America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan

November 2024

Past Event

America’s Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 18, 2024

President Ronald Reagan with Medal of Freedom winner Arms Negotiator Paul Nitze. (Diana Walker via Getty Images)

President Ronald Reagan with Medal of Freedom recipient Paul Nitze. (Diana Walker via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Dr. James Graham Wilson

Supervisory Historian, United States Department of State

Paul Nitze is best known as the author of NSC 68, a national security strategy that helped shape the Cold War era, the policy of containment, and with it, modern American history, including Cold War victory over the Soviet Union.

State Department Historian Dr. James Graham Wilson will discuss his biography of Nitze, America's Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan, with Hudson’s Dr. Jonathan Ward, an expert on US-China competition and the author of The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China.

The talk will cover Nitze’s life and legacy, his enduring impact on American history, and lessons for present-day national security and foreign policy in the face of renewed competition and conflict with Russia and China.

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The US Economic Outlook: A Conversation with Pierre Yared

Featured Speakers:

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Pierre Yared

An American flag is displayed on a desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The US Economic Outlook: A Conversation with Pierre Yared

Please join Acting Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Pierre Yared for a conversation with Senior Fellow Tom Duesterberg on the first year of the Trump administration’s economic agenda and the key factors shaping the US economy’s outlook.

Featured Speakers:

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Pierre Yared

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16 - 19

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Citizen and State: Tocqueville, Liberty, and Public Life | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

Featured Speakers:

Rachel Mackey

Robert Woodson

16 - 19

April 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Citizen and State: Tocqueville, Liberty, and Public Life | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

This certificate program is designed to provide policy professionals with a crash course in military tactics and operational realities.

Featured Speakers:

Rachel Mackey

Robert Woodson

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April 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

The New India Conference

Featured Speakers:

Nisha Biswal

Kurt Campbell

Vijay Chauthaiwale

Hemang Jani

Kenneth Juster

Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ram Madhav

Ashok Malik

Bethany Poulos Morrison

Richard Rossow

Joel Scanlon

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

Hemang Jani

Kenneth Juster

Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ram Madhav

Ashok Malik

Bethany Poulos Morrison

Richard Rossow

Joel Scanlon

Moderators:

Lisa Curtis

Bill Drexel

Walter Russell Mead

Aparna Pande

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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:

Michael Doran

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 Michael Doran for a discussion on the region’s significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking its potential in an era of renewed great power competition.