Joel Scanlon

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Jason Hsu for a conversation with the Hon. Shigeru Kitamura, former secretary general of Japan's National Security Secretariat and former director of Cabinet Intelligence. 

Please join Hudson Institute and Ocean Conservancy for a public event on changing conditions in the central Arctic Ocean and the implications for governance, economic development, conservation, and national security.

Join Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt for a discussion with Executive Vice President Joel Scanlon on how the Trump administration’s trade and investment strategy is reshaping economic partnerships with allies across areas like industrial policy, digital services, and strategic competition.

Hudson Institute is pleased to host the 2026 annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture.  

Hudson will convene leading policymakers, strategists, and scholars from India, the US, and their international partners to examine India’s transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its implications for global order, US-India relations, and the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.

This conference convenes leading experts and policymakers to examine why the conflict began, assess the current state of play, and explore competing theories of victory.

UK Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs the Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP, will join Hudson for a conversation on the future of the special relationship and what the adoption of a conservative foreign policy would mean for Britain and the transatlantic alliance.

Please join Under Secretary Helberg and Hudson Executive Vice President Joel Scanlon for a discussion on the Pax Silicia initiative, America’s strategy to win the global AI race, and the new geopolitical imperatives of economic security and technology.

Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will convene policymakers, experts, and private sector leaders to examine how antisemitism, both foreign and domestic, threatens American security and Western civilization.

This conference will bring together experts, policymakers, and representatives from leading firms to discuss the intersection of AI, strategic policy, and national security.

At Hudson, a panel of experts will discuss the future of US engagement in Central Asia and opportunities to deepen cooperation.

A keynote address by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), to examine the implications of the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement. 

Experts talk about why this deal supports American workers and communities, the major capital and technological investment, and how Nippon Steel’s investment advances American industrial and economic strength.

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.

Hudson Institute’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host its third Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Strategy Summit. 

Please join Hudson Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for a discussion on Sino-European relations and prospects for transatlantic cooperatio

A March 12, 2014 workshop discussion at Hudson Institute of two new papers on the current status and future prospects of American innovation.