Learning to Win: Using Operational Innovation to Regain the Advantage at Sea against China

September 2022

Past Event

Learning to Win: Using Operational Innovation to Regain the Advantage at Sea against China

Past Event

Online Only

September 22, 2022

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush operates with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Ionian Sea on August 27, 2022. (US Navy photo/Seaman Samuel Wagner)

September 2022

Past Event

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

Speakers:

Dmitry Filipoff

Director of Online Content, the Center for International Maritime Security

Michael A. Hunzeker

Associate Professor, George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

The US Navy has long been the world’s largest and most capable military fleet. However, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy recently overtook the US Navy in size and, with the PLA’s missile and air forces, threatens the US and its allies across the western Pacific. Against a large and sophisticated opponent like China, the US Navy cannot simply grow or adopt new technologies to regain its advantage. US sailors will need to innovate operationally or risk losing their next conflict.

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark, author and ICF Vice President Trent Hone, Dmitry Filipoff of the Center for Maritime Security, and Michael Hunzeker, author and associate professor at George Mason University, for a discussion about the importance of operational innovation and the Hudson Institute’s new report, “Learning to Win.”

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Strains and Strength: The Future of the US-UK Alliance in a Time of War

Featured Speakers:

Joel Rayburn

Tobias Ellwood

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Strains and Strength: The Future of the US-UK Alliance in a Time of War

Join the Hudson Institute for a timely conversation with former UK minister for the Middle East and North Africa and former minister of state for defence Tobias Ellwood, one of Britain’s most experienced voices on security and foreign policy.

Featured Speakers:

Joel Rayburn

Tobias Ellwood

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April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Future of the Gulf: Commerce and Security in the Middle East After Operation Epic Fury

Featured Speaker:

Jared Cohen

Moderator:

Mike Gallagher

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Future of the Gulf: Commerce and Security in the Middle East After Operation Epic Fury

Join Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher for a fireside chat with Jared Cohen, president of global affairs at Goldman Sachs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, for a discussion on the future of the Persian Gulf.

Featured Speaker:

Jared Cohen

Moderator:

Mike Gallagher

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April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Featured Speakers:

Ken Moriyasu

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Please join Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Senior Fellow Ken Moriyasu for a discussion on Central Asia’s economic and strategic significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking the region’s potential in an era of renewed great power competition.

Featured Speakers:

Ken Moriyasu

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

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April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Cuba: Prospects for Transition

Featured Speakers:

Daniel Batlle

Frank Calzon

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Cuba: Prospects for Transition

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Frank Calzon, a veteran human rights advocate and one of the foremost authorities on Cuban civil society, as we examine the state of the island, lessons from democratic transitions elsewhere, and prospects for the Trump administration’s Cuba strategy.