Understanding the Strategic Surprise of October 7

November 2025

Past Event

Understanding the Strategic Surprise of October 7

Past Event

Invite Only

November 03, 2025

November 2025

Past Event

Speaker:

Itai Brun

Former Head, Intelligence Directorate Research Division, Israel Defense Forces

Moderator:

Brigadier General (Res.) Itai Brun will join Senior Fellow Dr. Michael Doran to examine the strategic, organizational, and analytical factors that enabled Hamas’s October 7 surprise attack. They will explore how Israel’s security apparatus failed to adapt to Hamas’s evolving strategy due to institutional blind spots and an inaccurate threat perception. They will also identify meaningful lessons Israel and other nations should learn to strengthen their preparedness.

To request an invitation, please email Natalie Arbatman at narbatman@hudson.org.

February 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Opportunity and Uncertainty in the Middle East: Next Steps for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Featured Speakers:

Rebar Ahmed

Joel Rayburn

February 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Opportunity and Uncertainty in the Middle East: Next Steps for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Join Hudson for a deep dive into these topics with Interior Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Rebar Ahmed, one of the region’s most experienced and respected statesmen.

Featured Speakers:

Rebar Ahmed

Joel Rayburn

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February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Strategic Response to Sino-Russian Cooperation: Perspectives from Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Featured Speakers:

Nishank Motwani

Patrick M. Cronin

Justyna Szczudlik

Moderator:

Masashi Murano

February 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

A Strategic Response to Sino-Russian Cooperation: Perspectives from Europe and the Indo-Pacific

Featured Speakers:

Nishank Motwani

Patrick M. Cronin

Justyna Szczudlik

Moderator:

Masashi Murano

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February 2026

Past Event

Gen. Pierre Schill on France’s Strategic Vision and Adapting Land Forces for High-Intensity Conflict

Featured Speakers:

General Pierre Schill

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

February 2026

Past Event

Gen. Pierre Schill on France’s Strategic Vision and Adapting Land Forces for High-Intensity Conflict

Hudson welcomes French Army Chief of Staff General Pierre Schill, one of Europe’s most senior military leaders, for a discussion on the evolving strategic environment and the French Army’s transformation in a rapidly changing world.

Featured Speakers:

General Pierre Schill

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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February 2026

Past Event

Year One of Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Discussion with Congressman Pat Fallon

Featured Speakers:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Congressman Pat Fallon

February 2026

Past Event

Year One of Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Discussion with Congressman Pat Fallon

Join Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs and Congressman Pat Fallon (R-TX) for a discussion on the Trump administration’s first year of foreign policy and the risks and opportunities ahead.