Venezuela on the Edge

May 2012

Past Event

Venezuela on the Edge

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

May 02, 2012

May 2012

Past Event

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

Read Transcript Read Transcript

Speakers:

Robert Pfaltzgraff,

President of The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis; Chairman, The National Security Planning Associates; and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of International Security Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University.

Ambassador Jaime Daremblum,

Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of Center for Latin American Studies

Pedro Burelli,

Pedro Burelli</strong> is the Managing Partner at B&V Consulting and a blogger writing about contemporary Venezuelan politics.

Gerver Torres,

Economist and Vice President of the Gallup Organization. He is also the Director of Leadership and Vision, a Venezuelan non-governmental organization.

Anibal Romero,

Professor of Political Theory at Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela is undergoing a political transformation that few thought was possible just last year. As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez continues his battle with cancer, the latest polling shows his opposition is uniting behind Henrique Capriles. With elections scheduled for later this year, Capriles is polling within striking distance of Chávez. The results of this election will have immediate ramifications on Latin America at large.

What is the current political climate of Venezuela? How will the citizens of Venezuela be affected by this election? What would the future of Venezuela be if Chávez cancels or loses the anticipated October elections?

Hudson's Center for Latin American Studies—in conjunction with Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis—held a timely and necessary analysis of the current political and economic state of affairs in Venezuela, featuring a distinguished panel of experts on Venezuela.

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal

Featured Speakers:

Rick Berger

Rush Doshi

Katie Magnus

David Rader

Moderator:

Nadia Schadlow

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal

Join Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow and an expert panel for a discussion on the DoW’s financial tools, the extent of the department’s authorities, and the role it will play in the broader American reindustrialization effort.

Featured Speakers:

Rick Berger

Rush Doshi

Katie Magnus

David Rader

Moderator:

Nadia Schadlow

Learn More

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Building US-Taiwan Defense Supply Chain Collaboration: Opportunities for Codevelopment and Coproduction

Featured Speakers:

Admiral Lee Hsi-Min

Betsy Shieh

Brandon Tseng

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Building US-Taiwan Defense Supply Chain Collaboration: Opportunities for Codevelopment and Coproduction

Join Hudson for a discussion with senior defense, industry, and policy leaders on how the US and Taiwan can advance collaborative models for codevelopment, coproduction, and supply chain integration.

Featured Speakers:

Admiral Lee Hsi-Min

Betsy Shieh

Brandon Tseng

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

Learn More

December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Michael Sobolik

Sebastian Gorka

Walter Russell Mead

John P. Walters

Park MacDougald

Scott Jennings

Congressman Brian Mast

Judd Rosenblatt

Derek Harvey

Matt Spalding

Cole Bunzel

Amb. Deborah Lipstadt

Moderators:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Liel Leibovitz

Aaron MacLean

December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will convene policymakers, experts, and private sector leaders to examine how antisemitism, both foreign and domestic, threatens American security and Western civilization.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Michael Sobolik

Sebastian Gorka

Walter Russell Mead

John P. Walters

Park MacDougald

Scott Jennings

Congressman Brian Mast

Judd Rosenblatt

Derek Harvey

Matt Spalding

Cole Bunzel

Amb. Deborah Lipstadt

Moderators:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Liel Leibovitz

Aaron MacLean

Learn More

December 2025

Past Event

Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries Infiltrate Higher Education to Threaten Free Speech and National Security

Featured Speakers:

Sarah McLaughlin

Michael Sobolik

December 2025

Past Event

Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries Infiltrate Higher Education to Threaten Free Speech and National Security

Join Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik for a conversation with Sarah McLaughlin, a senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, about her recent book on this subject, Authoritarians in the Academy.