Unraveling North Korean Complexities: Security, Human Rights, and Diplomacy

November 2023

Past Event

Unraveling North Korean Complexities: Security, Human Rights, and Diplomacy

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 07, 2023

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia, on September 13, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)

November 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Ambassador Shin-wha Lee

South Korean Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights

Dr. Shin-wha Lee is professor of political science and international relations at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. In 2022, the Yoon administration appointed Professor Lee as ambassador for international cooperation and North Korean human rights, a post created when South Korea’s National Assembly passed the North Korean Human Rights Act in 2016. She also served as special advisor to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s independent inquiry on the Rwandan Genocide, an advisory board member of the secretary general’s Peacebuilding Fund, and as chair’s advisor to the East Asian Vision Group (EAVG).

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Patrick M. Cronin, Asia-Pacific security chair at Hudson Institute, will moderate a discussion with Ambassador Shin-wha Lee, South Korean ambassador for international cooperation on North Korean human rights.

As North Korea’s nuclear buildup, political repression, and strengthening ties with Russia and China undermine peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in northeast Asia, Ambassador Lee will explore these issues and identify the most important avenues for bilateral cooperation in the United States–South Korea relationship as well as opportunities for multilateral cooperation throughout the region.

November 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Featured Speakers:

Daniel Batlle

Félix Maradiaga

University students demand Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government release the political prisoners in Managua on February 3, 2020. (Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)

November 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Countering Authoritarian Regimes’ New Tactics in Latin America

Join Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Nicaraguan democracy leader and Freedom House Trustee Félix Maradiaga to examine how today’s autocrats exert control and why democracies need new tactics to support democratic leaders in the region.

Featured Speakers:

Daniel Batlle

Félix Maradiaga

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November 2024

Virtual Event | Online Only

What the US Election Means for the Middle East

Featured Speakers:

Gabriel Scheinmann

Michael Doran

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

The flag of the United States is projected on the wall of Jerusalem's Old City on December 6, 2017, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Lior Mizrahi via Getty Images)

November 2024

Virtual Event | Online Only

What the US Election Means for the Middle East

For a discussion of these questions, join Research Fellow Zineb Riboua, Senior Fellow Michael Doran, and Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Society Gabriel Scheinmann.

Featured Speakers:

Gabriel Scheinmann

Michael Doran

Moderator:

Zineb Riboua

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November 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Navigating GPS Vulnerabilities: Implications for US Economic and National Security

Featured Speakers:

Nathan Simington

Robert M. McDowell

Dana Goward

Todd Humphreys

Zac Kassas

Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery

Moderator:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

U.S. Space Force Tech. Sgt. Vince Couch, 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (SAS), conducts Global Positioning System (GPS) electromagnetic interference training with a GPS electromagnetic attack system at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 18, 2023. (DVIDS)

November 2024

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Navigating GPS Vulnerabilities: Implications for US Economic and National Security

To explain the challenges facing GPS and how Washington can solve them, Hudson will host an event with several leading authorities on GPS.

Featured Speakers:

Nathan Simington

Robert M. McDowell

Dana Goward

Todd Humphreys

Zac Kassas

Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery

Moderator:

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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October 2024

Past Event

Washington Summit: 100-Day Report Card

Featured Speakers:

Jim Townsend

Daniel Kochis

Luke Coffey

The US and NATO flags hang on a building in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024. (Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

October 2024

Past Event

Washington Summit: 100-Day Report Card

More than 100 days later, Hudson experts will discuss how successful the alliance has been in implementing key decisions made at the 2024 summit. How does NATO’s support package for Ukraine look in light of the shifting dynamics on the ground in recent months? What do new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s priorities tell us? How could the outcome of the US presidential election impact NATO? What are the opportunities and pitfalls for transatlantic relations in the near future?