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Environmental Agendas, Geopolitical Ends: Climate Policy and Great Power Competition
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Zineb Riboua
Brenda Shaffer
Sam Cooper
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May 2026
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Environmental Agendas, Geopolitical Ends: Climate Policy and Great Power Competition

To examine this emerging challenge, Senior Fellow Dr. Michael Doran will convene a conversation with Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Professor Brenda Shaffer—Research Faculty Member at the US Naval Postgraduate School and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council—and Sam Cooper, an award-winning investigative journalist focusing on China-Canada relations.

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A Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy of the United States Sarah B. Rogers
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Please join the Hudson Institute for a conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers and Hudson Research Fellow Zineb Riboua on how the United States is adapting its public diplomacy tools to advance its interests abroad, counter censorship, promote free speech, and leverage artificial intelligence to deliver more effective, targeted messaging.

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Georgia at a Geopolitical Crossroads: Iranian Influence and Strategic Competition
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The Western Hemisphere’s Energy Moment

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Adapting to the Modern Media Landscape: A Conversation with Hugh Hewitt

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China’s Persecution: Assault on All Faiths
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Grace Jin Drexel
Peter Xu
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Wang Chunyan
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Frances Hui
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Michael Arkush
This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a view of a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplace, researchers, campaigners and members of the diaspora say. Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centres for teaching vocational skills, closed years ago after their inhabitants "graduated" into stab
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May 2026
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China’s Persecution: Assault on All Faiths

To address these concerns, former senator Sam Brownback, who served as ambassador at large for international religious freedom in the first Trump administration, will join Senior Fellow Nina Shea to propose new policies for the US government and actions for the American public. 

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This picture taken on July 19, 2023 shows a view of a watchtower of an alleged detention facility in Artux in Kizilsu Prefecture in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplace, researchers, campaigners and members of the diaspora say. Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centres for teaching vocational skills, closed years ago after their inhabitants "graduated" into stab
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Hon. Frank Wolf
Grace Jin Drexel
Peter Xu
Pastor Pan Yongguang
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Wang Chunyan
Mihrigul Tursun
Frances Hui
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Michael Arkush
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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China
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Jason Hsu
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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

With Jason Hsu, Freymann will discuss how the United States and its partners can adapt to China’s evolving strategy and develop a coherent plan to prevent conflict while safeguarding Taiwan’s future.

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Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury
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Mariam Memarsadeghi
Samira Gharaee
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May 2026
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Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury

Research Fellow Zineb Riboua will discuss how the war is reshaping Iranian society with Mariam Memarsadeghi, who researches civil society, democratic movements, and civic education inside Iran and Samira Gharaei, who reports on political developments and public sentiment across Iranian media.

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Kenneth R. Weinstein
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A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi’s Policy Outlook and Solutions

On May 6, Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein will welcome Yasutoshi Nishimura, former head of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to Hudson. 

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The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm
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May 2026
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The Triumph of Economic Freedom: A Conversation with Phil Gramm

Senator Gramm will discuss the book’s findings, how economic freedom drives human flourishing, and why conventional wisdom about capitalism deserves a second look.

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The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
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Rachel Mackey
Mike Watson
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The Era of Rivalry: American Power and the Contemporary World Order | Hudson Institute Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

This certificate program is designed to equip policy professionals with a rigorous framework for understanding great power competition and the evolving structure of the international order.

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Rachel Mackey
Mike Watson
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April 2026
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Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security
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Joel Rayburn
Congressman Ronny Jackson
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April 2026
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Sustaining the Edge: A Conversation with Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

Please join Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Michael Doran and Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) for a discussion on the congressman’s recently introduced United States-Israel Framework for Upgraded Technologies, Research, and Enhanced Security Act and the strategic importance of the US-Israel partnership.

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Congressman Ronny Jackson
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