Nuclear Security Summits: Impact and Assessment

September 2011

Past Event

Nuclear Security Summits: Impact and Assessment

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

September 13, 2011

September 2011

Past Event

1015 15th Street, N.W., 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

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Speakers:

Jennifer Smyser

Program Officer, Policy and Outreach, Stanley Foundation

Laura Holgate

WMD Terrorism & Threat Reduction at National Security Council

Christopher A. Ford

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Technology and Global Security

Kenneth Luongo

Co-Chair, Fissile Materials Working Group and President, Partnership for Global Security

Kenneth Weinstein

Hudson Institute President & CEO

Katherine Gockel

Deputy Director, Partnership for a Secure America

The explosion of one crude nuclear device in one city would change our world forever. Since the end of the Cold War, a serious effort has been under way to fully secure the world's nuclear material. But 20 years later, that has yet to be achieved and the new threat of nuclear terrorism has emerged.

Participants discussed the impact of Nuclear Security Summits developments in nuclear security since the 2010 summit in Washington, DC; and looked ahead to desired outcomes from the next Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea in 2012.

September 2026

Past Event

Transferring Spectrum from the Federal to the Non-federal Domain: The View from NTIA

Featured Speakers:

Tricia J. Paoletta

Thomas Hazlett

J. Gregory Sidak

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

September 2026

Past Event

Transferring Spectrum from the Federal to the Non-federal Domain: The View from NTIA

Join Hudson Institute's Center for the Economics of the Internet for a keynote address given by Tricia Paoletta on the Trump administration's progress in managing and reallocating the electromagnetic radio frequency spectrum from the federal domain.

Featured Speakers:

Tricia J. Paoletta

Thomas Hazlett

J. Gregory Sidak

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

William Chou

Atsuyoshi Koike

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Bill Guidera

Kazumi Nishikawa

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Join Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair for a conference to showcase and strengthen US-Japan cooperation in semiconductors and AI. US Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Innovation and Engagement Bill Guidera will deliver an opening keynote before engaging in a fireside chat with Senior Fellow William Chou.

Featured Speakers:

William Chou

Atsuyoshi Koike

Arvind Krishna

Bill Guidera

Kazumi Nishikawa

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Somaliland as a Strategic Partner in the Horn of Africa

Featured Speakers:

Joshua Meservey

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ("Irro")

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

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In his first visit to the United States since winning the presidency in November 2024, Somaliland President Abdirahman “Irro” Mohamed Abdullahi will deliver a keynote speech at Hudson Institute followed by a fireside chat with Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey.

Featured Speakers:

Joshua Meservey

President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ("Irro")

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State

Featured Speakers:

Ludovic Hood

Hanin Ghaddar

Joel Rayburn

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Contested Lebanon: Israel, Iran, and US Strategy in a Fractured State

Experts from leading Washington think tanks will come together to discuss the prospects for stability in Lebanon and for future Israeli-Lebanese relations.