Feb 19, 2025

The US Military Will Need More, Not Less, Access to Electromagnetic Spectrum

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Testimony

• 13 Min Read

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jakob Santos, a small unmanned aerial system operator with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, prepares to launch a RQ-20B Puma during Artillery Relocation Training Program 24.3 at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Nov. 29, 2024. Unmanned aircraft provide enhanced situational awareness, quick resupply capabilities, and reduce the footprint of military personnel. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed a

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2019. (Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Australia Get a Tariff Exemption?

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Feb 14, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) take part in a full dress rehearsal parade in preparation for Republic Day celebrations on January 24, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. India celebrates its Republic Day on January 26. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

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Personnel of the Border Security Force take part in a full dress rehearsal parade in preparation for Republic Day celebrations on January 24, 2025, in Bengaluru, India. (Abhishek Chinnappa via Getty Images)

An India Opening: Trump Could Counter China

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

Vice President JD Vance will meet with Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock and Federal President Steinmeier at the the 61st Munich Security Conference. (Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)

A Message to Europe from Western Disunion

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Feb 17, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Egypt’s Involvement in Gaza and Sudan’s New Naval Base

Jonathan Hessen

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Zineb Riboua

Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Jonathan Hessen & Zineb Riboua

In the Media

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the Economic Leaders' Meeting in the Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017.(MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Europe’s Security Must Be a Key US Aim

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Feb 14, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

14 February 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States of America, and Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Foreign Minister, meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference. The 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 14 to 16, 2025 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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14 February 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meet for talks at the Munich Security Conference on February 14, 2025, in Bavaria, Munich. (Sven Hoppe via Getty Images)

What I Heard in Munich—Ordinary Germans Long for a Trump of Their Own

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Commentary

Fixing the US Defense Industrial Base

01 Re: Building Defense | Next Steps for the Pentagon in 2025

02 Re: Building Defense | Competing with China from Supply Chains to Kill Chains

03 Re: Building Defense | Aiding Frontline Allies Is a Win-Win

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Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence in northern Israel on September 27, 2024. (Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images)

National Security and Defense

The United States Needs an Iron Dome in the Pacific Region

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Podcast

1 Min Read

A North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, 2022. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Nonproliferation in Great Power Competition

Yashar Parsie, Rebeccah Heinrichs, Peter Rough

Feb 24, 2025

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An Israeli army vehicle passes by an Israeli tractor working along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 16, 2025, in Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)

Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel

Michael Doran, Jonathan Hessen, Amit Halevi

Feb 19, 2025

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Caption: Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)

Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)

Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Hon. Nickolas Guertin, Glen Kim, Brian Holland, Greg Little, Timothy Walton, Michael Roberts, Tom Moore, Paul Clifford, Brad Moyer, Rob Lehman, Chris Clark

Feb 19, 2025

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US Marine Corps Cpl. Jakob Santos prepares to launch a RQ-20B Puma during training at Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on November 29, 2024. (Cpl. William Wallace via DVIDS)

The US Military Will Need More, Not Less, Access to Electromagnetic Spectrum

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Feb 19, 2025

Testimony

13 Min Read

February 2025

Past Event

Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Amit Halevi

Moderator:

Jonathan Hessen

February 2025

Past Event

Knesset Member Amit Halevi on What Lies Ahead for Israel

Michael Doran will sit down with Member of the Israeli Knesset Amit Halevi for a conversation on these issues, moderated by Senior Fellow Jonathan Hessen.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Amit Halevi

Moderator:

Jonathan Hessen

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February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on a Just Peace with Russia

Featured Speakers:

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk

Most Reverend Borys Gudziak

Archpriest Dr. Mark M. Morozowich

Moderator:

Nina Shea

February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on a Just Peace with Russia

As President Donald Trump begins peace talks to end this war, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, will join Hudson to give remarks.

Featured Speakers:

His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk

Most Reverend Borys Gudziak

Archpriest Dr. Mark M. Morozowich

Moderator:

Nina Shea

Learn More

February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Nonproliferation in Great Power Competition

Featured Speakers:

Yashar Parsie

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Moderator:

Peter Rough

February 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Nonproliferation in Great Power Competition

Experts will discuss the arguments for and against US nonproliferation efforts and why nonproliferation remains a worthy goal.

Featured Speakers:

Yashar Parsie

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Moderator:

Peter Rough

Learn More

February 2025

Past Event

Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Featured Speakers:

Hon. Nickolas Guertin

Glen Kim

Brian Holland

Greg Little

Tom Moore

Paul Clifford

Brad Moyer

Rob Lehman

Chris Clark

Moderators:

Timothy A. Walton

Michael Roberts

February 2025

Past Event

Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

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.

Featured Speakers:

Hon. Nickolas Guertin

Glen Kim

Brian Holland

Greg Little

Tom Moore

Paul Clifford

Brad Moyer

Rob Lehman

Chris Clark

Moderators:

Timothy A. Walton

Michael Roberts

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