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Founder and Chairman, Rasmussen Global; former Secretary General, NATO; and former Prime Minister of Denmark
Executive Vice President, United States Institute of Peace and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council; former Deputy Secretary General of NATO; and former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation
The Western world responded with unity to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and its ongoing proxy war in eastern Ukraine. The transatlantic alliance has held firm in maintenance of economic sanctions until Russia complies with its international commitments.
However, the war in Ukraine’s Donbas region continues to cost lives on an almost daily basis and threatens to become a humanitarian disaster in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, questions have arisen over whether transatlantic unity could be undermined following an alarmist reaction in Europe to the decision by U.S. Congress to strengthen Russia sanctions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently proposed a UN Mission to protect the OSCE monitors along the Line of Contact in eastern Ukraine: a proposal that is unacceptable to Ukraine and the west. However, transatlantic partners – led by the U.S. – believe President Putin’s willingness to negotiate a meaningful mission should be tested.
To discuss the current situation in Ukraine and the imperative of maintaining transatlantic unity, Hudson Institute was honored to welcome H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen for a keynote speech and panel discussion. Rasmussen is the former Secretary General of NATO and Prime Minister of Denmark and currently serves as an external adviser to President Poroshenko of Ukraine. He recently returned from the Line of Contact between Ukrainian and Russian-backed forces in Donbas.
Peter Rough will host Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk and Deputy Mayor Mykhailyna Skoryk-Shkarivska for a discussion about moving beyond the atrocity and Bucha’s role in the future of Ukraine.
As China purchases more US farmland, join Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA) and Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt as they discuss how Congress can protect Americans from both a food and national security crisis.
Israeli historian and author Gadi Taub joins Michael Doran for a conversation on Israel's recent judicial reforms.
Dr. Eyal Hulata joins Hudson to share insights gleaned from his time in office and his sense of the major decisions his successor will face in the coming year.