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.

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. 

 

Events
22
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
16
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
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
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers' 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Montinique Monroe via Getty Images)
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the American Federation of Teachers' 88th National Convention on July 25, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Montinique Monroe via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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Figure of a Kuomintang soldier looking across at the Chinese city of Xiamen on February 4, 2021, in Lieyu, Taiwan. (An Rong Xu via Getty Images)
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Figure of a Kuomintang soldier looking across at the Chinese city of Xiamen on February 4, 2021, in Lieyu, Taiwan. (An Rong Xu via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the NATO Summit on July 12, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron at the NATO Summit on July 12, 2023, in Vilnius, Lithuania (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Mike Watson
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Mike Watson
Commentary
4 Min Read
A Ukrainian soldier of the 43rd Infantry Brigade fires a bazooka during a tactical training session in the direction of the Ukrainian border, Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine, June 05, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a bazooka in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on June 5, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Mike Watson
Former Fellow
Mike Watson
Commentary
4 Min Read
Xi Gains Ground as Biden Stumbles
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President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California, on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Commentary
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