The China Challenge in the Middle East

April 2023

Past Event

The China Challenge in the Middle East

Past Event

Hudson Institute

April 03, 2023

President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

April 2023

Past Event

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When Chinese leader Xi Jinping brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the White House welcomed the news. According to the administration, reduced tensions between the Middle Eastern countries further the president’s long-stated goals and does not represent a significant change in China’s role in the region.

But some analysts regard the deal as a watershed moment—clear proof that Beijing sees the Middle East as a primary arena of competition with the United States. Moreover, China believes that it has scored significant blows to America's status as the undisputed strategic actor in the region. Michael Doran, the director of Hudson's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will discuss this matter with Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Khalid Alyahya.

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Maritime Security and Next-Generation Technologies: A Platform for Cooperation between NATO and Its Asia-Pacific Partners

Featured Speakers:

Benedetta Berti

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Peter Rough

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Moderator:

Liselotte Odgaard

An Italian explosive ordnance disposal team operates an unmanned underwater vehicle in NATO Exercise Dynamic Messenger in Portugal on September 29, 2022. (NATO via Flickr)

July 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Maritime Security and Next-Generation Technologies: A Platform for Cooperation between NATO and Its Asia-Pacific Partners

Hudson’s Liselotte Odgaard will moderate a panel discussing how NATO and AP4 can cooperate on meeting future challenges in maritime warfare.

Featured Speakers:

Benedetta Berti

Tsuneo Watanabe

Peter Rough

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Moderator:

Liselotte Odgaard

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Speaker Mike Johnson on the Threats to the US-Led World Order

Featured Speakers:

Mike Johnson

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

July 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Speaker Mike Johnson on the Threats to the US-Led World Order

Join Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs for a discussion about the speaker’s agenda to bolster the credibility of US deterrence, strengthen alliances, and preserve the peace for the sake of maintaining the freedom, security, and prosperity of the American people.

Featured Speakers:

Mike Johnson

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Congressman Ted Deutch

Moderator:

Peter Rough

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member carrying a Palestinian flag in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security

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