The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD

October, 2022

Past Event

The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD

Past Event

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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.

September 2026

Past Event

Inertial Confinement Fusion Bolsters Strategic Deterrence

Featured Speakers:

Mark Herrmann

Keith LeChien

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Madelyn Creedon

September 2026

Past Event

Inertial Confinement Fusion Bolsters Strategic Deterrence

Join Hudson Institute’s Keystone Defense Initiative for a discussion of Inertial Confinement Fusion Is Key to America’s Nuclear Deterrent, a new memo authored by Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs and Former Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Madelyn Creedon.

Featured Speakers:

Mark Herrmann

Keith LeChien

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Madelyn Creedon

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September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Frankston

Andy Magliochetti

Rolf Ziesing

Bryan Clark

Nadia Schadlow

Jai Malik

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion of how the DoW and industry are changing defense manufacturing for twenty-first century deterrence and combat.

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Frankston

Andy Magliochetti

Rolf Ziesing

Bryan Clark

Nadia Schadlow

Jai Malik

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September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Featured Speakers:

Alain Berset

Peter Rough

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Please join Secretary General Alain Berset as he explains the Council of Europe’s role today and its plans for the future. After his remarks, Secretary General Berset will sit down with Senior Fellow Peter Rough for a fireside chat.

Featured Speakers:

Alain Berset

Peter Rough

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September 2026

Past Event

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Jeremy Stern

September 2026

Past Event

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Join Hudson Institute and Tablet Magazine for an exclusive live recording of What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead. Mead, the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, and his cohost Jeremy Stern, editor in chief of Colossus, will bring their wide-ranging perspectives to help make sense of the news and understand the most consequential developments in American politics and world affairs.