Unraveling North Korean Complexities: Security, Human Rights, and Diplomacy

November 2023

Past Event

Unraveling North Korean Complexities: Security, Human Rights, and Diplomacy

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 07, 2023

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)

November 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Ambassador Shin-wha Lee

South Korean Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights

Dr. Shin-wha Lee is professor of political science and international relations at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. In 2022, the Yoon administration appointed Professor Lee as ambassador for international cooperation and North Korean human rights, a post created when South Korea’s National Assembly passed the North Korean Human Rights Act in 2016. She also served as special advisor to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s independent inquiry on the Rwandan Genocide, an advisory board member of the secretary general’s Peacebuilding Fund, and as chair’s advisor to the East Asian Vision Group (EAVG).

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Patrick M. Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at Hudson Institute, will moderate a discussion with Ambassador Shin-wha Lee, South Korean ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights.

As North Korea’s nuclear buildup, political repression, and strengthening ties with Russia and China undermine peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia, Ambassador Lee will explore these issues and identify the most important avenues for bilateral cooperation in the United States–South Korea relationship as well as opportunities for multilateral cooperation throughout the region.

December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

How Strategic Use of Foreign Assistance Advances American Interests

Featured Speakers:

Jeremy Lewin

Matthew Boyse

December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

How Strategic Use of Foreign Assistance Advances American Interests

Moderated by Senior Fellow Matthew Boyse, a 35-year foreign service officer, this conversation will explore the evolving landscape of American diplomacy and development.

Featured Speakers:

Jeremy Lewin

Matthew Boyse

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal

Featured Speakers:

Rick Berger

Rush Doshi

Katie Magnus

David Rader

Moderator:

Nadia Schadlow

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal

Join Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow and an expert panel for a discussion on the DoW’s financial tools, the extent of the department’s authorities, and the role it will play in the broader American reindustrialization effort.

Featured Speakers:

Rick Berger

Rush Doshi

Katie Magnus

David Rader

Moderator:

Nadia Schadlow

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Building US-Taiwan Defense Supply Chain Collaboration: Opportunities for Codevelopment and Coproduction

Featured Speakers:

Admiral Lee Hsi-Min

Betsy Shieh

Brandon Tseng

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Building US-Taiwan Defense Supply Chain Collaboration: Opportunities for Codevelopment and Coproduction

Join Hudson for a discussion with senior defense, industry, and policy leaders on how the US and Taiwan can advance collaborative models for codevelopment, coproduction, and supply chain integration.

Featured Speakers:

Admiral Lee Hsi-Min

Betsy Shieh

Brandon Tseng

Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Moderator:

Jason Hsu

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Michael Sobolik

Sebastian Gorka

Walter Russell Mead

John P. Walters

Park MacDougald

Scott Jennings

Chairman Brian Mast

Judd Rosenblatt

Derek Harvey

Matt Spalding

Cole Bunzel

Moderators:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Liel Leibovitz

Aaron MacLean

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will convene policymakers, experts, and private sector leaders to examine how antisemitism, both foreign and domestic, threatens American security and Western civilization.