Enhancing Northern European Security

March 2024

Past Event

Enhancing Northern European Security

Past Event

Hudson Institute

March 25, 2024

The first ever Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing (SRVL) has been carried out with an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducting trials onboard the new British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. (Courtesy photo by Royal Navy)

An F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter jet conducts trials onboard the new British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. (Courtesy photo by Royal Navy)

March 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Dame Karen Pierce

British Ambassador to the United States

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Andrew Michta

Director and Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, Atlantic Council

Moderator:

Few allies have done more for Ukraine and the eastern front of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization than the United Kingdom. Dame Karen Pierce, the UK ambassador to the United States, will introduce a panel with Senior Fellows Peter Rough and Luke Coffey and the Atlantic Council’s Andrew Michta to discuss their new policy memo on Northern European security, “Geopolitical Changes in Northern Europe Require a Fresh Approach to the Region.”

Hudson is grateful for the partnership and support of the UK Embassy in the United States for making this event possible.

August 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

The Rev. Fr. Remigius Ihyula

Joshua Meservey

Ambassador Tibor Nagy

Emmanuel Ogebe

Judd Saul

Greg Simpkins

Nina Shea

August 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Join Hudson Institute and the Ben Franklin Fellowship for a two-panel discussion examining US policy as it confronts the crisis of terror in Nigeria.

Featured Speakers:

Matthew Boyse

The Rev. Fr. Remigius Ihyula

Joshua Meservey

Ambassador Tibor Nagy

Emmanuel Ogebe

Judd Saul

Greg Simpkins

Nina Shea

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August 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Beyond the Postwar Era: The Japan Innovation Party's Vision

Featured Speakers:

Riley Walters

Hitoshi Aoyagi

Alex Saito

August 2026

Virtual Event | Online Only

Beyond the Postwar Era: The Japan Innovation Party's Vision

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Riley Walters will host Hitoshi Aoyagi, member of Japan’s House of Representatives and chair of Ishin’s Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Alex Saito, member of the House of Representatives and chair of Ishin’s Policy Research Council, for a discussion about Japan’s evolving national security and defense outlook.

Featured Speakers:

Riley Walters

Hitoshi Aoyagi

Alex Saito

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September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Nuclear Energy Is Ensuring Europe’s Secure, Low-Carbon Future

Featured Speakers:

Martin Vladimirov

Katie Strangis

Stephen Comello

Victor Ibarra

Matthew Boyse

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How Nuclear Energy Is Ensuring Europe’s Secure, Low-Carbon Future

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a discussion with senior US policymakers, nuclear industry leaders, and energy experts about how enhanced transatlantic cooperation on advanced nuclear technologies, fuel-cycle resilience, and next-generation energy infrastructure can reinforce European industrial competitiveness and long-term energy security.