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

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

North America at a Crossroads: Advancing Economic Security

Featured Speakers:

Erin O’Toole

Sergio Gomez Lora

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Luke Coffey

Moderator:

Candace Laing

June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

North America at a Crossroads: Advancing Economic Security

Join Hudson for a discussion about the future of the continent and how the North American states can increase economic cooperation to strengthen the continent’s security.

Featured Speakers:

Erin O’Toole

Sergio Gomez Lora

Thomas J. Duesterberg

Luke Coffey

Moderator:

Candace Laing

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June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Risky Business: How Chinese Companies Use Hong Kong to Evade US Sanctions

Featured Speakers:

Thomas Benson

Samuel Bickett

Joey Siu

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

June 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Risky Business: How Chinese Companies Use Hong Kong to Evade US Sanctions

Join Hudson for an event examining new research about how Beijing exploits Hong Kong’s unique position and why economic and political developments on the island matter for US policymakers and the interests of Americans.

Featured Speakers:

Thomas Benson

Samuel Bickett

Joey Siu

Moderator:

Michael Sobolik

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June 2025

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Adapting the US Nuclear Posture in Response to Adversary Threats

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Austin Long

Greg Weaver

Moderator:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

June 2025

Past Event

Adapting the US Nuclear Posture in Response to Adversary Threats

Join Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs, the director of Hudson’s Keystone Defense Initiative, for a discussion with Dr. Austin Long and Mr. Greg Weaver on ways the US can increase the credibility of its nuclear deterrent in a dangerous new era.

Featured Speakers:

Dr. Austin Long

Greg Weaver

Moderator:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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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