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08
September 2023
Past Event
Gaining Ground in the Pacific: The US Army’s Role in Campaigning to Deter China
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Charles A. Flynn
Joint Pacific Forces conduct Air Assault training during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), Townsville, Australia, August 1, 2023.  (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar)
08
September 2023
Past Event
Gaining Ground in the Pacific: The US Army’s Role in Campaigning to Deter China

Join Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion with General Charles A. Flynn, commanding general of the US Army, Pacific, about how long-term campaigning can help the US compete with and deter China.

Joint Pacific Forces conduct Air Assault training during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), Townsville, Australia, August 1, 2023.  (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar)
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Charles A. Flynn
07
August 2023
Past Event
A Requiem for Dominance: New US Strategies to Deter Aggression
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Ezra Cohen
Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (USN)
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07
August 2023
Past Event
A Requiem for Dominance: New US Strategies to Deter Aggression
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Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Ezra Cohen
Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (USN)
28
July 2023
Past Event
Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.)
Chuck Fralick
Kevin Decker
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28
July 2023
Past Event
Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare
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Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.)
Chuck Fralick
Kevin Decker
27
July 2023
Past Event
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
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27
July 2023
Past Event
The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers

Please join Hudson Senior Fellows Timothy A. Walton and Andrew Krepinevich for a discussion of Dr. Krepinevich’s latest book, The Origins of Victory: How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers.

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Featured Speakers:
Timothy A. Walton
Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr.
20
July 2023
Past Event
Sharpening the Air Force’s Cyber and Spectrum Edge
Featured Speakers:
Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr.
Lt. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
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20
July 2023
Past Event
Sharpening the Air Force’s Cyber and Spectrum Edge

Join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion on the US Air Force’s plans to improve its cyberspace and spectrum superiority with Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. and Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations Lt. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback of the US Air Force.

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Featured Speakers:
Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr.
Lt. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
18
July 2023
Past Event
Achieving Spectrum Superiority with the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Don Bacon
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Timothy A. Walton
Brian Hinkley
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18
July 2023
Past Event
Achieving Spectrum Superiority with the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group

Join Hudson for a discussion on the US military’s efforts to achieve spectrum superiority with Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), the co-chairs of the Congressional Electromagnetic Warfare Working Group.

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Featured Speakers:
Rep. Don Bacon
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Timothy A. Walton
Brian Hinkley
14
July 2023
Past Event
The Next Century of Aerial Refueling
Featured Speakers:
Jeremiah Gertler
Jon Ludwigson
Lt. Gen. Thomas Sharpy
Timothy A. Walton
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14
July 2023
Past Event
The Next Century of Aerial Refueling
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Featured Speakers:
Jeremiah Gertler
Jon Ludwigson
Lt. Gen. Thomas Sharpy
Timothy A. Walton
31
May 2023
Past Event
Partnership of Freedom: AUKUS Viewed by Its Architects
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Boris Johnson
Hon. Scott Morrison
Michael R. Pompeo
Bryan Clark
John Lee
Moderator:
Miles Yu
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31
May 2023
Past Event
Partnership of Freedom: AUKUS Viewed by Its Architects

Please join Hudson’s China Center for a panel discussion with the architects of the AUKUS agreement—former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Seventieth US Secretary of State and Distinguished Fellow Michael R. Pompeo—on this monumental diplomatic and security achievement.

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Featured Speakers:
Hon. Boris Johnson
Hon. Scott Morrison
Michael R. Pompeo
Bryan Clark
John Lee
Moderator:
Miles Yu
01
May 2023
Past Event
Rebuilding American Naval Dominance
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Timothy A. Walton
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
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01
May 2023
Past Event
Rebuilding American Naval Dominance
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Featured Speakers:
Dr. Jerry Hendrix
Timothy A. Walton
Moderator:
Jeremy Hunt
28
April 2023
Past Event
Restoring Military Readiness with Rep. Mike Garcia
Featured Speakers:
Rep. Mike Garcia
Jeremy Hunt
Timothy A. Walton
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28
April 2023
Past Event
Restoring Military Readiness with Rep. Mike Garcia

Please join Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) and Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt for a discussion on the way out of this crisis.

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Featured Speakers:
Rep. Mike Garcia
Jeremy Hunt
Timothy A. Walton
13
March 2023
Past Event
Rethinking Supply Chains and Shipping to Reduce America’s Vulnerability to China
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Peter DeFazio (D-OR, ret.)
Michael Roberts
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)
13
March 2023
Past Event
Rethinking Supply Chains and Shipping to Reduce America’s Vulnerability to China

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)
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Peter DeFazio (D-OR, ret.)
Michael Roberts
27
February 2023
Past Event
Where Are the Ships? Fighting a Pacific War without American Sealift
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Mark Buzby
Michael Roberts
A shipbuilder walks in the yard, with partial ship assemblies behind him, at Bath Iron Works in Bath on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
27
February 2023
Past Event
Where Are the Ships? Fighting a Pacific War without American Sealift

Hudson hosts a conversation with RADM Mark Buzby that examines the state of the US maritime industry, its potential role in a western Pacific conflict, and options for restoring an American industry.

A shipbuilder walks in the yard, with partial ship assemblies behind him, at Bath Iron Works in Bath on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. (Photo by Carl D. Walsh/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Rear Admiral Mark Buzby
Michael Roberts