Caption A US infantryman releases a Neros Archer small unmanned aircraft system for a test flight at Fort Irwin in California on October 25, 2025. (US Army) National Security and Defense The Pentagon Chooses Learning over Losing Bryan Clark Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Bryan Clark Commentary Nov 13, 2025 Commentary 3 Min Read
Caption Joseph Stalin in 1937. (Wikimedia Commons) Politics and Government Circling Back on Joseph Stalin Aaron MacLean Senior Fellow Aaron MacLean Commentary Nov 4, 2025 Commentary 7 Min Read
Caption (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe) Defense Strategy Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank Peter Rough Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia Peter Rough Testimony Nov 17, 2025 Testimony 13 Min Read
Caption A Ukrainian serviceman holds the GOR drone on March 14, 2025, in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. (Getty Images) Missile Defense The Impact of Drones on the Battlefield: Lessons of the Russia-Ukraine War from a French Perspective Tsiporah Fried Visiting Senior Fellow Tsiporah Fried Reports Nov 13, 2025 Reports Long Read
Caption (Getty Images) Event America’s AI Challenge: Strategic Imperatives Kirsten Asdal, Dean Ball, Matt Cronin, Bill Drexel, Jimmy Goodrich, Sam Hammond, Divyansh Kaushik, Paul Lekas, Jack Mallery, Lorenz Meier, Daniel Remler, Shyam Sankar, Lior Susan, Patrick Cronin, Jason Hsu, Michael Sobolik, Timothy Walton Nov 19, 2025 event Events Hudson Events Podcast
Caption Engraving of American writer Sarah Josepha Hale (1788 - 1879), circa 1850, by J.C. Buttre. (Kean Collection/Archive Photos via Getty Images) Domestic Policy The Mother of Thanksgiving Melanie Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow Melanie Kirkpatrick Nov 21, 2024 Podcast
Caption A woman prays at the Xishiku Catholic Church in Beijing on April 26, 2025. (Getty Images) Religious Freedom China’s Crackdown on Christians Will Backfire Bill Drexel Fellow Grace Jin Drexel Bill Drexel & Grace Jin Drexel Commentary Oct 31, 2025 Commentary 4 Min Read
Caption (Getty Images) Politics and Government False Patriots Liel Leibovitz Senior Fellow Liel Leibovitz Commentary Oct 31, 2025 Commentary 7 Min Read
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