Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

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Joshua Meservey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, where he focuses on great power competition in Africa, African geopolitics, and counterterrorism.

Biography

Joshua Meservey is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute where he focuses on great power competition in Africa, African geopolitics, and counterterrorism.

He was previously a research fellow for Africa at the Heritage Foundation. Before joining Heritage, he worked at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and at the US Army Special Operations Command where he helped write an Army concept paper. He also worked at Church World Service (CWS) based out of Nairobi, Kenya, and traveled extensively in East and Southern Africa interviewing refugees. He ended his time at CWS responsible for a multinational team of nearly 100 staff. He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Zambia and extended his service there to work for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

He has testified twice before the Senate, five times before the House of Representatives, and once before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is lead author of a monograph on al-Shabaab’s insurgency and contributed a chapter to the book War and Peace in Somalia, published by Oxford University Press. He has written for a wide range of publications including Foreign Affairs, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the National Interest, The Hill, and various journals. His commentary is often featured in various print and digital media outlets, and he has presented at the National Defense University and the State Department.

Mr. Meservey holds a master of arts in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA in history from the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University.

He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and children.

06
September 2024
Past Event
Geopolitical Implications of the Crisis between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Somalia
Featured Speakers:
Joshua Meservey
James Barnett
Mariam Wahba
Zineb Riboua
A member of the Ethiopian National Defense Force salutes during the 116th celebration of Ethiopian National Defense Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 26, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images)
06
September 2024
Past Event
Geopolitical Implications of the Crisis between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Somalia

What are the origins of these conflicts? What are their geostrategic implications? And how does stability in the Horn of Africa affect American policy in the broader region? Join Hudson for an expert panel discussion on these questions.

A member of the Ethiopian National Defense Force salutes during the 116th celebration of Ethiopian National Defense Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 26, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Joshua Meservey
James Barnett
Mariam Wahba
Zineb Riboua
06
June 2024
Past Event
The Possible Implications of South Africa’s Coalition Government
Featured Speakers:
Peter O’Malley
Dr. Theuns Eloff
Khulekani Mathe
Chris Opperman
Moderator:
Joshua Meservey
The Possible Implications of South Africa’s Coalition Government
06
June 2024
Past Event
The Possible Implications of South Africa’s Coalition Government

Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey will moderate a discussion to examine the likelihood of different coalition scenarios and their possible impact on South Africa’s economy, society, and foreign policy.

The Possible Implications of South Africa’s Coalition Government
Featured Speakers:
Peter O’Malley
Dr. Theuns Eloff
Khulekani Mathe
Chris Opperman
Moderator:
Joshua Meservey
17
May 2024
Past Event
South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Freedom Front Plus Deputy Leader and Chief Whip Dr. Corné Mulder
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Corné Mulder
Joshua Meservey
South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Freedom Front Plus Deputy Leader and Chief Whip Dr. Corné Mulder
17
May 2024
Past Event
South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Freedom Front Plus Deputy Leader and Chief Whip Dr. Corné Mulder

Dr. Corné Mulder will offer insights into Freedom Front Plus’s governing philosophy, its perspective on foreign policy, and its assessment of the impending national elections.

South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Freedom Front Plus Deputy Leader and Chief Whip Dr. Corné Mulder
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Corné Mulder
Joshua Meservey
26
April 2024
Past Event
South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Inkatha Freedom Party National Spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Featured Speakers:
Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Joshua Meservey
Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters hold a flag depicting former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Durban, South Africa, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)
26
April 2024
Past Event
South Africa’s Historic Election: A Conversation with Inkatha Freedom Party National Spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa

Mkhuleko Hlengwa will offer insights into the IFP’s governing philosophy, its perspective on foreign policy, and its assessment of the impending national elections.

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters hold a flag depicting former IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi in Durban, South Africa, on March 10, 2024. (Photo by Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Joshua Meservey
21
March 2024
Past Event
Addressing the Developing World’s Debt Crisis with Former World Bank President David Malpass
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Joshua Meservey
David Malpass speaks at a press conference on the fourth day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings at the IMF headquarters on October 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
21
March 2024
Past Event
Addressing the Developing World’s Debt Crisis with Former World Bank President David Malpass

Former World Bank President David Malpass will present a new paper outlining constructive and cooperative ways to address the debt crisis in the developing world.

David Malpass speaks at a press conference on the fourth day of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings at the IMF headquarters on October 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
David Malpass
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Joshua Meservey
29
February 2024
Past Event
Emerging Technologies and National Security | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
Featured Speakers:
Charles T. Rubin
Joshua Meservey
Rachel Mackey
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29
February 2024
Past Event
Emerging Technologies and National Security | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program

How can Americans understand the effect of technological advancement on human life—and on policymaking at home and abroad?

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Featured Speakers:
Charles T. Rubin
Joshua Meservey
Rachel Mackey
04
May 2023
Past Event
Global Reverberations of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Perspectives on Africa
Featured Speakers:
Ebenezer Obadare
Joseph Sany, PhD
Joshua Meservey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattal el-Sisi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the plenary meeting of the Russia-Africa Summit on October 24, 2019, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
04
May 2023
Past Event
Global Reverberations of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Perspectives on Africa

Joseph Sany of the United States Institute of Peace and Ebenezer Obadare of the Council on Foreign Relations join Hudson experts to analyze the historical, economic, and diplomatic complexities that shape the varied African perspectives on Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Egyptian President Abdel Fattal el-Sisi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the plenary meeting of the Russia-Africa Summit on October 24, 2019, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ebenezer Obadare
Joseph Sany, PhD
Joshua Meservey
Moderator:
Peter Rough
20
April 2023
Past Event
Evacuating Americans Trapped in Sudan
Featured Speakers:
James Barnett
Robert Greenway
Joshua Meservey
Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)
20
April 2023
Past Event
Evacuating Americans Trapped in Sudan

Hudson Fellows James Barnett, Robert Greenway, and Joshua Meservey discuss the urgent need for a US-led effort to evacuate Americans and outline the principles and hazards that evacuation planners should keep in mind.

Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. (AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
James Barnett
Robert Greenway
Joshua Meservey