
Michael Roberts
Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

19
February 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Nickolas Guertin
Glen Kim
Brian Holland
Greg Little
Tom Moore
Paul Clifford
Brad Moyer
Rob Lehman
Chris Clark
Moderators:
Bryan Clark
Michael Roberts

19
February 2025
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Featured Speakers:
Hon. Nickolas Guertin
Glen Kim
Brian Holland
Greg Little
Tom Moore
Paul Clifford
Brad Moyer
Rob Lehman
Chris Clark
Moderators:
Bryan Clark
Michael Roberts
15
April 2024
Past Event
Is China the Big Winner in the Red Sea?
Featured Speakers:
Salvatore Mercogliano
Michael Roberts
Moderator:
Michael Doran

09
April 2024
Past Event
Restoring America’s Commercial Maritime Industrial Base
Featured Speakers:
Joe Courtney
Michael Roberts

13
March 2023
Past Event
Rethinking Supply Chains and Shipping to Reduce America’s Vulnerability to China
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Peter DeFazio (D-OR, ret.)
Michael Roberts

13
March 2023
Past Event
Rethinking Supply Chains and Shipping to Reduce America’s Vulnerability to China
Former Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio joins Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Roberts for a conversation on shipping and international trade.

Featured Speakers:
Hon. Peter DeFazio (D-OR, ret.)
Michael Roberts
27
February 2023
Past Event
Where Are the Ships? Fighting a Pacific War without American Sealift
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Mark Buzby
Michael Roberts

27
February 2023
Past Event
Where Are the Ships? Fighting a Pacific War without American Sealift
Hudson hosts a conversation with RADM Mark Buzby that examines the state of the US maritime industry, its potential role in a western Pacific conflict, and options for restoring an American industry.

Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Mark Buzby
Michael Roberts
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A Naval Science Institute student practices arc welding at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine on October 10, 2024. (US Navy photo by Branden Bourque)

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The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor is seen on February 10, 2024. (DVIDS)

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Newport News Shipbuilding contractors lift the starboard anchor of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on July 14, 2023. (US Navy photo)

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The final piece of the underwater hull of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on September 28, 2018. (US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen)

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A ship under construction on February 28, 2024, in Yangzhou, China. (Photo by Meng Delong/VCG via Getty Images)

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An aerial view of General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on March 20, 2020, in San Diego, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Construction of NSMV Patriot State in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of TOTE Maritime)

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MV Isa Bella. (Courtesy of TOTE)

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The tankers Stena Immaculate and Stena Imperative, which have been reflagged as US registered vessels with US crews. (Courtesy of Crowley Maritime)

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Aerial view of containers sitting stacked on a cargo ship berthed at Nansha Port on April 12, 2020, in Guangzhou, China. (He Weiming/VCG via Getty Images)