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Please join Hudson Institute to discuss what has gone wrong with US policy toward Venezuela and how the Biden administration and 118th Congress can reinvigorate efforts to support democracy so that all Venezuelans can have a brighter future.
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Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Israel's Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Ofir Akunis and Executive Director of the Abraham Accords Peace Institute Robert Greenway, moderated by Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Director Michael Doran.
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![A boy walks past of a street exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles in center of Kyiv, Ukraine 21 March 2023. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-03/03.23.2023%20Heinrichs%20Event.jpg?itok=d1kx7QCJ)
Please join Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Keystone Defense Initiative Rebeccah Heinrichs for a conversation with Senators Risch and Wicker on US support for Ukraine’s defense on Wednesday, March 29, at 4:00 p.m. A reception will follow.
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Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair hosts two professors from Keio University—Dr. Motohiro Tsuchiya and Prof. Koichiro Tanaka—to discuss the hurdles Tokyo needs to overcome to improve its active cyber defense and transition to different energy sources for both civilian and military use.
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Please join Hudson Legal Fellow Devlin Hartline and expert panelists Megan K. Bannigan, Ben Sheffner, and Vijay Toke for a discussion on the importance of striking the right balance between free speech and trademark protection.
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![The Chinese flag behind razor wire at a housing compound in Yangisar in China's western Xinjiang region. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-03/03.17.2023%20Turkel%20Event_2.jpg?itok=qyZPZsQQ)
Join Hudson Senior Fellow Nury Turkel for a conversation with Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans Robert Silvers on how US firms can respond to the regulatory and reputational risks of potential complicity in atrocity crimes in China.
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![People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-03/03.15.2023%20Petrovic%20Event.jpg?itok=qc-aEYsH)
Join Hudson Senior Fellow Urška Petrovčič, Steve Akerly of InterDigital, Dr. Katie Atkinson of the University of Liverpool, and Keith Mallinson of WiseHarbor to learn more about the methodologies for identifying essential patents.
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![LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Shipping containers are stacked on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on February 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The Commerce Department reported today that the U.S. posted its largest-ever trade deficit in 2022, $948.1 billion, as Americans imported large quantities of machinery, medicines and industrial items amid weakened global demand and high inflation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-03/3.13.2023%20Roberts%20Event.jpg?itok=JXBcdiL_)
Former Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio joins Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Roberts for a conversation on shipping and international trade.
![LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 07: Shipping containers are stacked on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on February 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The Commerce Department reported today that the U.S. posted its largest-ever trade deficit in 2022, $948.1 billion, as Americans imported large quantities of machinery, medicines and industrial items amid weakened global demand and high inflation. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-03/3.13.2023%20Roberts%20Event.jpg?h=29345568&itok=M8fcG3sh)
![US President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-03/03.0x.2021%20Rough%20Event.jpg?itok=XpudPKl6)
On the heels of Olaf Scholz's visit to Washington, Peter Rough and MP Michael Link, coordinator for transatlantic relations at Germany’s foreign ministry, take stock of Zeitenwende and the transatlantic relationship.
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![An Ukrainian soldier is seen on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 29, 2023. Artillery systems are actively used in the Donetsk region, where the intense attacks took place as the Russia-Ukraine War continues for more than 11 months. Artillery batteries are also being used on the frontine, along with various heavy weapons such as warplanes, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/card_600_x_400/public/2023-02/03.10.2023%20Coffey%20Event.jpg?itok=GezAjvO-)
Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey sits down with Congressman Seth Moulton to analyze key aspects of Ukraine’s fight against the invading Russian forces, including the last Congress’s investments in Ukraine and the future of support in the 118th Congress for Ukraine’s defense.
![An Ukrainian soldier is seen on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 29, 2023. Artillery systems are actively used in the Donetsk region, where the intense attacks took place as the Russia-Ukraine War continues for more than 11 months. Artillery batteries are also being used on the frontine, along with various heavy weapons such as warplanes, helicopters, tanks and armored vehicles. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/03.10.2023%20Coffey%20Event.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=8koB6x32)