How Beijing Uses Economic Power to Enforce Its Rules Worldwide

September 2023

Past Event

How Beijing Uses Economic Power to Enforce Its Rules Worldwide

Past Event

Hudson Institute

September 15, 2023

Employees work on the assembly line of electric vehicles at a factory of Dayun Automobile Co. Ltd. on March 28, 2023, in Yuncheng, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

September 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

China Reporter, Axios

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The Chinese government has developed a set of remarkably innovative economic tools to shape the behavior of individuals, companies, and governments and bring them in line with Beijing’s core interests. To counter China’s authoritarian power projection, democratic governments need to band together to establish guardrails on international economic behavior.

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Nury Turkel and Axios China Reporter Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian as they discuss her new book Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World.

November 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets

Featured Speakers:

Tim Carpenter

Tess Davis

Scott Greytak

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

November 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art Markets

Join Hudson Institute for an expert discussion on how policymakers, law enforcement, and the art industry can safeguard art markets from exploitation by bad actors and crack down on illicit finance.

Featured Speakers:

Tim Carpenter

Tess Davis

Scott Greytak

Moderator:

Nate Sibley

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November 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

America’s AI Challenge: Strategic Imperatives

Featured Speakers:

Kirsten Asdal

Tarun Chhabra

Matt Cronin

Jimmy Goodrich

Sam Hammond

Paul Lekas

Lorenz Meier

James Mulvenon

Anna Puglisi

Shyam Sankar

Lior Susan

Patrick Wilson

Moderators:

Patrick M. Cronin

Jason Hsu

Michael Sobolik

Timothy A. Walton

November 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

America’s AI Challenge: Strategic Imperatives

This conference will bring together experts, policymakers, and representatives from leading firms to discuss the intersection of AI, strategic policy, and national security.

Featured Speakers:

Kirsten Asdal

Tarun Chhabra

Matt Cronin

Jimmy Goodrich

Sam Hammond

Paul Lekas

Lorenz Meier

James Mulvenon

Anna Puglisi

Shyam Sankar

Lior Susan

Patrick Wilson

Moderators:

Patrick M. Cronin

Jason Hsu

Michael Sobolik

Timothy A. Walton

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Bernard Haykel

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Can Kasapoğlu

Liel Leibovitz

December 2025

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Antisemitism as a National Security Threat

Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will convene policymakers, experts, and private sector leaders to examine how antisemitism, both foreign and domestic, threatens American security and Western civilization.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Bernard Haykel

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Can Kasapoğlu

Liel Leibovitz

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November 2025

Past Event

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys on NATO, Energy Security, and Europe-China Relations

Featured Speakers:

Kęstutis Budrys

Marshall Billingslea

November 2025

Past Event

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys on NATO, Energy Security, and Europe-China Relations

Join Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys and Senior Fellow Marshall Billingslea for a discussion on collective defense, energy and economic issues, the Lithuanian perspective on relations with China, and more.