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Join Hudson to hear Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s understanding of the current moment and a Czech prescription for transatlantic relations in turbulent times.
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Please join Hudson Institute and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) for a discussion with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) on these critical questions. The event will be moderated by Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey and Tamar Jacoby, who directs PPI’s New Ukraine Project, with brief opening remarks from Hudson President John Walters.
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Hudson Institute, in partnership with MLI, is proud to host the launch of the Center for North American Prosperity and Security.
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Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick M. Cronin will sit down with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the United States Coast Guard, to discuss the Coast Guard’s growing role.
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Please join Hudson Institute for a live debate between Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters and Marathon Initiative Co-Founder and Principal Elbridge Colby on whether Ukrainian victory is critically important for deterring war in Taiwan.
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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.
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This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Monday, January 31. Register for the event here.
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Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, September 16. Register for the event here.
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Please join Hudson Institute President and CEO John Walters and India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu for a discussion on U.S.-India
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Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 9:00 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 26. Register for the event here or via the register button.
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DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke, Jim McDonnell and John Walters on terrorism, WMD, and the direction of DHS
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The Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania discuss NATO, the EU, and the U.S.-Baltic relationship
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Arthur Herman, Jim Campbell, John Walters, and John Hudak discuss an upcoming Hudson report on the broken international postal package system.
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Senator Bill Cassidy and Tevi Troy discuss the fate of the ACA in relation to King v. Burwell and alternative plans including the Patient Freedom Act.
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On September 12, 2013, Hudson Institute's "Initiative on Future Innovation(Initiative on Future Innovation)":http://dev.hudson.org/policycenters/16-in
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On April 8, 2013, Hudson Institute’s "Initiative on Future Innovation(Intiative on Future Innovation)":http://dev.hudson.org/policycenters/16-initia
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On September 12, 2013, Hudson Institute’s "Initiative on Future Innovation(Initiative on Future Innovation)":http://dev.hudson.org/policycenters/16-
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The January suicide attack on Moscow’s largest airport, leaving 35 dead and over 180 injured, is the latest example of the unrest troubling Russia.
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