Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)
Researchers with the Naval Postgraduate School and NASA employ a REMUS 100 UUV to create a detailed map of a shallow environment off the coast of Florida on September 13, 2013. (DVIDS
Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)
Chinese sailors stand next to a submarine rescue ship Hongzehu from the PLA Navy as it is docked on April 23, 2024, in Qingdao, China.(Kevin Frayer via Getty Images)
The Skydio X10D drone flies during a counter-uncrewed aerial systems training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, on February 13, 2025. (US Army photo)
Big Ideas for America鈥檚 New National Security Team
Featured Speakers:
Mike Gallagher
Nadia Schadlow
Peter Rough
Shyam Sankar
21
November 2024
Past Event
Big Ideas for America鈥檚 New National Security Team
Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher will join Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar and Senior Fellows Peter Rough and Nadia Schadlow to discuss what to expect from the second Trump administration and how Washington can change course by returning to hard-power principles and reasserting American dominance on the world stage.
Strategic Challenges Facing the US鈥揝outh Korea Alliance
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Randall G. Schriver
Heungkyu Kim
Jennifer Lee
Ankit Panda
Jae Jeok Park
Olivia Enos
Yein Nam
21
November 2024
Past Event
Strategic Challenges Facing the US鈥揝outh Korea Alliance
Join Hudson for keynote remarks and an expert panel discussion on Korean policy challenges and priorities as well as ways the next US administration can minimize policy disruptions during the transition and find further strategic convergence with the ROK.
America鈥檚 Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
Featured Speakers:
Jonathan Ward
Dr. James Graham Wilson
18
November 2024
Past Event
America鈥檚 Cold Warrior: Paul Nitze and National Security from Roosevelt to Reagan
State Department Historian Dr. James Graham Wilson will discuss his biography of Nitze, , with Hudson鈥檚 Dr. Jonathan Ward, an expert on US-China competition and the author of .
The Future: On Energy, Change, Innovation, and Democracy | Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture 2024
Featured Speakers:
Senator Miroslav B谩rta
Colonel Otakar Folt媒n
Peter Rough
14
November 2024
Past Event
The Future: On Energy, Change, Innovation, and Democracy | Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture 2024
The Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture was established in 2000 and is intended to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Additional information about the previous 24 lectures can be accessed on
100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine
Featured Speakers:
Can Kasapo臒lu
Luke Coffey
Glib Voloskyi
Moderator:
Peter Rough
14
November 2024
Past Event
100 Days of the Kursk Operation: What the US Can Do to Help Ukraine
A distinguished panel of experts will assess the first 100 days of the Kursk operation and what to expect from the next US presidential administration.
Hudson鈥檚 Mike Gallagher will host James Litinsky, chairman and CEO of MP Materials, to discuss the role of these vital resources in PRC-US competition and what Washington can do to emerge victorious.
Join Hudson for an expert panel event that will discuss Hong Kong Watch鈥檚 latest report, Invisible Decline: Violations of Digital Rights in Hong Kong and Their Impact.
At Hudson, Senator Gramm and Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters will discuss how economic statistics suggest cohesion rather than divergence among Americans, and why this cohesion is likely to continue.
Join Hudson and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for a daylong conference with energy and security experts, industry representatives, and policymakers. The forum will discuss how Washington and Ottawa can work together to leverage emerging technologies and North America鈥檚 abundant energy resources to build energy security and limit authoritarian states鈥� influence in global energy markets.