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A panoramic view of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2024. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Hudson Institute will host Senator Todd Young of Indiana for a one-on-one discussion with Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead on U.S. national security and major geopolitical challenges. The discussion will focus on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, broader U.S. Middle East policy, Russian revanchism, the growing challenge of China, and the role of multilateral development and foreign assistance in promoting U.S. interests and values.
Sen. Young serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chairs its Subcommittee on Multilateral and International Development. Sen. Young also serves on the Finance Committee, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
Dialogues on American Foreign Policy and World Affairs is a Hudson discussion series moderated by Walter Russell Mead, one of America’s leading analysts of international affairs and the “Global View” columnist for The Wall Street Journal. The series features influential policymakers and opinion leaders in candid conversation on timely questions of international affairs and national security.
NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to press@hudson.org.
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