Eric B. Brown

Senior Fellow

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At A Glance:

Eric Brown was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute from 2004 to 2022.

Biography

Eric Brown was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute from 2004 to 2022, in which role he studied Asian and Middle East affairs, international security and development, alternative geopolitical futures, and US diplomacy and strategy. He was also the editor, with Hillel Fradkin and Husain Haqqani, of the review Current Trends in Islamist Ideology. His work focused on the contest over order in West Asia, the geo-strategic ramifications of growing Trans-Asian connectivity, coping with state fragility, and US security strategy.

Mr. Brown conducted research across Eurasia on strategic, governance, educational and political issues as well as on developing new expeditionary diplomacy and stabilization tools and plans. He has a special interest in the geopolitics of mountainous areas, from the Zagros to the Himalayas. In 2017, he completed a field-work intensive study on US alliances from the Maghreb to India, and on strategies for bolstering allies against state fragility and breakdown and expanding grey zone conflict.

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April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | China, Technology, and Mass Surveillance: A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green
Featured Speakers:
Congressman Mark Green
Eric B. Brown
Kenneth R. Weinstein
People work on the equipment for surface mount technology (SMT) at an assembly plant in Wuhan, China, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Getty Images)
06
April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | China, Technology, and Mass Surveillance: A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 6. Register for the event here.

People work on the equipment for surface mount technology (SMT) at an assembly plant in Wuhan, China, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Congressman Mark Green
Eric B. Brown
Kenneth R. Weinstein
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March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ideological Origins of India’s BJP
Featured Speakers:
Professor Walter Andersen
Eric B. Brown
Aparna Pande
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers perform a salute towards the RSS flag during Shastra Puja ceremony (weapon worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, on October 25, 2020, in Amritsar, India. (Getty Images)
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March 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The Ideological Origins of India’s BJP

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, March 18. Register for the event here.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteers perform a salute towards the RSS flag during Shastra Puja ceremony (weapon worship) on the occasion of Vijayadashmi, on October 25, 2020, in Amritsar, India. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Professor Walter Andersen
Eric B. Brown
Aparna Pande
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03
August 2017
Past Event
Justice for the Yezidis: ISIS and Crimes of Genocide
Featured Speakers:
Eric B. Brown
Pari Ibrahim
Naomi Kikoler
Yezidi children seen at a small IDP camp near Snyuy, an Iraqi city at the base of Mount Sinjar. (Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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August 2017
Past Event
Justice for the Yezidis: ISIS and Crimes of Genocide

Eric Brown, Pari Ibrahim, and Naomi Kikoler on ensuring security in Nineveh for Iraq's Yezidis after ISIS and prosecuting genocide

Yezidi children seen at a small IDP camp near Snyuy, an Iraqi city at the base of Mount Sinjar. (Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Eric B. Brown
Pari Ibrahim
Naomi Kikoler
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May 2017
Past Event
The Iranian Mosaic: The Struggle of Minorities for Pluralism and Federalism in Iran
Featured Speakers:
Nasser Boladai
Mauri Esfandiari
Arash Saleh
Dr. Karim Abdian
Habib Azarsina
Eric B. Brown
Iranians shop in Tehran's ancient Grand Bazaar on January 16, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
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May 2017
Past Event
The Iranian Mosaic: The Struggle of Minorities for Pluralism and Federalism in Iran

Representatives of Iran's Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Ahwazi, and Baloch populations discuss the status of minorities inside the Islamic Republic

Iranians shop in Tehran's ancient Grand Bazaar on January 16, 2016. (ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nasser Boladai
Mauri Esfandiari
Arash Saleh
Dr. Karim Abdian
Habib Azarsina
Eric B. Brown
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February 2017
Past Event
The State of Iraq—and the Republic of Kurdistan?—After ISIS
Featured Speakers:
Eric B. Brown
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
Ranj Alaaldin
Kenneth M. Pollack
Michael Pregent
A Peshmerga soldier walk to place a Kurdish flag near the frontline with ISIL on November 16, 2015 in Sinjar, Iraq. (John Moore/Getty Images)
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February 2017
Past Event
The State of Iraq—and the Republic of Kurdistan?—After ISIS

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Michael Pregent, Eric Brown, Kenneth Pollack, and Ranj Alaaldin discuss Iraq, Kurdistan, and the new U.S. administration.

A Peshmerga soldier walk to place a Kurdish flag near the frontline with ISIL on November 16, 2015 in Sinjar, Iraq. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Eric B. Brown
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman
Ranj Alaaldin
Kenneth M. Pollack
Michael Pregent
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16
November 2016
Past Event
Morocco's Fight with Violent Extremism
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Ahmed Abbadi
Eric B. Brown
Rabat, Morocco.
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November 2016
Past Event
Morocco's Fight with Violent Extremism

Dr. Ahmed Abbadi speaks about Morocco's experiences in the fight against Islamist extremism in the Maghreb.

Rabat, Morocco.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Ahmed Abbadi
Eric B. Brown
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21
March 2016
Past Event
China's Authoritarian Economic Model: Temporary Hiccup or in Terminal Decline?
Featured Speakers:
Dr. John Lee
Leland Miller
Eric B. Brown
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March 2016
Past Event
China's Authoritarian Economic Model: Temporary Hiccup or in Terminal Decline?

Leland Miller, John Lee, and Eric Brown discuss the viability of the Chinese authoritarian economic model.

Featured Speakers:
Dr. John Lee
Leland Miller
Eric B. Brown
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23
June 2015
Past Event
Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future
Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
Eric B. Brown
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June 2015
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Turkey, the Kurds, and the Middle East: What the Turkish Elections Portend for the Region's Future

Amb. James Jeffrey, Tolga Tanis, Gonul Tol, Eric Brown and Lee Smith discuss the Turkish election results and the Kurds' growing political power.

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Featured Speakers:
Lee Smith
Ambassador James Jeffrey
Tolga Tanis
Gonul Tol
Eric B. Brown
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Donald Trump and Narendra Modi wave at the crowd during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump and Narendra Modi wave at the crowd during 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
Hudson Institute and Takshashila Institution: The China Challenge Discussion Series
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Commentary
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Chinese president Xi Jinping listens during the closing session of the National People's Congress, which included a vote on a new draft security bill for Hong Kong, at the Great Hall of the People on May 28, 2020 in Beijing, China.
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What's Behind Beijing's Latest Power Play?
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Commentary
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A Global Survey of US-China Competition in the Coronavirus Era
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Eric B. Brown
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Patrick M. Cronin
Asia-Pacific Security Chair
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Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
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Husain Haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
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Aparna Pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
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Satoru Nagao
Fellow (Nonresident)
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John Lee
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Seth Cropsey
President, Yorktown Institute
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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Blaise Misztal
Former Fellow
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Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
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Reports
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F-35 Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th FW stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform aerial maneuvers during as part of a combat power exercise over Utah Test and Training Range, Nov. 19, 2018. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. C
F-35 Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th FW stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform aerial maneuvers during as part of a combat power exercise over Utah Test and Training Range, Nov. 19, 2018. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. C
How the F-35 Became a Crucial Negotiating Chip Against Russia for Democracy in Turkey
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Commentary
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