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15
September 2023
Past Event
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
Featured Speakers:
Luminița Odobescu
Luke Coffey
Jan Ruzicka
Amb. Cameron Munter
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Jaroslav Kurfürst
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Rough
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15
September 2023
Past Event
Securing Europe’s Tinderbox: Economic and Geopolitical Challenges in the Balkans
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Featured Speakers:
Luminița Odobescu
Luke Coffey
Jan Ruzicka
Amb. Cameron Munter
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Jaroslav Kurfürst
Ivana Stradner
Moderators:
Matthew Boyse
Peter Rough
10
August 2023
Past Event
Russia, China, and the Revisionist Assault on the World Order: A Book Talk with Gerlinde Groitl
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Dr. Gerlinde Groitl
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10
August 2023
Past Event
Russia, China, and the Revisionist Assault on the World Order: A Book Talk with Gerlinde Groitl

Join Peter Rough, director of Hudson’s Center on Europe and Eurasia, for a book talk with Dr. Gerlinde Groitl. In her latest book, Russia, China and the Revisionist Assault on the Western Liberal International Order, Groitl assesses the revisionist powers’ assault on the American-led order and proposes a new strategy to contain Russian and Chinese revisionism and preserve prosperity. 

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Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Dr. Gerlinde Groitl
26
June 2023
Past Event
Mutiny in Russia: Assessing the Implications of Prigozhin’s March on Moscow
Featured Speakers:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
 Members of Wagner patrol in an area near a tank outside a circus building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
26
June 2023
Past Event
Mutiny in Russia: Assessing the Implications of Prigozhin’s March on Moscow

Hudson experts sort through what Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny means and what policymakers should focus on next.

 Members of Wagner patrol in an area near a tank outside a circus building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can Kasapoğlu
Luke Coffey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
12
June 2023
Past Event
NATO Summit Preview with Chairs of European Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committees
Featured Speakers:
Mr. Žygimantas Pavilionis
Mr. Michael Aastrup Jensen
Mr. Marko Mihkelson
Moderator:
Peter Rough
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12
June 2023
Past Event
NATO Summit Preview with Chairs of European Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committees

NATO members Lithuania, Denmark, and Estonia have led the way in both backing Ukraine’s defense and bolstering their own capabilities. And for its part, no country has shown more courage and tenacity than Ukraine itself. These countries' parliamentary foreign affairs committee chairs will join Hudson’s Peter Rough to discuss what to look for at the Vilnius summit, and how to ensure Ukraine receives the assistance it needs to liberate its territory and win the war.

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Featured Speakers:
Mr. Žygimantas Pavilionis
Mr. Michael Aastrup Jensen
Mr. Marko Mihkelson
Moderator:
Peter Rough
23
May 2023
Past Event
Senator Mike Rounds on the Importance of the War in Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Senator Mike Rounds
Peter Rough
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23
May 2023
Past Event
Senator Mike Rounds on the Importance of the War in Ukraine

Join Center on Europe and Eurasia Director Peter Rough to hear what Senator Rounds has to say on the war and its importance to American interests.

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Featured Speakers:
Senator Mike Rounds
Peter Rough
17
May 2023
Past Event
The Next Move in Ukraine: A Conversation with Michael R. Pompeo
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Peter Rough
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
17
May 2023
Past Event
The Next Move in Ukraine: A Conversation with Michael R. Pompeo
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Peter Rough
04
May 2023
Past Event
Global Reverberations of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Perspectives on Africa
Featured Speakers:
Ebenezer Obadare
Joseph Sany, PhD
Joshua Meservey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattal el-Sisi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the plenary meeting of the Russia-Africa Summit on October 24, 2019, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
04
May 2023
Past Event
Global Reverberations of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Perspectives on Africa

Joseph Sany of the United States Institute of Peace and Ebenezer Obadare of the Council on Foreign Relations join Hudson experts to analyze the historical, economic, and diplomatic complexities that shape the varied African perspectives on Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattal el-Sisi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the plenary meeting of the Russia-Africa Summit on October 24, 2019, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ebenezer Obadare
Joseph Sany, PhD
Joshua Meservey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
02
May 2023
Past Event
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on the Indo-Pacific, Ukraine, and Transatlantic Ties
Featured Speakers:
Jan Lipavský
Peter Rough
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02
May 2023
Past Event
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on the Indo-Pacific, Ukraine, and Transatlantic Ties

Hudson Institute will host Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský for remarks on the Czech view of the Indo-Pacific, the war in Ukraine, and transatlantic relations, followed by a conversation with Europe and Eurasia Center Director Peter Rough.

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Featured Speakers:
Jan Lipavský
Peter Rough
21
April 2023
Past Event
Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Stephen J. Hadley
Moderator:
Peter Rough
WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (AFP OUT) U.S. President George W. Bush (R) walks on the colonnade with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama at the White House November 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. This is the first visit for Barack Obama to the White House before he is sworn into office as President of the United States. First lady Laura Bush took soon to be first lady Michelle Obama on a tour of the White House as the President and Mr. Obama walked along the colonnade to the Oval Office where they will have a meeti
21
April 2023
Past Event
Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with the twentieth United States National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, on his new book,Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: (AFP OUT) U.S. President George W. Bush (R) walks on the colonnade with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama at the White House November 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. This is the first visit for Barack Obama to the White House before he is sworn into office as President of the United States. First lady Laura Bush took soon to be first lady Michelle Obama on a tour of the White House as the President and Mr. Obama walked along the colonnade to the Oval Office where they will have a meeti
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Stephen J. Hadley
Moderator:
Peter Rough
20
April 2023
Past Event
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Europe: A View from Capitol Hill with Rep. Jason Crow
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Rep. Jason Crow
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20
April 2023
Past Event
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Europe: A View from Capitol Hill with Rep. Jason Crow

Please welcome Congressman Crow back to Hudson Institute for a conversation with Peter Rough, director of the Hudson Center on Europe and Eurasia, on the state of the war, US strategy, and the importance of continued congressional support. 

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Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Rep. Jason Crow
10
March 2023
Past Event
Assessing Zeitenwende with Michael Link, Coordinator for Transatlantic Relations at Germany’s Foreign Ministry
Featured Speakers:
Michael Link
Peter Rough
US President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
10
March 2023
Past Event
Assessing Zeitenwende with Michael Link, Coordinator for Transatlantic Relations at Germany’s Foreign Ministry

On the heels of Olaf Scholz's visit to Washington, Peter Rough and MP Michael Link, coordinator for transatlantic relations at Germany’s foreign ministry, take stock of Zeitenwende and the transatlantic relationship.

US President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Link
Peter Rough
10
March 2023
Past Event
Support for Ukraine’s Defense in the 118th Congress
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Representative Seth Moulton
An Ukrainian soldier is seen on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 29, 2023. Artillery systems are actively used in the Donetsk region, where the intense attacks took place as the Russia-Ukraine War continues for more than 11 months. Artillery batteries are also being used on the frontine, along with various heavy weapons such as warplanes, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
10
March 2023
Past Event
Support for Ukraine’s Defense in the 118th Congress

Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey sits down with Congressman Seth Moulton to analyze key aspects of Ukraine’s fight against the invading Russian forces, including the last Congress’s investments in Ukraine and the future of support in the 118th Congress for Ukraine’s defense.

 

An Ukrainian soldier is seen on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 29, 2023. Artillery systems are actively used in the Donetsk region, where the intense attacks took place as the Russia-Ukraine War continues for more than 11 months. Artillery batteries are also being used on the frontine, along with various heavy weapons such as warplanes, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Luke Coffey
Representative Seth Moulton