For months, relations between President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have been tense, punctuated by the United States’ imposition of tariffs and sanctions. But the leaders’ recent interaction at the United Nations General Assembly has inspired warmer rhetoric and hopes for a thaw in bilateral relations. Both the US and Brazil stand to gain from closer cooperation, particularly in energy, trade, and security. Yet significant obstacles remain: Brazil’s deepening economic ties with China, its prominent role in BRICS (an organization of states that also includes Russia, India, China, and South Africa), ongoing disputes over digital governance and free speech regulation, and divergent approaches to regional and global challenges. Can recent diplomatic overtures translate into meaningful progress?
Join Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle and an expert panel as they assess whether current political dynamics could allow two of the Western Hemisphere’s largest powers to forge a more constructive partnership, and what it would take to bridge their considerable differences.
Please join Hudson Institute for a fireside chat with Senior Fellow and Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah Heinrichs and John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and co-director of the Urban Warfare Project.
Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth.
Join Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for a fireside discussion on how Congress can guide American strategy, the need to modernize the defense industrial base, and the vital role of allies and partners in an unstable international environment.
Join Senior Fellow Michael Doran for a candid conversation with H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan, ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States of America, as they discuss the developments, challenges, and opportunities defining the US-Armenia relationship.
