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Senior Fellow
Michael Pregent is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is an expert on intelligence and Middle Eastern affairs.
Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
Hillel Fradkin is a senior fellow and director of the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World at Hudson Institute.
Vice President, American Foreign Policy Council
Ilan Berman is vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC).
The threat of an Iranian land bridge through Iraq and Syria—measured both in established influence and a physical presence—has become a reality. Iran’s goal for regional hegemony, a strategic plan more than three decades in the making, has come to fruition. With such a route in place, Iran can increase logistical and operational support to Lebanese Hezbollah and other IRGC-directed proxies.
Is it possible to disrupt this route, and can it be done without provoking further conflict? On September 29, Hudson Institute hosted a discussion assessing these and other elements of Iran’s strategic posture in the region. Hudson fellows Michael Pregent, Hillel Fradkin, and Lee Smith joined Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council to discuss the changing situation in the Middle East and the appropriate U.S. policy response.
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The revelation that Russia has recruited hundreds of Cuban citizens to fight in Ukraine underscores the desperation of Cuban citizens and the expansion of cooperation between Cuba and Russia.
Join Hudson Institute and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre (E-ARC) for a workshop on how the US and its allies should address the promises and perils of emerging technologies.
Hudson Senior Fellow Riley Walters will discuss these questions and more with former US Trade Representative Ambassador Susan Schwab.