Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) sails in formation during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on July 28, 2022. (DVIDS)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
A microchip and Taiwanese flag displayed on a phone screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo on April 10, 2023. (Jakub Porzycki via Getty Images)
Carolyn Stewart was director of publications at Hudson Institute.
Biography
Carolyn Stewart was director of publications at Hudson Institute. Before joining Hudson, she worked in strategic and digital communications at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. She has held public affairs internships at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, the ArtWorks Gallery, and Sawhill Gallery in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Carolyn Stewart graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University with a Masters degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
A visitor looks at a creation by Russian artist Irina Nakhova presented at the Russia's pavilion during the 56th International Art Exhibition (Biennale d'Arte) titled 'All the Worlds Futures' on May 5, 2015 in Venice. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)