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Machines load and unload coal at Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang City, China, on May 24, 2023. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Thomas J. Duesterberg is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and an expert on trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy.
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Biography
Thomas J. Duesterberg is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. An expert of trade, manufacturing, economics, and foreign policy, Dr. Duesterberg leads project work on trade with Europe and China, reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), global competition in advanced technologies such as 5G, and the strength of the United States manufacturing sector.
Previously, Dr. Duesterberg was executive director of the Manufacturing and Society in the Twenty-First Century Program at the Aspen Institute. From 1999 to 2011 he served as president and CEO of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, an economic research and executive education organization based in Virginia. He was also director of the Washington office of Hudson Institute, assistant secretary for international economic policy at the US Department of Commerce, chief of staff to Rep. Chris Cox and Sen. Dan Quayle, and associate instructor at Stanford University. He co-wrote US Manufacturing: The Engine of Growth in a Global Economy and three other books, and is the author of over 300 articles in journals and major newspapers. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Manufacturing Public Policy Initiative at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the Board of Trustees of the American University of Rome. He is a graduate of Princeton University (BA) and Indiana University (MA, PhD).
Featured Research
18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
18
April 2024
Past Event
Central & Eastern Europe Strategy Summit 2024
Featured Speakers:
Valdis Dombrovskis
Dan Quayle
Kamil Šaško
Jan Růžička
Marcin Piatkowski
Michael Harms
Tomáš Pojar,
Jean P. Froehly
Tyson Barker
Marek Mora
Vassil Terziev
Dragos Stefan Roibu
Tibor Tóth
Joel Scanlon
Moderators:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Luke Coffey
Peter Rough
Jamie Fly
Matthew Boyse
Daniel Kochis
05
April 2024
Past Event
Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations
Featured Speakers:
Governor Eric Holcomb
Satoshi Miura
Kazumi Nishikawa
Anita Rajan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Paul Sracic
David Rader
Moderators:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
William Chou
05
April 2024
Past Event
Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations
Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to make a major economic announcement.
Featured Speakers:
Governor Eric Holcomb
Satoshi Miura
Kazumi Nishikawa
Anita Rajan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Paul Sracic
David Rader
Moderators:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
William Chou
21
March 2024
Past Event
Addressing the Developing World’s Debt Crisis with Former World Bank President David Malpass
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Joshua Meservey
21
March 2024
Past Event
Addressing the Developing World’s Debt Crisis with Former World Bank President David Malpass
Former World Bank President David Malpass will present a new paper outlining constructive and cooperative ways to address the debt crisis in the developing world.
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Joshua Meservey
05
February 2024
Past Event
How to Deter China Economically with Representative Frank Lucas
Featured Speakers:
Representative Frank Lucas
Thomas J. Duesterberg
05
February 2024
Past Event
How to Deter China Economically with Representative Frank Lucas
Join Representative Frank Lucas (OK-3) and Senior Fellow Tom Duesterberg for a conversation on steps Congress could take to defend Taiwan from an increasingly belligerent China.
Featured Speakers:
Representative Frank Lucas
Thomas J. Duesterberg
25
January 2024
Past Event
Countering China’s International Objectives: A New Global Alliance Based on Pillars for Freedom
Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Richard B. Levine
William F. Martin
Roger W. Robinson, Jr.
Jan Havránek
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Moderator:
Amb. Paula J. Dobriansky, PhD
18
December 2023
Past Event
The Perils of Corporate Engagement with China
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
David Asher
Miles Yu
Gabe Noronha
Moderator:
Morgan Ortagus
18
December 2023
Past Event
The Perils of Corporate Engagement with China
Please join Hudson Institute’s China Center for a panel on leading US corporations’ involvement with the PRC, and the future of US corporate engagement with China.
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
David Asher
Miles Yu
Gabe Noronha
Moderator:
Morgan Ortagus
28
November 2023
Past Event
How the US Should Respond to China’s Challenge to US Geoeconomic Leadership
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Dr. Peter Hefele
Leland Miller
Craig Singleton
Moderator:
Miles Yu
18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Energy experts explore why the 1973 oil embargo mattered, why it continues to matter, and what lessons it offers policymakers today.
Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
12
June 2023
Past Event
Global Technological Standards and Geopolitics
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Fredrik Erixon
Agatha Kratz
Nigel Cory
Moderator:
Urška Petrovčič
07
February 2023
Past Event
The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola
Featured Speakers:
Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
Moderator:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
07
February 2023
Past Event
The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola
Join Hudson Institute and International Republican Institute experts in welcoming award-winning Angolan investigative journalist Rafael Marques as he presents new information about the malign influence of Chinese aid.
Featured Speakers:
Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
Moderator:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
28
September 2022
Past Event
Establishing and Fortifying US National Security Supply Chains
Featured Speakers:
Representative Michael Turner
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Edlyn Levine, PhD
Gilbert Kaplan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
Daniel McKivergan
28
September 2022
Past Event
Establishing and Fortifying US National Security Supply Chains
The United States must have secure, reliable, and scalable supply chains for critical supplies and technologies. For decades there has been an overrel
Featured Speakers:
Representative Michael Turner
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick
Edlyn Levine, PhD
Gilbert Kaplan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
Daniel McKivergan
09
September 2022
Past Event
Chinese Economic Decoupling Strategy against the United States
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Lee
09
September 2022
Past Event
Chinese Economic Decoupling Strategy against the United States
Many have paid attention to American efforts to partially decouple from China, but Beijing has been pursuing a much more extensive economic decoupling
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Lee
21
March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Future of US Energy Production: A Conversation with Sen. Bill Cassidy
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Bill Cassidy
Thomas J. Duesterberg
11
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Should Companies Subsidized by China Be Permitted to Buy US Tech Firms?
Featured Speakers:
Representative Scott Fitzgerald
Representative Greg Stanton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
11
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Should Companies Subsidized by China Be Permitted to Buy US Tech Firms?
This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Friday, February 11. Register for the event here.
Featured Speakers:
Representative Scott Fitzgerald
Representative Greg Stanton
Thomas J. Duesterberg
10
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Is China Headed for an Economic Crisis?
Featured Speakers:
Leland Miller
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
15
December 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Safeguarding America’s Critical Supply Chain Capabilities: A Discussion with Senators Bob Casey and John Cornyn
Featured Speakers:
Senator Bob Casey
Senator John Cornyn
Thomas J. Duesterberg
15
December 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Safeguarding America’s Critical Supply Chain Capabilities: A Discussion with Senators Bob Casey and John Cornyn
Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, December 15. Register for the event here.
Featured Speakers:
Senator Bob Casey
Senator John Cornyn
Thomas J. Duesterberg
03
November 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | What is President Biden’s Trade Policy for Asia?
Featured Speakers:
Kevin Hassett
Ashley Tellis
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Riley Walters
Seth Cropsey
03
November 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | What is President Biden’s Trade Policy for Asia?
Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, November 3. Register for the event here.
Featured Speakers:
Kevin Hassett
Ashley Tellis
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Riley Walters
Seth Cropsey
12
October 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | A Book Talk with Robert B. Zoellick
Featured Speakers:
Amb. Robert B. Zoellick
Thomas J. Duesterberg
29
September 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | An Emerging G2? Prospects for Transatlantic Tech Cooperation
Featured Speakers:
Tyson Barker
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Nadia Schadlow
Peter Rough
17
December 2019
Past Event
The Role of Global Standards in the Battle for 5G Leadership
Featured Speakers:
Susan Armstrong
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Neuffer
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Robert Strayer
Jeremie Waterman
17
December 2019
Past Event
The Role of Global Standards in the Battle for 5G Leadership
While the United States and its allies dominated the race for 3G and 4G cellular infrastructure and the applications enabled by those technologies, th
Featured Speakers:
Susan Armstrong
Thomas J. Duesterberg
John Neuffer
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Robert Strayer
Jeremie Waterman
05
September 2019
Past Event
Cyber Challenges: The Internet, Global Competition, and National Security
Featured Speakers:
Dorothea LaChon Abraham
Patrick M. Cronin
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Paul M. Evans
Motohiro Tsuchiya
Ken Weinstein
16
April 2019
Past Event
Caught in the Crossfire: Balancing EU relations with the U.S. and China
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen
Liselotte Odgaard
Randall G. Schriver
Ashley Tellis
Ken Weinstein
13
March 2019
Past Event
Can the U.S. and Allies Agree on WTO Reform?
Featured Speakers:
Stephen P. Vaughn
Paul Linnarz (Moderator)
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Takeshi Komoto
Peter Rashish
Peter Rough
21
May 2018
Past Event
Are Gulf State Airlines Taking Unfair Advantage of Open Skies Agreements?
Featured Speakers:
Newt Gingrich
Peter Navarro
The Hon. James H. Burnley IV
Steve Taylor
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Thomas J. Duesterberg
21
May 2018
Past Event
Are Gulf State Airlines Taking Unfair Advantage of Open Skies Agreements?
A discussion addressing questions about the impact of state subsidies and other directed benefits on the international aviation market
Featured Speakers:
Newt Gingrich
Peter Navarro
The Hon. James H. Burnley IV
Steve Taylor
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Thomas J. Duesterberg
20
March 2018
Past Event
5G: Will the United States Maintain its Lead in Wireless Technology?
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Shane Tews
Carolyn Bartholomew
20
March 2018
Past Event
5G: Will the United States Maintain its Lead in Wireless Technology?
Thomas J. Duesterberg, Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Shane Tews, and Carolyn Bartholomew discuss U.S. competitiveness in wireless technology.
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Harold Furchtgott-Roth
Shane Tews
Carolyn Bartholomew
14
February 2018
Past Event
The Trump Administration’s Global Economic Agenda: A Discussion with Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, David Malpass
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Thomas J. Duesterberg
14
February 2018
Past Event
The Trump Administration’s Global Economic Agenda: A Discussion with Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, David Malpass
David Malpass, Kenneth R. Weinstein, and Thomas J. Duesterberg will discuss U.S. economic competitiveness in a globalized economy.
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Thomas J. Duesterberg
05
February 2018
Past Event
Environmental Policy in the 21st Century: The Future of the Kigali Amendment
Featured Speakers:
Steve Forbes
Christopher DeMuth
Dave Banks
Marc D'Iorio
Dr. James Hammitt
Jeff Holmstead
Thomas J. Duesterberg
David Doniger
Patrick Michaels
Paul Camuti
Stephen Yurek
05
February 2018
Past Event
Environmental Policy in the 21st Century: The Future of the Kigali Amendment
Hudson Institute hosts discussion on the Kigali Amendment.
Featured Speakers:
Steve Forbes
Christopher DeMuth
Dave Banks
Marc D'Iorio
Dr. James Hammitt
Jeff Holmstead
Thomas J. Duesterberg
David Doniger
Patrick Michaels
Paul Camuti
Stephen Yurek
21
June 2017
Past Event
Monetary Policy, Trade, and Politics: An Update on the Transatlantic Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Brendan Brown
Benjamin Haddad
21
June 2017
Past Event
Monetary Policy, Trade, and Politics: An Update on the Transatlantic Relationship
Thomas J. Duesterberg, Brendan Brown, Benjamin Haddad, and Peter Rough discuss transatlantic trade, monetary policy, and the NATO military alliance.
Featured Speakers:
Peter Rough
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Brendan Brown
Benjamin Haddad
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Machines load and unload coal at Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang City, China, on May 24, 2023. (Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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中国の湖北省宜昌市の建設中の商業家屋、2023年10月18日撮影（写真提供Costfoto/ Nurphoto、Getty Images）
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Citizens walk past a decorative installation for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on October 14, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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The water level of the Yangtze River and Jialing River in Chongqing, China, on August 17, 2022. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The ship Pavilion Aranda in Sabine Pass near the US Gulf Coast on June 21, 2023. (Julia Naue via Getty Images)
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Outside of a TSMC microchip fabrication plant in Taichung, Taiwan, on September 13, 2023. (An Rong Xu via Getty Images
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President Joe Biden visits a Wolfspeed semiconductor manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina, to kick pff the Investing in America Tour on March 28, 2023. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves the hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace on December 8, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Commercial houses under construction in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
