America's National Security Challenges, Today and Tomorrow: A Conversation with Robert O'Brien

October 2020

Past Event

America's National Security Challenges, Today and Tomorrow: A Conversation with Robert O'Brien

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

October 28, 2020

October 2020

Past Event

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

Speakers:

Robert C. O'Brien

Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

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Join Hudson Institute for a conversation on the current and future national security threats facing the United States with Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Robert O'Brien. The discussion will be moderated by Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Arthur Herman.

The United States faces unprecedented challenges in foreign policy and national security, from the COVID-19 pandemic to China’s drive for global hegemony, as well as the continuing War on Terror and challenges in the Middle East. The discussion will address these and other topics relating to O'Brien's role as Assistant to the President on National Security Affairs.

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