Addressing Threats to Digital Rights in Hong Kong

November 2024

Past Event

Addressing Threats to Digital Rights in Hong Kong

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 13, 2024

An electronics shop employee in Hong Kong on October 18, 2017, looks at television sets showing a news report on China's President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Ambassador Derek Mitchell

Senior Advisor, Office of the President, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Anouk Wear

Research and Policy Advisor (USA), Hong Kong Watch

Yaqiu Wang

Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House

Joey Siu

Hong Kong Activist

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Hudson Institute is pleased to host the launch of Hong Kong Watch’s latest report, Invisible Decline: Violations of Digital Rights in Hong Kong and Their Impact. In the report, Anouk Wear examines how digital rights in Hong Kong have declined amid the Chinese government’s crackdown and what the United States and the international community can do to defend freedom in Hong Kong. Join Hudson for an expert panel event that will discuss the report and its implications.

May 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Works and Why It Matters for US Policy

Featured Speakers:

John Suarez

Nora Gámez Torres

Daniel Batlle

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

May 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Cuba’s Kleptocracy: How It Works and Why It Matters for US Policy

As the Trump administration indicates a “tough” new approach toward Havana, join Hudson for an expert discussion on how kleptocracy operates in Cuba and its implications for American policy.

Featured Speakers:

John Suarez

Nora Gámez Torres

Daniel Batlle

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

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May 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

What’s Happening in Minsk? A Conversation with Belarusian Democratic Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Featured Speakers:

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Peter Rough

May 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

What’s Happening in Minsk? A Conversation with Belarusian Democratic Leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Join Senior Fellow Peter Rough as he sits down with Tsikhanouskaya for a conversation on the state of affairs in Belarus and the geopolitics of Central and Eastern Europe.

Featured Speakers:

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Peter Rough

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April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Strategy in Motion: The Policies and Tactics of Modern Warfare | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

Featured Speakers:

Garrett Exner

Rachel Mackey

Brendan McBreen

April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Strategy in Motion: The Policies and Tactics of Modern Warfare | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

The Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program gathers talented early career professionals for advanced study of American foreign and domestic policy and national security, led by policy experts and experienced government officials.

Featured Speakers:

Garrett Exner

Rachel Mackey

Brendan McBreen

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April 2025

Past Event

Rebuilding America’s Maritime Industrial Base with Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young

Featured Speakers:

Senator Todd Young

Senator Mark Kelly

Michael Roberts

Bryan Clark

Fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) enters Dry Dock 1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Justice Vannatta)

April 2025

Past Event

Rebuilding America’s Maritime Industrial Base with Senators Mark Kelly and Todd Young

Hudson will welcome Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Todd Young (R-IN) to discuss their proposal to restore America’s shipping and shipbuilding industries to help deter Chinese aggression.