense | No Cheap Fixes for Shipbuilding

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Vanilla, an ultra long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, awaits deployment in support of Valiant Shield 2024 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2024. (DVIDS)

Defense Strategy

The Value of Experimentation, Not Demonstration

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

Reports

1 Min Read

People walk by a building that is suspected of being used as a secret Chinese police station for the purpose of repressing dissidents living in the United States in lower Manhattan on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

US Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) questions Colonel Christopher L. Paris Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police and Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, during the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing at the Canon House Office Building on July 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Homeland Security and the China Challenge: A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green

Congressman Mark Green, Jonathan Ward

Dec 17, 2024

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A drone on the ground during a United States Marine Corps live-fire demonstration on October 23, 2024. (DVIDS)

Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Bryan Clark, Aditi Kumar, Dan Patt

Dec 12, 2024

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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi embrace while delivering joint statements at the White House on June 26, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson via Getty Images)

India, US Need Each Other to Combat China. Don’t Let Domestic Politics Come in the Way

Aparna Pande

Research Fellow, India and South Asia

Aparna Pande

Dec 12, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

A pro-democracy activists stands with a yellow umbrella as part of an art installation outside Hong Kong's Government complex on October 9, 2014. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Sanctioned Voices: Spotlighting China’s Global Repression

Frances Hui, Elfidar Iltebir, Jamil Jaffer, Dr. Daniel Twining, Jonathan Ward, Damon Wilson, Tamara Cofman Wittes, Joseph Wu, Miles Yu

Dec 11, 2024

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December 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Homeland Security and the China Challenge: A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green

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Congressman Mark Green

Jonathan Ward

December 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Homeland Security and the China Challenge: A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green

Congressman Mark Green will join Hudson’s Dr. Jonathan Ward to discuss the importance of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure defense, maritime and border security, the fentanyl crisis, and more.

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Congressman Mark Green

Jonathan Ward

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December 2024

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Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Featured Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Aditi Kumar

Dan Patt

December 2024

Past Event

Accelerating Replicator and Fielding Technologies for Today’s Fight

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a fireside chat with Aditi Kumar, deputy director of the Defense Innovation Unit, to discuss Replicator’s progress and its promise for the future.

Featured Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Aditi Kumar

Dan Patt

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December 2024

Past Event

Sanctioned Voices: Spotlighting China’s Global Repression

Featured Speakers:

Frances Hui

Elfidar Iltebir

Jamil Jaffer

Dr. Daniel Twining

Jonathan Ward

Damon Wilson

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Joseph Wu

Moderator:

Miles Yu

December 2024

Past Event

Sanctioned Voices: Spotlighting China’s Global Repression

The discussion will cover China’s use of economic sanctions, surveillance, and coercion to silence critics, especially those who risk their lives and freedom to advocate for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

Featured Speakers:

Frances Hui

Elfidar Iltebir

Jamil Jaffer

Dr. Daniel Twining

Jonathan Ward

Damon Wilson

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Joseph Wu

Moderator:

Miles Yu

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December 2024

Past Event

India and China in 2025

Featured Speakers:

Aparna Pande

Jonathan Ward

Dr. Daniel Markey

Indian army soldiers walk near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to Ladakh on February 28, 2021. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

December 2024

Past Event

India and China in 2025

Join Hudson experts for an preview of India-China relations in 2025.

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Aparna Pande

Jonathan Ward

Dr. Daniel Markey

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