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.

June 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Colombia’s Critical Moment: A Conversation with Enrique Peñalosa

Featured Speakers:

Enrique Peñalosa

Daniel Batlle

June 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Colombia’s Critical Moment: A Conversation with Enrique Peñalosa

Enrique Peñalosa will join Hudson’s Daniel Batlle to examine Colombia’s political environment and discuss how to resolve the country’s legislative gridlock.

Featured Speakers:

Enrique Peñalosa

Daniel Batlle

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June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Corné Mulder

Dr. Theo de Jager

Mr. Gerhard Papenfus

Moderator:

Joshua Meservey

June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

An Afrikaner Perspective on US–South Africa Relations

Three leaders of prominent South African organizations with strong Afrikaner memberships sit down with Hudson's Josh Meservey discuss the key issues roiling ties between Washington and Pretoria.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Corné Mulder

Dr. Theo de Jager

Mr. Gerhard Papenfus

Moderator:

Joshua Meservey

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June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Need for Speed: Transforming Defense Procurement for a Dangerous World

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Mike Rogers

Congressman Adam Smith

Dan Patt

Bryan Clark

June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Need for Speed: Transforming Defense Procurement for a Dangerous World

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion with Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith about the SPEED Act and why fixing defense acquisition and reviving the defense industrial base are essential to meeting America’s national security challenges.

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Mike Rogers

Congressman Adam Smith

Dan Patt

Bryan Clark

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June 2025

Past Event

Defending in Outer Space: A Conversation with Congressman Jeff Crank

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Jeff Crank

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

June 2025

Past Event

Defending in Outer Space: A Conversation with Congressman Jeff Crank

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative, and Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, for a conversation about the threats to American satellites and the policies and programs necessary to defend US interests in space.

Featured Speakers:

Congressman Jeff Crank

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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A Mexican National Guard officer stands guard on a pickup truck during a vehicle check heading to the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry crossing in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on February 6, 2025. (Getty Images)

The China-Mexico Drug Trade in the US