Ray Donovan on the Fentanyl Crisis and Strategic Law Enforcement

July 2024

Past Event

Ray Donovan on the Fentanyl Crisis and Strategic Law Enforcement

Past Event

Hudson Institute

July 12, 2024

Ray Donovan, chief of operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), stands in front of "The Faces of Fentanyl" wall in Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2022. (Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images)

July 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Raymond Donovan

Former Director of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration

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After a monthslong investigation, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and Chinese Communist Party uncovered that China is actively subsidizing the sale of fentanyl precursors to Mexico. With 80,000–100,000 American citizens dying of fentanyl overdoses each year, the administration needs to comprehensively disrupt the finances and operations of Mexico’s drug cartels and their suppliers, launderers, and partners in crime: the Chinese Communists.

David Asher and Raymond Donovan, former director of operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a strategic law enforcement expert, will discuss how America should hold the perpetrators accountable by strategically targeting them from the top down.

July 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Taiwan’s National Mobilization Against the China Threat

Featured Speakers:

Chi-Chang Tsai

Pao-Yang Shen

Ting-Yu Wang

Miles Yu

July 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Taiwan’s National Mobilization Against the China Threat

Please join Hudson Institute’s China Center as Miles Yu hosts a panel with key members of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan and the Democratic Progressive Party to examine Taiwan’s mobilization efforts against the CCP’s increasing threats.

Featured Speakers:

Chi-Chang Tsai

Pao-Yang Shen

Ting-Yu Wang

Miles Yu

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July 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

The US-Armenia Relationship and the Future of the South Caucasus: A Conversation with Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan

Featured Speakers:

H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan

Michael Doran

July 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

The US-Armenia Relationship and the Future of the South Caucasus: A Conversation with Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan

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.

Featured Speakers:

H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan

Michael Doran

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July 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

Featured Speakers:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senator Rick Scott

July 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

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.