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30
July 2024
Virtual Event | Online Only
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
30
July 2024
Virtual Event | Online Only
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Luke Coffey host Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
09
July 2024
Past Event
Postponed | A Conversation with Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi ahead of the Washington Summit
Featured Speakers:
Mihai Popșoi
Luke Coffey
Daniel Kochis
Mihai Popoi delivers a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images)
09
July 2024
Past Event
Postponed | A Conversation with Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi ahead of the Washington Summit

Mihai Popșoi, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Republic of Moldova, will sit down with Luke Coffey for a fireside chat about Moldova’s foreign policy and the Washington summit.

Mihai Popoi delivers a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mihai Popșoi
Luke Coffey
Daniel Kochis
09
July 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis ahead of the Washington Summit
Featured Speakers:
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Peter Rough
Tomas Janeliūnas
Gabrielius Landsbergis speaks during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
09
July 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis ahead of the Washington Summit

Please join Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis as he sits down with Senior Fellow Peter Rough on the eve of the Washington summit to discuss the prospects for Ukraine and the outlook for Lithuanian security. He will be introduced by Hudson Visiting Fellow Tomas Janeliūnas of Vilnius University.

Gabrielius Landsbergis speaks during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Gabrielius Landsbergis
Peter Rough
Tomas Janeliūnas
09
July 2024
Past Event
The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Congressman Ted Deutch
Moderator:
Peter Rough
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member carrying a Palestinian flag in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
09
July 2024
Past Event
The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security

Former Congressman Ted Deutch, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, will join Hudson to discuss what NATO militaries can learn from Israel’s fight against Iran-backed militias, the implications of a nuclear Iran for Europe, Tehran’s role in the rise of antisemitism in the West, and why aiding Israel is an important step to dismantle the China–Russia–Iran–North Korea axis.

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member carrying a Palestinian flag in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Congressman Ted Deutch
Moderator:
Peter Rough
28
June 2024
Past Event
Germany and the World: A Foreign Policy Conversation with State Secretary Thomas Bagger
Featured Speakers:
Thomas Bagger
Peter Rough
An F-16 fighter jet takes off from Schleswig-Holstein, Jagel, on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
28
June 2024
Past Event
Germany and the World: A Foreign Policy Conversation with State Secretary Thomas Bagger

Please join Senior Fellow Peter Rough as he welcomes Ambassador Bagger to Hudson for a discussion on Germany’s foreign and security outlook today.

An F-16 fighter jet takes off from Schleswig-Holstein, Jagel, on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Marcus Brandt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Thomas Bagger
Peter Rough
21
June 2024
Past Event
The Black Sea Region as a Global Inflection Point
Featured Speakers:
Luminiţa-Teodora Odobescu
Jamie Fly
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Russian ships and jets take part in a military exercise on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on September 9, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images)
21
June 2024
Past Event
The Black Sea Region as a Global Inflection Point

Join Hudson for a discussion with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminiţa-Teodora Odobescu on why Russia’s war against Ukraine and the broader contest for the future of the Black Sea region is a global inflection point with far-reaching ramifications. The West today faces a stark choice: disengage and watch the Black Sea radiate instability and embolden autocrats, or seize the opportunity to transform the region into a driver of future transatlantic prosperity and security.

Russian ships and jets take part in a military exercise on the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on September 9, 2016. (Photo by Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luminiţa-Teodora Odobescu
Jamie Fly
Moderator:
Peter Rough
20
June 2024
Past Event
Transatlantic Relations ahead of the Washington Summit with NATO Observer Group Cochairs Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis
Featured Speakers:
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Thom Tillis
Moderator:
Peter Rough
American and NATO flags are seen in Warsaw, Poland, on April 12, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
20
June 2024
Past Event
Transatlantic Relations ahead of the Washington Summit with NATO Observer Group Cochairs Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis

Please join Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) for a discussion on NATO, Ukraine, the Black Sea region, and transatlantic relations just weeks before the Washington summit.

American and NATO flags are seen in Warsaw, Poland, on April 12, 2024. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Thom Tillis
Moderator:
Peter Rough
07
June 2024
Past Event
NATO in the New Era of Collective Defense
Featured Speakers:
Admiral Rob Bauer
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Nadia Schadlow
Admiral Rob Bauer, chair of the Military Committee of NATO, inspects the equipment of members of the German-French Brigade on July 10, 2023, in Gaiziunai, Lithuania. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Getty Images)
07
June 2024
Past Event
NATO in the New Era of Collective Defense

NATO CMC Admiral Rob Bauer will discuss where the alliance needs to improve, the state of the Russia-Ukraine War and deterrence against Moscow, and the readiness of NATO’s defense industrial base.

Admiral Rob Bauer, chair of the Military Committee of NATO, inspects the equipment of members of the German-French Brigade on July 10, 2023, in Gaiziunai, Lithuania. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Admiral Rob Bauer
Peter Rough
Moderator:
Nadia Schadlow
06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

An expert panel will discuss how to dismantle Russia’s state capture networks in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
05
June 2024
Past Event
The Crisis in Georgia and Its Implications for the Black Sea Region
Featured Speakers:
Nona Mamulashvili
Laura Thornton
Miriam Lanskoy
Catherine Sendak
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
 Demonstrators hold a Georgian flag during a protest against the “foreign agents” bill after the Georgian Parliament voted through the law on May 15, 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
05
June 2024
Past Event
The Crisis in Georgia and Its Implications for the Black Sea Region

Join Hudson for an expert panel on the regional implications of Georgia’s “Russian Law.”

 Demonstrators hold a Georgian flag during a protest against the “foreign agents” bill after the Georgian Parliament voted through the law on May 15, 2024, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Featured Speakers:
Nona Mamulashvili
Laura Thornton
Miriam Lanskoy
Catherine Sendak
Moderator:
Luke Coffey
04
June 2024
Past Event
Supreme Allied Commanders on the Past, Present, and Future of NATO
Featured Speakers:
General Wesley Clark
General Phil Breedlove
General Curtis Scaparrotti
General Tod Wolters
Moderator:
Peter Rough
A NATO flag flies on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)
04
June 2024
Past Event
Supreme Allied Commanders on the Past, Present, and Future of NATO

To discuss the evolution of NATO warfighting capabilities and the state of the alliance, join Hudson for a conversation with four former supreme allied commanders Europe.

A NATO flag flies on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
General Wesley Clark
General Phil Breedlove
General Curtis Scaparrotti
General Tod Wolters
Moderator:
Peter Rough
13
May 2024
Past Event
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Iulia Joja
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Daniel Kochis
Reuf Bajrovic
Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
13
May 2024
Past Event
Foreshocks in the Black Sea and Western Balkans: Repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine War

Join Hudson for two panel discussions that will examine the futures of the Black Sea and Western Balkan regions.

Serbian Army soldiers stand guard in Belgrade on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Richard Kraemer
Dalibor Rohac
Dr. Iulia Joja
Dr. Alina Nychyk
Giorgi Khvedeliani
Daniel Serwer
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Daniel Kochis
Reuf Bajrovic