May 2019

Past Event

The Arms Control Landscape

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

May 29, 2019

Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

May 2019

Past Event

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

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Speakers:

Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Dr. James H. Anderson

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense

Prepared keynote remarks from Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr.

Hudson Institute hosted the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., for a discussion on Russian and Chinese nuclear weapons. Lt. Gen. Ashley provided keynote remarks and engaged in a discussion with Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs. This was followed by a panel of senior government officials who discussed the global landscape for arms control.

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mecca Pact vs. IMEC: Competing Visions for the New Middle East

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Chaim Martin

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Soner Cagaptay

Ken Moriyasu

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mecca Pact vs. IMEC: Competing Visions for the New Middle East

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Ken Moriyasu for a panel with Chaim Martin, Israel’s minister of economic affairs to the United States; Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of the Brookings Institution; Soner Cagaptay of the Washington Institute; and Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran as they examine the logic behind each framework and what their rivalry means for US policy.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Chaim Martin

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

Soner Cagaptay

Ken Moriyasu

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October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Chemistry of Combat: Rebuilding America’s Energetics Base

Featured Speakers:

Madeline Hart

Chris Michienzi

Michael Brown

Sean Hunt

Marcus Jones

Alex Woods

Nadia Schadlow

Kristy Klein

October 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Chemistry of Combat: Rebuilding America’s Energetics Base

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion of how the US can build a more resilient and flexible energetics base—one that can meet sustained demand while accelerating the development and fielding of new capabilities.

Featured Speakers:

Madeline Hart

Chris Michienzi

Michael Brown

Sean Hunt

Marcus Jones

Alex Woods

Nadia Schadlow

Kristy Klein

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October 2026

Past Event

The Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture

Featured Speakers:

Karel Řehka

Daniel Kochis

Luke Coffey

October 2026

Past Event

The Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture

Hudson welcomes Karel Řehka, former chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, to discuss the changing security environment in Europe and its implications for the Czech Republic, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the transatlantic alliance.