19
May 2025
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The Rt. Hon. Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP on How the West Can Overcome the Totalitarian Axis

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The Rt. Hon. Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP on How the West Can Overcome the Totalitarian Axis

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May 19, 2025
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May 2025
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Inquiries: [email protected].

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Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Former Leader, Conservative Party, United Kingdom

Daniel Kochis
Daniel Kochis

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, former leader of the United Kingdom鈥檚 Conservative Party and founder and cochair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, will join Hudson鈥檚 Dan Kochis to discuss the threat posed by the totalitarian axis of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Sir Iain has argued that support for Ukraine is a key component in overcoming this axis and highlighted the clear links between the outcome of Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine and China鈥檚 ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Sir Iain has also called to rebuild the UK鈥檚 defense capabilities, retain a united Western front in the face of totalitarian pressure, and re-shore critical supply chains to address rising economic and military challenges.

America鈥檚 special relationship with the UK, bolstered by a recently announced bilateral trade agreement, is foundational to the broader transatlantic alliance. Join Hudson for a discussion with Sir Iain on the economic, political, and security measures the US and its allies need to take to defeat the rising authoritarian axis.

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