Countering Violent Extremism: Qatar, Iran, and the Muslim Brotherhood

October 2017

Past Event

Countering Violent Extremism: Qatar, Iran, and the Muslim Brotherhood

Past Event

Ronald Reagan Building

October 23, 2017

(Image credit: 200mm)

October 2017

Past Event

Speakers:

Hillel Fradkin

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World

Secretary Leon E. Panetta

Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy and Former Secretary of Defense

Lally Weymouth

Senior Associate Editor, Washington Post

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Member Foreign Affairs Committee

Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX)

House Homeland Security Committee

Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA)

Member House Committee on Judiciary

Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA)

House Foreign Affairs Committee

General Charles “Chuck” Wald, US Army (Ret.)

Former Deputy Commander, US EUCOM

Ambassador Alberto Fernandez

Director of Middle East Broadcasting

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Khalilzad Associates

Ray Takeyh

Council on Foreign Relations

William Wechsler

Middle East Institute, Former DASD SpecOps and Combating Terror

Lally Weymouth

Senior Associate Editor, Washington Post

General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.)

Former Director of the CIA

Representative Don Bacon (R-NE)

House Committee on Armed Services

Ambassador Dennis Ross

Counselor & William Davidson Distinguished Fellow, Washington Institute

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Committee on Armed Services and Select Committee on Intelligence

Catherine Herridge

Chief Intelligence Correspondent, Fox News

Representative Robert Pittenger (R-TX)

House Vice Chairman, House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee Vice Chairman on Terrorism and Illicit Finance

Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Member House Committee of Foreign Affairs

Stephen K. Bannon

Former White House Chief Strategist and Executive Chairman of Breitbart News

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia

Videos of individual panels and talks are below.

February 2026

Past Event

The Road to Lasting Peace: US Leadership in the South Caucasus

Featured Speakers:

Vinay Chawla

Luke Coffey

Sonata Coulter

Andrew D’Anieri

Efgan Nifti

Moderator:

Michael Doran

February 2026

Past Event

The Road to Lasting Peace: US Leadership in the South Caucasus

Join Hudson for a conversation with officials who have been at the center of these efforts, expert financiers, and leading regional analysts on what the deal achieved, what comes next, and why sustained US engagement in the South Caucasus matters.

Featured Speakers:

Vinay Chawla

Luke Coffey

Sonata Coulter

Andrew D’Anieri

Efgan Nifti

Moderator:

Michael Doran

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February 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Nigeria: Country of Particular Concern or Counterterrorism Partner?

Featured Speakers:

Kabir Adamu

Yusuf Anka

Cheta Nwanze

Michael Walsh

Moderator:

James Barnett

February 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Nigeria: Country of Particular Concern or Counterterrorism Partner?

Will this security cooperation be the new normal for US-Nigeria relations, or will Trump escalate his diplomatic and economic pressure?

Featured Speakers:

Kabir Adamu

Yusuf Anka

Cheta Nwanze

Michael Walsh

Moderator:

James Barnett

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February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

“Iron Curtain” at 80: Why the Special Relationship Is Essential to Defeating the New Authoritarians

Featured Speakers:

Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP

Daniel Kochis

Joel Scanlon

February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

“Iron Curtain” at 80: Why the Special Relationship Is Essential to Defeating the New Authoritarians

UK Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs the Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP, will join Hudson for a conversation on the future of the special relationship and what the adoption of a conservative foreign policy would mean for Britain and the transatlantic alliance.

Featured Speakers:

Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP

Daniel Kochis

Joel Scanlon

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February 2026

Past Event

Toward a Stronger US-Taiwan Partnership: Unpacking the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Featured Speakers:

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Bonnie Glaser

Moderator:

Riley Walters

February 2026

Past Event

Toward a Stronger US-Taiwan Partnership: Unpacking the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Join Hudson for an expert panel on why these deals are so important for both nations, what they mean for the future of US supply chains, and what potential challenges remain for implementing these deals.

Featured Speakers:

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Bonnie Glaser

Moderator:

Riley Walters

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An Ultimatium to Iran and China’s Alleged Nuclear Test

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

In the Media

Feb 19, 2026

In the Media

A tugboat crosses in front of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem as the ship arrives in Diego Garcia on January 3, 2024. (US Navy)

A Hostile Handover