The Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture was established in 2000 and is intended to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Additional information about the previous 24 lectures can be accessed on AFOCR’s website.

A distinguished panel of experts will assess the first 100 days of the Kursk operation and what to expect from the next US presidential administration.

Hudson’s Mike Gallagher will host James Litinsky, chairman and CEO of MP Materials, to discuss the role of these vital resources in PRC-US competition and what Washington can do to emerge victorious.

Join Hudson for an expert panel event that will discuss Hong Kong Watch’s latest report, Invisible Decline: Violations of Digital Rights in Hong Kong and Their Impact.

At Hudson, Senator Gramm and Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters will discuss how economic statistics suggest cohesion rather than divergence among Americans, and why this cohesion is likely to continue.

Join Hudson and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for a daylong conference with energy and security experts, industry representatives, and policymakers. The forum will discuss how Washington and Ottawa can work together to leverage emerging technologies and North America’s abundant energy resources to build energy security and limit authoritarian states’ influence in global energy markets.

Join Hudson for a discussion of the book with Wong, Japan Chair Kenneth Weinstein, and Senior Fellow Nury Turkel.

To explain the challenges facing GPS and how Washington can solve them, Hudson will host an event with several leading authorities on GPS.

For a discussion of these questions, join Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Senior Fellow Michael Doran, and Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Society Gabriel Scheinmann.

Join Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Nicaraguan democracy leader and Freedom House Trustee Félix Maradiaga to examine how today’s autocrats exert control and why democracies need new tactics to support democratic leaders in the region.

More than 100 days later, Hudson experts will discuss how successful the alliance has been in implementing key decisions made at the 2024 summit. How does NATO’s support package for Ukraine look in light of the shifting dynamics on the ground in recent months? What do new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s priorities tell us? How could the outcome of the US presidential election impact NATO? What are the opportunities and pitfalls for transatlantic relations in the near future?

Join the National Defense Industrial Association’s Emerging Technology Institute and Hudson’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology for a symposium exploring the future of joint experimentation for new technology-enabled operational concepts.