Mike Watson

Former Fellow

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Mike Watson was a fellow and deputy director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Strategy and American Statecraft.

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Biography

Mike Watson was a fellow and deputy director of Hudson Institute’s Center for Strategy and American Statecraft. His research focused on America’s competitive advantages against foreign adversaries and the historical roots of American foreign policy and strategic thought.

He holds a BA in history from the University of Virginia and an MA in security policy studies from George Washington University. 

 

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May 2025
Past Event
US-China Rivalry in the Middle East Conference
Featured Speakers:
Senator Ted Cruz
Congressman Kevin Hern
Elliott Abrams
Michael Doran
Mary Kissel
Bernard Haykel
Joshua Meservey
John Lee
Aaron MacLean
Ray Takeyh
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Jonathan Hessen
Joel Scanlon
Jason Hsu
Dan Blumenthal
Michael Sobolik
Garrett Exner
Ilan Berman
Mike Watson
Moderators:
Liel Leibovitz
Zineb Riboua
Ethan Gutman
Adhwaa Alsaleh
Daniel Samet
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22
May 2025
Past Event
US-China Rivalry in the Middle East Conference

Former policymakers and leading national security experts will join Hudson to assess how China’s growing influence is reshaping the regional order—and how the US should respond.

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Featured Speakers:
Senator Ted Cruz
Congressman Kevin Hern
Elliott Abrams
Michael Doran
Mary Kissel
Bernard Haykel
Joshua Meservey
John Lee
Aaron MacLean
Ray Takeyh
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Jonathan Hessen
Joel Scanlon
Jason Hsu
Dan Blumenthal
Michael Sobolik
Garrett Exner
Ilan Berman
Mike Watson
Moderators:
Liel Leibovitz
Zineb Riboua
Ethan Gutman
Adhwaa Alsaleh
Daniel Samet
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16 - 18
May 2024
Past Event
Planning to Win: An Analysis of US Strategy | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
Featured Speakers:
Mike Watson
Peter Campbell
Rachel Mackey
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16 - 18
May 2024
Past Event
Planning to Win: An Analysis of US Strategy | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
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Featured Speakers:
Mike Watson
Peter Campbell
Rachel Mackey
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President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on June 27, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on June 27, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong via Getty Images)
Return of the Dealmaker
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A statue of composer George Frideric Handel on April 8, 2009, in London. (Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
A statue of composer George Frideric Handel on April 8, 2009, in London. (Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
Getting a Handel on Success
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Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara via Getty Images)
Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara via Getty Images)
Turkey’s Syrian Gambit Pays Off
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United States President Joe Biden meets with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on October 22, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
United States President Joe Biden meets with Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob on October 22, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
Bidding Farewell to Biden’s Foreign Policy
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Illustration of four of the United States Founding Fathers,1774. (Getty Images)
Illustration of four of the United States Founding Fathers,1774. (Getty Images)
John Adams, Man for the Job
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Commentary
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Israeli soldiers hang flags on an armored personnel carrier near the Gaza Strip border on June 6, 2024. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers hang flags on an armored personnel carrier near the Gaza Strip border on June 6, 2024. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
Israel Takes the Gloves Off
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Commentary
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A general view shows a church (C) between a construction site (foreground) and residential and commercial buildings in Seoul on November 21, 2023. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
A general view shows a church between a construction site and residential and commercial buildings in Seoul on November 21, 2023. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)
To Spread Democracy, You Gotta Have Faith
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Visitors watch a show with at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on February 7, 2024. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)
Visitors watch a show with at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on February 7, 2024. (Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images)
More Crazy Rich Asians, Please
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