Peter Rough

The Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture was established in 2000 and is intended to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Additional information about the previous 24 lectures can be accessed on AFOCR’s website.

A distinguished panel of experts will assess the first 100 days of the Kursk operation and what to expect from the next US presidential administration.

On the evening of August 1, Hezbollah launched a massive rocket barrage at Israel. Is this the beginning of an all-out war between Israel and an axis comprising Iran and Hezbollah?

Please join Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis as he sits down with Senior Fellow Peter Rough on the eve of the Washington summit to discuss the prospects for Ukraine and the outlook for Lithuanian security. He will be introduced by Hudson Visiting Fellow Tomas Janeliūnas of Vilnius University.

Former Congressman Ted Deutch, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, will join Hudson to discuss what NATO militaries can learn from Israel’s fight against Iran-backed militias, the implications of a nuclear Iran for Europe, Tehran’s role in the rise of antisemitism in the West, and why aiding Israel is an important step to dismantle the China–Russia–Iran–North Korea axis.

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

Please join Senior Fellow Peter Rough as he welcomes Ambassador Bagger to Hudson for a discussion on Germany’s foreign and security outlook today.

Join Hudson for a discussion with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminiţa-Teodora Odobescu on why Russia’s war against Ukraine and the broader contest for the future of the Black Sea region is a global inflection point with far-reaching ramifications. The West today faces a stark choice: disengage and watch the Black Sea radiate instability and embolden autocrats, or seize the opportunity to transform the region into a driver of future transatlantic prosperity and security.

Please join Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) for a discussion on NATO, Ukraine, the Black Sea region, and transatlantic relations just weeks before the Washington summit.

NATO CMC Admiral Rob Bauer will discuss where the alliance needs to improve, the state of the Russia-Ukraine War and deterrence against Moscow, and the readiness of NATO’s defense industrial base.

To discuss the evolution of NATO warfighting capabilities and the state of the alliance, join Hudson for a conversation with four former supreme allied commanders Europe.

Join Hudson in welcoming Ambassador Nikki R. Haley for her inaugural event as the Walter P. Stern Chair. 

Join Hudson for a discussion with Swedish Minister for Civil Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin on the Swedish approach to civil defense.

Join Hudson Institute’s Peter Rough as he sits down with Lithuania’s minister of defense, Laurynas Kasčiūnas.

Belarusian opposition leader Andrei Sannikov will offer remarks on Belarus’s strategic importance, Russia’s regional ambitions, and prospects for political change in Minsk.

Join Hudson for an event that will examine the new policy memo “Geopolitical Changes in Northern Europe Require a Fresh Approach to the Region.”

The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia will sit down with Hudson’s Peter Rough.

Hudson’s Center on Europe and Eurasia will host Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak to discuss the state of the 2023 counteroffensive, the future of United States–Ukraine relations, and the status of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula.

Hudson Institute is delighted to welcome the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Hudson is delighted to welcome National Security Advisor of the Czech Republic and former Czech Ambassador to Israel Tomáš Pojar.

Hudson hosts senior officials from the Bucharest Nine states of Eastern Europe as well as Ukraine and Moldova.

Join Peter Rough, director of Hudson’s Center on Europe and Eurasia, for a book talk with Dr. Gerlinde Groitl. In her latest book, Russia, China and the Revisionist Assault on the Western Liberal International Order, Groitl assesses the revisionist powers’ assault on the American-led order and proposes a new strategy to contain Russian and Chinese revisionism and preserve prosperity. 

Hudson experts sort through what Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny means and what policymakers should focus on next.

NATO members Lithuania, Denmark, and Estonia have led the way in both backing Ukraine’s defense and bolstering their own capabilities. And for its part, no country has shown more courage and tenacity than Ukraine itself. These countries' parliamentary foreign affairs committee chairs will join Hudson’s Peter Rough to discuss what to look for at the Vilnius summit, and how to ensure Ukraine receives the assistance it needs to liberate its territory and win the war.

Join Center on Europe and Eurasia Director Peter Rough to hear what Senator Rounds has to say on the war and its importance to American interests.

Joseph Sany of the United States Institute of Peace and Ebenezer Obadare of the Council on Foreign Relations join Hudson experts to analyze the historical, economic, and diplomatic complexities that shape the varied African perspectives on Russia.

Hudson Institute will host Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský for remarks on the Czech view of the Indo-Pacific, the war in Ukraine, and transatlantic relations, followed by a conversation with Europe and Eurasia Center Director Peter Rough.

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with the twentieth United States National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley, on his new book,Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama.

Please welcome Congressman Crow back to Hudson Institute for a conversation with Peter Rough, director of the Hudson Center on Europe and Eurasia, on the state of the war, US strategy, and the importance of continued congressional support. 

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.

Join Hudson for a discussion on the extent of the threat and how the United States should respond.

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion on how the United States and its allies can continue their vital support for Ukraine with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Commander of the Georgian Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili, former Commanding General of US Army Europe Ben Hodges, and other experts.

Join Hudson Institute and the Jamestown Foundation to discuss Russian domestic social friction and what US and allied policymakers need to do now to prepare for the Russian Federation's possible collapse.

An update on the war in Ukraine with Žygimantas Pavilionis, Radoslaw Fogiel, and Oleksandr Merezhko, chairs of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committees of Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, respectively. 

Peter Rough will host Bucha Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk and Deputy Mayor Mykhailyna Skoryk-Shkarivska for a discussion about moving beyond the atrocity and Bucha’s role in the future of Ukraine. 

Senior Fellow Peter Rough and Senator Joni Ernst discuss the state of Europe, transatlantic relations, and how to best meet America’s interests in the decades to come.

Please join Hudson Senior Fellow Peter Rough as he welcomes the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service, Stefano Sannino, for a discussion on these and other matters.

Iran’s disruptive military capabilities pose a significant threat to the strategic interests of the US and its allies. How great is the threat? How should the Biden administration react to it? Please join us to discuss these timely issues.

On September 13, fighting flared up between Azerbaijan and Armenia that killed dozens of soldiers on both sides. Tensions between these South Caucasus

Andrew Hastie, Peter Rough, Bryan Clark, and Patrick Cronin on the future of Australia-US partnership. Rep Mike Gallagher will introduce Hastie.

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Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Peter Rough and Michael Doran and experts Xiyue Wang and Bernard Haykel for a discussion on China’s Middle East

Please join Hudson Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for a discussion on Sino-European relations and prospects for transatlantic cooperatio

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As the United States courts European allies to join a unified effort to counter the economic and national security threats of an increasingly aggressi

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Ambassador Haley delivers remarks on why capitalism remains the best economic system ever created

Last year, NATO marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the alliance. At the start of the new decade, a united, flexible, and future-minded NAT

Experts discuss U.S.-UK relations

Experts discuss the future of NATO

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Eric Brown, Michael Doran, and Peter Rough will discuss the Middle East.

Michael Doran, Peter Rough, Michael O’Hanlon, and Lee Smith debate President Trump's Middle East reset

Thomas J. Duesterberg, Brendan Brown, Benjamin Haddad, and Peter Rough discuss transatlantic trade, monetary policy, and the NATO military alliance.

HE Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Sandy Vershbow, Paula Dobriansky, and Peter Rough discuss Russian sanctions under the Trump administration

Peter Rough, Brendan Brown, Samantha Job, and Ted Bromund discuss the future of UK-EU trade negotiations after Brexit and the US-UK relationship.

Craig Kennedy, Eric Brown, Peter Rough, and Hillel Fradkin discuss the geostrategic ramifications of the failed coup and political crisis in Turkey