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Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Rebeccah L. Heinrichs and Peter Rough and Senior Analyst at The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Bartosz Bieliszczuk, for a discussion on the Biden administration’s decision to lift U.S. sanctions connected to the Russian Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and the concerns of U.S. allies across Central Europe and the European Union.
President Biden announced on May 25 that he will waive some sanctions involving the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a Russian pipeline that will send natural gas under the Baltic Sea to Germany. He said he was waving the sanctions in the interest of “rebuilding relationships with our allies and partners in Europe,” despite the sanctionable activities committed by the Switzerland-based company Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO, Matthias Warnig, a Putin ally and former officer in East Germany’s Stasi. The pipeline’s construction is nearly complete but had been blocked with the imposition of U.S. congressional sanctions passed without a presidential waiver.
While the Biden administration’s decision was greeted with praise from German and Russian officials, it has also elicited condemnations from allies in Poland and Ukraine, and has faced bipartisan criticism from U.S. Members of Congress. As President Biden prepares for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16, his decision and the fate of the controversial pipeline looms large. Please join Hudson Institute for this important and timely discussion.
Join Hudson Institute for a conference with leaders from industry, government, academia, and defense to discuss the latest developments in the US-China AI competition.
Join House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) for a fireside discussion with Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow on Congress’s role in revitalizing America’s defense industrial base.
Please join Hudson Institute for a special address on the current state-of-play by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will join remotely, followed by a question-and-answer session on the war with Hudson Institute President and CEO John Walters.
Bill Frauenhofer, executive director for semiconductor investment and innovation at the US Department of Commerce, will join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow David Feith for an invitation-only fireside chat on semiconductor onshoring and the role of government capital in strengthening America’s technological and industrial leadership.
