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

Join Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher for a fireside chat with radio host and commentator Hugh Hewitt, whose career in media and politics has spanned more than four decades.

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China’s Persecution: Assault on All Faiths
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Peter Xu
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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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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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Grace Jin Drexel
Peter Xu
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Wang Chunyan
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Frances Hui
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May 2026
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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China
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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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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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May 2026
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A Conversation with Former METI Minister Nishimura on Prime Minister Takaichi’s Policy Outlook and Solutions
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May 2026
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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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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
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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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April 2026
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Cuba: Prospects for Transition
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Frank Calzon
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April 2026
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Cuba: Prospects for Transition

Join Hudson Institute for a conversation with Frank Calzon, a veteran human rights advocate and one of the foremost authorities on Cuban civil society, as we examine the state of the island, lessons from democratic transitions elsewhere, and prospects for the Trump administration’s Cuba strategy.

WEDNESDAY 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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April 2026
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The Future of the Gulf: Commerce and Security in the Middle East After Operation Epic Fury
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Mike Gallagher
Jared Cohen
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April 2026
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The Future of the Gulf: Commerce and Security in the Middle East After Operation Epic Fury

Join Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher for a fireside chat with Jared Cohen, president of global affairs at Goldman Sachs and co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, for a discussion on the future of the Persian Gulf.

MONDAY 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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April 2026
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Strains and Strength: The Future of the US-UK Alliance in a Time of War
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Joel Rayburn
Tobias Ellwood
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April 2026
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Strains and Strength: The Future of the US-UK Alliance in a Time of War

Join the Hudson Institute for a timely conversation with former UK minister for the Middle East and North Africa and former minister of state for defence Tobias Ellwood, one of Britain’s most experienced voices on security and foreign policy.

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Tobias Ellwood
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