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

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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

Videos of individual panels and talks are below.

May 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Environmental Agendas, Geopolitical Ends: Climate Policy and Great Power Competition

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Zineb Riboua

Brenda Shaffer

Sam Cooper

May 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Environmental Agendas, Geopolitical Ends: Climate Policy and Great Power Competition

To examine this emerging challenge, Senior Fellow Dr. Michael Doran will convene a conversation with Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Professor Brenda Shaffer—Research Faculty Member at the US Naval Postgraduate School and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council—and Sam Cooper, an award-winning investigative journalist focusing on China-Canada relations.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Zineb Riboua

Brenda Shaffer

Sam Cooper

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May 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

A Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy of the United States, Sarah B. Rogers

Featured Speakers:

Sarah B. Rogers

Zineb Riboua

Eric Schmitt

Michael Doran

May 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

A Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy of the United States, Sarah B. Rogers

Please join the Hudson Institute for a conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers and Hudson Research Fellow Zineb Riboua on how the United States is adapting its public diplomacy tools to advance its interests abroad, counter censorship, promote free speech, and leverage artificial intelligence to deliver more effective, targeted messaging.

Featured Speakers:

Sarah B. Rogers

Zineb Riboua

Eric Schmitt

Michael Doran

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May 2026

Past Event

Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

Featured Speakers:

Eyck Freymann

Jason Hsu

May 2026

Past Event

Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

With Jason Hsu, Freymann will discuss how the United States and its partners can adapt to China’s evolving strategy and develop a coherent plan to prevent conflict while safeguarding Taiwan’s future.

Featured Speakers:

Eyck Freymann

Jason Hsu

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May 2026

Past Event

Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury

Featured Speakers:

Zineb Riboua

Mariam Memarsadeghi

Samira Gharaee

May 2026

Past Event

Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury

Research Fellow Zineb Riboua will discuss how the war is reshaping Iranian society with Mariam Memarsadeghi, who researches civil society, democratic movements, and civic education inside Iran and Samira Gharaei, who reports on political developments and public sentiment across Iranian media.