Hudson Institute Events Podcast

Feb 28 2025 600 ep. 71 mins 3k

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Founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn, Hudson Institute challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law. Hudson seeks to guide policymakers and global leaders in government and business through a robust program of publications, conferences, policy briefings, and recommendations.

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Fireside Chat: Kaja Kallas on the US-EU Relationship

Feb 28 2025 44 mins

As the Trump administration lays out its next steps, join Hudson for an event with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission. She will join Senior Fellow Peter Rough for a fireside chat on the war in Ukraine, EU relations with the new US government, and the future of the transatlanti

Adapting at Scale: A Conversation with Major General Kunkel, Air Force Director for Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming

Feb 27 2025 58 mins

Major General Kunkel will join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Dan Patt and Timothy A. Walton for a fireside chat. Major General Kunkel will then take questions from the audience.

“Seven Things You Can’t Say about China” with Senator Tom Cotton

Feb 27 2025 49 mins

Senator Cotton will join Hudson President and CEO John Walters to discuss the senator’s new book and why Communist China is America’s most dangerous enemy.

Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel

Feb 24 2025 45 mins

Hudson Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Director Michael Doran will sit down with Member of the Israeli Knesset Amit Halevi for a conversation on these issues.

Nonproliferation in Great Power Competition

Feb 24 2025 34 mins

In a new policy memo, “Nonproliferation in Great Power Competition,” Keystone Defense Initiative Director Rebeccah Heinrichs and Contributor Yashar Parsie examine the arguments for and against US nonproliferation efforts and argue that nonproliferation remains a worthy goal. They will discuss the memo and its recommendations in a conversation moderated by Senior Fellow Peter Ro

Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Feb 19 2025 117 mins

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow Tim Walton for a discussion with Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin. Following the discussion, two panels of industry experts will address further challenges and opportunities to expand the US Navy fleet.

Democracy in Poland

Feb 18 2025 65 mins

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse and Peter Doran of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for a discussion of their recent in-depth examination of objectivity, consistency, and politics in the debate about democracy, rule of law, media freedom, and more. Heritage Foundation’s Jim Carafano will moderate the discussion.

The Big Steal: Big Tech’s Theft of Intellectual Property

Feb 13 2025 61 mins

Please join Senior Fellow Adam Mossoff for a discussion with Professor Barnett about The Big Steal and what policymakers need to do to revive a healthy, growing US innovation economy that sustains America’s global tech leadership and its national security interests.

An Integrated Approach to US-Japan Cooperation with Southeast Asia

Feb 12 2025 59 mins

Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome a panel of geopolitical, security, and economic experts to address the challenges and opportunities for US-Japan cooperation with Southeast Asia. Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein will moderate a panel discussion on how the new administrations in Washington and Tokyo can work to address these interrelated issues.

Gaza’s Future: Are Trump and Netanyahu on the Same Page?

Feb 10 2025 66 mins

To explore these questions, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Director Michael Doran will sit down with Dr. Gadi Taub.