17
August 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip

Virtual Event | From Fist Bumps to Missile Fire: One Month since President Biden's Middle East Trip

Past Event
Online Only
August 17, 2022
An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)
Caption
An Iranian flag fluttering in front of Iran's Safir Omid rocket at an undisclosed location on August 16, 2008. (Vahidreza Alai/AFP via Getty Images)
17
August 2022
Past Event
Speakers:
michael_doran
Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Schachter

Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

rob_greenway
Robert Greenway

Former Adjunct Fellow

Andrea Stricker

Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies

One month has passed since President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East. In that time, the United States and its negotiating partners met in Vienna for another inconclusive round of nuclear negotiations with Iran. Intensive fighting between Israel and a terrorist group in Gaza started and finished. Iran reportedly began training Russian forces on the use of drones in Ukraine, and the US recently charged a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with attempting to assassinate former US National Security Advisor John Bolton and Hudson Distinguished Fellow and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion that will take a closer look at what has changed and what has stayed the same in the Middle East since the president's visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Panelists include Senior Fellow Michael Doran, Senior Fellow Jonathan Schachter, Adjunct Fellow Robert Greenway, and Foundation for Defense of Democracies Research Fellow Andrea Stricker.

Related Events
27
February 2026
Virtual Event | Online Only
Security, Normalization, and International Cooperation in the Middle East with Sir Liam Fox
Featured Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Sir Liam Fox
Zineb Riboua
Getty Images
27
February 2026
Virtual Event | Online Only
Security, Normalization, and International Cooperation in the Middle East with Sir Liam Fox

Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will host Sir Liam Fox for a conversation on the evolving geopolitical landscape in the Middle East. 

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Sir Liam Fox
Zineb Riboua
03
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Securing Venezuela’s Freedom after Maduro
Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Joel Frushone
Getty Images
03
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Securing Venezuela’s Freedom after Maduro

Please join Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López for a discussion on the future of Venezuelan democracy, the role of civil society in credible political and economic reforms, and the pathway to free and fair elections.

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Joel Frushone
03
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
A Strategic Response to Sino-Russian Cooperation: Perspectives from Europe and the Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Justyna Szczudlik
Greg Brown
Moderator:
Masashi Murano
Getty Images
03
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
A Strategic Response to Sino-Russian Cooperation: Perspectives from Europe and the Indo-Pacific
Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Justyna Szczudlik
Greg Brown
Moderator:
Masashi Murano
04
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Securing America’s Critical Mineral Supply Chain: A Conversation with Congressman Rob Wittman
Featured Speakers:
Mike Gallagher
Congressman Rob Wittman
Getty Images
04
March 2026
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Securing America’s Critical Mineral Supply Chain: A Conversation with Congressman Rob Wittman

Join Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) for a discussion on the congressman’s recently introduced Securing Essential and Critical US Resources and Elements (SECURE Minerals) Act and Congress’s role in securing America’s economic security.

Getty Images
Featured Speakers:
Mike Gallagher
Congressman Rob Wittman