Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Foreign Policy

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Mike Watson is associate director of Hudson Institute's Center for the Future of Liberal Society.

Biography

Mike Watson is the associate director of Hudson Institute’s Center for the Future of Liberal Society. He holds a BA in history from the University of Virginia and an MA in security policy studies from George Washington University. His written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, Tablet, National Interest, National Review, The Hill, American Purpose, Providence, and National Affairs. His research focuses on America’s competitive advantages against foreign adversaries and the historical roots of American foreign policy and strategic thought.

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions at a front line in Donbas, Ukraine, on June 15, 2022. (Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Arm Ukraine or Prepare for China? Wrong Question.

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Peter Rough & Mike Watson

Mar 13, 2023

Commentary

7 Min Read

A B-17 Flying Fortress. (Getty Images)

Why the World Wars Happened

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Feb 17, 2023

Commentary

8 Min Read

A journalist takes a photo of a live feed of Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on May 14, 2017. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

The Middle Kingdom’s Media Blitz

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Jan 8, 2023

Commentary

4 Min Read

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise betwe

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey as part of joint military drill Operation Keen Sword in Kumamoto, Japan, on November 16, 2022. (Marine Corps photo by Justin Marty)

Germany Shirks Its Defense Pledge, Imperiling the Asia "Pivot"

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

2 Min Read

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Faller)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Hyūga launches an MH-60J Seahawk helicopter during training in the Philippine Sea on January 21, 2022. (DVIDS photo by Jeremy Faller)

Japan Abandons Pacifism

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Dec 15, 2022

Commentary

10 Min Read

An election campaign banner showing Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Narendra Modi on September 11, 2019, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The Thawing of Israel's Relationship with India