Grand Opening Featuring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

March 2016

Past Event

Grand Opening Featuring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

March 30, 2016

March 2016

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

On March 30th, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan visited Hudson Institute to celebrate the grand opening of our new Washington headquarters, the Betsy and Walter Stern Policy Center. Abe, Hudson’s 2013 Herman Kahn Award honoree and a longtime friend of the Institute, spoke warmly about Hudson, its leadership, and our long tradition of “thinking the unthinkable.”

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Regional Reactions to the US-China Summit

Featured Speakers:

Takahiro Tsuchiya

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Patrick M. Cronin

William Chou

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Regional Reactions to the US-China Summit

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion which will examine how Japan, Europe, South Korea, and Southeast Asia view the Trump–Xi summit and how the regions will act on their priorities going forward.

Featured Speakers:

Takahiro Tsuchiya

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Patrick M. Cronin

William Chou

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October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Brazil Decides: The 2026 Election and the Future of US-Brazil Relations

Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Jana Nelson

Clifford Young

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Brazil Decides: The 2026 Election and the Future of US-Brazil Relations

Join Hudson Institute for a panel that will examine the dynamics shaping the race, how each leading candidate would govern, and what a Lula or Bolsonaro victory would mean for US-Brazil relations.

Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Jana Nelson

Clifford Young

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October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Getting Past the US-Canada Impasse

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

Shuvaloy Majumdar

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Getting Past the US-Canada Impasse

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Matthew Boyse for a conversation with Canadian Shadow Minister for Canada-US Relations Shuvaloy Majumdar, MP (Calgary Heritage) as they discuss the state of the bilateral relationship and potential paths forward.

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

Shuvaloy Majumdar

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October 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

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

Featured Speakers:

Russell Vought

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

October 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

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.