The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD

October, 2022

Past Event

The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD

Past Event

Online Only

October 05, 2022

People look at their damaged house after tornados in Round Rock, Texas, on March 22, 2022. (Bo Lee/Xinhua via Getty Images)

October, 2022

Past Event

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

Speakers:

Dr. Harlan Ullman

Senior Advisor, Atlantic Council

Susan Eisenhower

President, Eisenhower Group

Hon. Dov S. Zakheim

Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Over the past few years, the world has witnessed a global pandemic, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, extreme weather, and war in Ukraine. Is the world, and in particular the United States, prepared for future crises? Dr. Harlan Ullman addresses this question in his latest book, The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large.

Please join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Dr. Ullman, the Hon. Dov Zakheim, and Susan Eisenhower. Amb. Husain Haqqani will moderate the discussion.

April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

The New India Conference

Featured Speakers:

Nisha Biswal

Kurt Campbell

Vijay Chauthaiwale

Priyanka Chaturvedi

Dattatreya Hosabale

Hemang Jani

Kenneth Juster

Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ram Madhav

Ashok Malik

Richard Rossow

Joel Scanlon

Elizabeth Threlkeld

Moderators:

Lisa Curtis

Bill Drexel

Walter Russell Mead

Aparna Pande

April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

The New India Conference

Hudson will convene leading policymakers, strategists, and scholars from India, the US, and their international partners to examine India’s transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its implications for global order, US-India relations, and the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

Featured Speakers:

Nisha Biswal

Kurt Campbell

Vijay Chauthaiwale

Priyanka Chaturvedi

Dattatreya Hosabale

Hemang Jani

Kenneth Juster

Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ram Madhav

Ashok Malik

Richard Rossow

Joel Scanlon

Elizabeth Threlkeld

Moderators:

Lisa Curtis

Bill Drexel

Walter Russell Mead

Aparna Pande

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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.