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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
03
November 2021
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Virtual Event | What is President Biden’s Trade Policy for Asia?
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Ashley Tellis
02
September 2021
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Virtual Event | The Future of the Navy & Marine Corps with Rep. Golden
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Representative Jared Golden
05
August 2021
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Virtual Event | Cancel Culture with Chinese Characteristics
Featured Speakers:
Ian Easton
Christian Whiton
Alexander Sullivan
05
August 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Cancel Culture with Chinese Characteristics
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Featured Speakers:
Ian Easton
Christian Whiton
Alexander Sullivan
19
February 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Future of U.S. Seapower: A View from Congress
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Courtney
Representative Rob Wittman
19
February 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Future of U.S. Seapower: A View from Congress
China will likely launch its third aircraft carrier later this year, and its sister ship is not far behind. The Chinese navy now has more ships than t
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Courtney
Representative Rob Wittman
19
October 2020
Past Event
Sustaining the Undersea Advantage: Disrupting Anti-Submarine Warfare Using Autonomous Systems
Featured Speakers:
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert (ret.)
Admiral James F. Foggo (ret.)
Dr. Curt von Braun
19
October 2020
Past Event
Sustaining the Undersea Advantage: Disrupting Anti-Submarine Warfare Using Autonomous Systems
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Join us for a discussion on the future of ant
Featured Speakers:
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert (ret.)
Admiral James F. Foggo (ret.)
Dr. Curt von Braun
12
August 2020
Past Event
Video Event | President Tsai Ing-wen Discusses the Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Challenges Facing Taiwan
Featured Speakers:
President Tsai Ing-wen
Bi-khim Hsiao
Kelly Magsamen
Neera Tanden
John Walters
12
August 2020
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Video Event | President Tsai Ing-wen Discusses the Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Challenges Facing Taiwan
Join Hudson Institute and Center for American Progress for an address by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen followed by a discussion with Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office Representative Bi-khim Hsiao, Hudson Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey, and Center for American Progress Vice President Kelly Magsamen.
Featured Speakers:
President Tsai Ing-wen
Bi-khim Hsiao
Kelly Magsamen
Neera Tanden
John Walters
09
April 2020
Past Event
Video Livestream | Taiwan's Strong COVID-19 Response: Remarks by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
Featured Speakers:
Vincent Chao
Patrick Cronin
Rob Spalding
John Walters
Joseph Wu
09
April 2020
Past Event
Video Livestream | Taiwan's Strong COVID-19 Response: Remarks by Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
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Featured Speakers:
Vincent Chao
Patrick Cronin
Rob Spalding
John Walters
Joseph Wu
09
March 2020
Past Event
Funding America's Defense Future: Discussing President Trump's Proposed Budget with Reps. Joe Courtney and Rob Wittman
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Courtney
Representative Rob Wittman
09
March 2020
Past Event
Funding America's Defense Future: Discussing President Trump's Proposed Budget with Reps. Joe Courtney and Rob Wittman
**In accordance with U.S. government travel advisories aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus in the United States, Hudson Institute asks that
Featured Speakers:
Representative Joe Courtney
Representative Rob Wittman
31
January 2020
Past Event
U.S. Naval Posture and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Featured Speakers:
Zachary Abuza
Patrick Cronin
Derek Grossman
Natalie Sambhi
Bich T. Tran
31
January 2020
Past Event
U.S. Naval Posture and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Throughout 2019, China continued to conduct coercive and dangerous maritime activities in the South China Sea to intimidate and impose costs on its sm
Featured Speakers:
Zachary Abuza
Patrick Cronin
Derek Grossman
Natalie Sambhi
Bich T. Tran
13
December 2019
Past Event
U.S. Naval Surveillance in the Era of Great Power Competition
Featured Speakers:
David Larter
10
December 2019
Past Event
U.S. Influence in the Mediterranean: Why it Still Matters
Featured Speakers:
Eitan Dangot
Douglas Feith
Efraim Inbar
Eran Lerman
Dan Mariaschin
Hay Yanarocak
Amir Foster
10
December 2019
Past Event
U.S. Influence in the Mediterranean: Why it Still Matters
Hudson Institute will host a discussion on U.S. policy towards the Mediterranean and possible threats to American interests in the region.
As Turkey,
Featured Speakers:
Eitan Dangot
Douglas Feith
Efraim Inbar
Eran Lerman
Dan Mariaschin
Hay Yanarocak
Amir Foster
22
November 2019
Past Event
The Chinese Threat to Taiwanese Sovereignty
Featured Speakers:
Christian Whiton
Rick Fisher
Ian Easton
24
October 2019
Past Event
What the Scientific & Business Communities Expect from the Most Powerful Laser in the World
Featured Speakers:
John Walters
George Maior
Hans Klemm
Prof. Nicolae Victor Zamfir
Prof. Kazuo Tanaka
Dr. Ioan Dancus
Dr. Michael Feser
Dr. Ionel Andrei
Prof. Richard Casten
Dragos Seuleanu
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat
Dr. Robert Cauble
Dr. Daniel Gordon
Prof. Douglass Schumacher
Prof. Joao Lima
Prof. Moshe Gai
24
October 2019
Past Event
What the Scientific & Business Communities Expect from the Most Powerful Laser in the World
Experts discuss advanced laser applications
Featured Speakers:
John Walters
George Maior
Hans Klemm
Prof. Nicolae Victor Zamfir
Prof. Kazuo Tanaka
Dr. Ioan Dancus
Dr. Michael Feser
Dr. Ionel Andrei
Prof. Richard Casten
Dragos Seuleanu
Ambassador Marcia Bernicat
Dr. Robert Cauble
Dr. Daniel Gordon
Prof. Douglass Schumacher
Prof. Joao Lima
Prof. Moshe Gai
14
May 2019
Past Event
The Rise of China's Navy: A Discussion with Capt. James Fanell
Featured Speakers:
Capt. James Fanell (Ret.)
11
October 2018
Past Event
China-Vatican Relations and Religious Freedom in China
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Mark
Ted Lipien
27
September 2018
Past Event
Oceans Ventured: A Discussion with Former Navy Secretary John Lehman
Featured Speakers:
John Lehman
21
September 2018
Past Event
U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Strategic Island Defense
Featured Speakers:
General James T. Conway
30
July 2018
Past Event
Requirements for a Successful Military Cloud: Best Practices, Innovation and Security
Featured Speakers:
William Schneider Jr.
18
July 2018
Past Event
Conversations on National Security and U.S. Naval Power: Rep. Joe Courtney and Seth Cropsey
Featured Speakers:
U.S. Representative Joe Courtney
10
May 2018
Past Event
The Future of U.S. Naval Power: A Conversation with Congressman Rob Wittman
Featured Speakers:
Representative Rob Wittman
04
January 2018
Past Event
Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific Strategy
Featured Speakers:
Ashley Tellis
Eric Brown
09
November 2017
Past Event
Mounting Challenges to U.S. Naval Power: A Book Discussion with “Seablindness” Author Seth Cropsey
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral James Stark (ret.)
09
November 2017
Past Event
Mounting Challenges to U.S. Naval Power: A Book Discussion with “Seablindness” Author Seth Cropsey
Rep. Mike Gallagher, Seth Cropsey, RADM James Stark, and Bryan Clark discuss the U.S. Navy, readiness, and national security.
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral James Stark (ret.)
02
October 2017
Past Event
Defense Cooperation in the West Pacific: Countering Chinese and North Korean Threats
Featured Speakers:
Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Paul Giarra
Kanji Ishimaru
02
October 2017
Past Event
Defense Cooperation in the West Pacific: Countering Chinese and North Korean Threats
Seth Cropsey, Richard Fisher, Paul Giarra, Jun Isomura, and Kanji Ishimaru on growing threats from a rising China and a bellicose North Korea.
Featured Speakers:
Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Paul Giarra
Kanji Ishimaru
22
June 2017
Past Event
Opportunities for Taiwan's Security, the Indigenous Submarine, and U.S. Policy
Featured Speakers:
Craig Hooper
Michael Mazza
18
May 2017
Past Event
Emerging Tensions in the Black Sea and the Region’s Importance to the West
Featured Speakers:
H.E. George Ciamba
Ben-Oni Ardelean
Laurențiu Pachiu
24
March 2017
Past Event
Reaffirming the U.S.-Taiwan Security Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Ian Easton
Dennis Wilder
01
March 2017
Past Event
The Trump Navy: Getting to 350 Ships
Featured Speakers:
Secretary Janine Davidson
07
November 2016
Past Event
Taiwan, Trans-Pacific Partnership, and an Uncertain Future
Featured Speakers:
Lotta Danielsson
Harry Krejsa
Robert S. Wang
03
October 2016
Past Event
Asymmetrical Defense: An Option for Taiwan
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Thomas Brown (USN, ret.)
Martin Murphy
26
September 2016
Past Event
Can Israel Become a Maritime Power?
Featured Speakers:
Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon
Admiral (ret.) Shaul Chorev
Admiral (ret.) Gary Roughead
26
September 2016
Past Event
Can Israel Become a Maritime Power?
Adm. Ami Ayalon, Adm. Shaul Chorev, Seth Cropsey, Doug Feith and Adm. Gary Roughead discuss the Commission on the Eastern Mediterranean's report.
Featured Speakers:
Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon
Admiral (ret.) Shaul Chorev
Admiral (ret.) Gary Roughead
09
August 2016
Past Event
Defending Taiwan: What Should the U.S. Do?
Featured Speakers:
Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Paul Giarra
Ian Easton
16
December 2015
Past Event
Taiwan and the Future of Regional Security in the Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Richard Fisher
Ian Easton
10
December 2015
Past Event
Private Anti-Piracy Navies: How Warships for Hire are Changing Maritime Security
Featured Speakers:
John-Clark Levin
08
October 2015
Past Event
Sharpening the Spear: Report Release on the Future of the Aircraft Carrier
Featured Speakers:
Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Ronald O’Rourke
Robert Martinage
08
October 2015
Past Event
Sharpening the Spear: Report Release on the Future of the Aircraft Carrier
Rep. Randy Forbes spoke on Hudson's Center for American Seapower's new report about the future of the aircraft carrier.
Featured Speakers:
Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Ronald O’Rourke
Robert Martinage
30
September 2015
Past Event
Xi Jinping's Visit: What It Means for Taiwan
Featured Speakers:
Mark Stokes
Ian Easton
08
September 2015
Past Event
Xi Jinping in Washington: The Taiwan Factor
Featured Speakers:
Parris Chang
Ian Easton
27
July 2015
Past Event
Europe at Sea: Mediterranean and Baltic Security Challenges
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Chris Parry
19
June 2015
Past Event
Island-Building in the Spratlys: Challenging the International Order in the South China Sea
Featured Speakers:
Patrick Cronin
Paul Giarra
Michael Frodl
19
June 2015
Past Event
Island-Building in the Spratlys: Challenging the International Order in the South China Sea
Patrick Cronin, Paul Giarra, Michael Frodl, and Seth Cropsey discuss the escalating situation in the South China Sea and US policy options.
Featured Speakers:
Patrick Cronin
Paul Giarra
Michael Frodl
30
April 2015
Past Event
21st Century Sims: Innovation, Education, and Leadership for the Modern Era
Featured Speakers:
Lieutenant Commander B.J. Armstrong
13
November 2014
Past Event
Turmoil in the Eastern Mediterranean: A View from America's Allies
Featured Speakers:
Efraim Inbar
20
June 2014
Past Event
The Solution to the Cyprus Problem: Famagusta, Energy, and Public Relations
Featured Speakers:
Alexis Galanos
22
May 2014
Past Event
The Current State of U.S.-Taiwan Security Relations
Featured Speakers:
Mark Stokes
Michael Auslin
21
November 2013
Past Event
Taiwan and the U.S: Shared Strategic Interests
Featured Speakers:
Cheng-Chian Teng
Dennis Halpin
Paul Giarra
Abraham Denmark
21
November 2013
Past Event
Taiwan and the U.S: Shared Strategic Interests
Taiwan and the United States share free market systems, democratic politics, and a huge volume of trade. The two nations also have shared strategic
Featured Speakers:
Cheng-Chian Teng
Dennis Halpin
Paul Giarra
Abraham Denmark
07
November 2013
Past Event
Sea Power: Is the Sun Setting in the West or Rising in the East?
Featured Speakers:
RADM Christopher Parry, Royal Navy (ret.)
ADM John Harvey, U.S. Navy (ret.)
CDR Bryan McGrath, U.S. Navy (ret.)
07
November 2013
Past Event
Sea Power: Is the Sun Setting in the West or Rising in the East?
The Royal Navy today is a shrinking shadow of its former self. Nineteen surface ships currently exist in the entire Royal Navy where more than three
Featured Speakers:
RADM Christopher Parry, Royal Navy (ret.)
ADM John Harvey, U.S. Navy (ret.)
CDR Bryan McGrath, U.S. Navy (ret.)
22
October 2013
Past Event
Power Shifts in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Emerging Strategic Relationship of Israel, Greece, and Cyprus
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL)
H.E. Christos Panagopoulos
H.E. George Chacalli
Eli Groner
Joshua Walker
Alexandros Petersen
Charles Ellinas
Nicholas Karambelas
22
October 2013
Past Event
Power Shifts in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Emerging Strategic Relationship of Israel, Greece, and Cyprus
The discovery of massive quantities of hydrocarbons in both the Israeli and Cypriot exclusive economic zones, and the selection of the Trans Adriatic
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL)
H.E. Christos Panagopoulos
H.E. George Chacalli
Eli Groner
Joshua Walker
Alexandros Petersen
Charles Ellinas
Nicholas Karambelas
18
June 2013
Past Event
Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA.)
Paul Giarra
CDR Bryan McGrath (USN ret.)
RADM Tom Marfiak (USN ret.)
18
June 2013
Past Event
Mayday: The Decline of American Naval Supremacy
In __Mayday__, his vigorous new defense of American seapower, longtime Navy insider and Hudson Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey raises the alarm about the d
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA.)
Paul Giarra
CDR Bryan McGrath (USN ret.)
RADM Tom Marfiak (USN ret.)
07
June 2013
Past Event
South and East China Seas: Challenges and Opportunities for Enduring Regional Peace and Security
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Yann-Huei Song
Paul Giarra
07
June 2013
Past Event
South and East China Seas: Challenges and Opportunities for Enduring Regional Peace and Security
Washington's proposed "pivot to Asia" faces important tests in a region vital to global economic growth, but riven by territorial disputes a
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Yann-Huei Song
Paul Giarra
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