Space and US National Security

July 2023

Past Event

Space and US National Security

Past Event

Hudson Institute

July 26, 2023

Satellite Communications Center of Buitrago de Lozoya north of Madrid on July 17, 2021. (Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

July 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Even Rogers

CEO, True Anomaly

Col. (ret.) Dean Bellamy

Executive Vice President, National Security Space, Redwire

Jason Kim

Senior Policy Analyst, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Chris Shank

Vice President of Defense and Space Programs, Maxar

Listen to Event Audio

View Event Transcript

Space-based critical infrastructure is emerging as a vital area for national security. Join Hudson Senior Fellows Arthur Herman and Peter Huessy for a discussion on dual-use technologies, America’s industrial base, and the emerging role of commercial industry in space security. The panel will include Even Rogers, CEO of True Anomaly; Col. (ret.) Dean Bellamy, Executive Vice President, National Security Space, Redwire; Chris Shank, Vice President of Defense and Space Programs, Maxar; and Jason Kim, a senior policy analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Frankston

Andy Magliochetti

Rolf Ziesing

Bryan Clark

Nadia Schadlow

Jai Malik

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Ending Self-Imposed Scarcity: Expanding Defense Production with New Technology and Techniques

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion of how the DoW and industry are changing defense manufacturing for twenty-first century deterrence and combat.

Featured Speakers:

Jeff Frankston

Andy Magliochetti

Rolf Ziesing

Bryan Clark

Nadia Schadlow

Jai Malik

Learn More

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Featured Speakers:

Alain Berset

Peter Rough

September 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Conversation with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Please join Secretary General Alain Berset as he explains the Council of Europe’s role today and its plans for the future. After his remarks, Secretary General Berset will sit down with Senior Fellow Peter Rough for a fireside chat.

Featured Speakers:

Alain Berset

Peter Rough

Learn More

September 2026

Past Event

Inertial Confinement Fusion Bolsters Strategic Deterrence

Featured Speakers:

Mark Herrmann

Keith LeChien

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Madelyn Creedon

September 2026

Past Event

Inertial Confinement Fusion Bolsters Strategic Deterrence

Join Hudson Institute’s Keystone Defense Initiative for a discussion of Inertial Confinement Fusion Is Key to America’s Nuclear Deterrent, a new memo authored by Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs and Former Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Madelyn Creedon.

Featured Speakers:

Mark Herrmann

Keith LeChien

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Madelyn Creedon

Learn More

September 2026

Past Event

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Jeremy Stern

September 2026

Past Event

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Join Hudson Institute and Tablet Magazine for an exclusive live recording of What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead. Mead, the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, and his cohost Jeremy Stern, editor in chief of Colossus, will bring their wide-ranging perspectives to help make sense of the news and understand the most consequential developments in American politics and world affairs.