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30
July 2024
Virtual Event | Online Only
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
30
July 2024
Virtual Event | Online Only
A Conversation on US-Azerbaijan Relations with Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov

Hudson Senior Fellows Michael Doran and Luke Coffey host Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on May 10, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo by Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov
Luke Coffey
Michael Doran
09
July 2024
Past Event
The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Congressman Ted Deutch
Moderator:
Peter Rough
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member carrying a Palestinian flag in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
09
July 2024
Past Event
The Iran Threat to US-NATO Security

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.

An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member carrying a Palestinian flag in downtown Tehran on April 29, 2022. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
Congressman Ted Deutch
Moderator:
Peter Rough
21
June 2024
Past Event
What China’s Middle East Policy Means for the US and Israel
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Tuvia Gering
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on May 30, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang Zhao-Pool/Getty Images)
21
June 2024
Past Event
What China’s Middle East Policy Means for the US and Israel

To discuss China’s ambitions in the Middle East, Beijing’s position in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and what this all means for American interests in the region, Hudson’s Zineb Riboua hosts a discussion with Senior Fellow John Lee and Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering.

Wang Yi speaks at a press conference on May 30, 2024, in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wang Zhao-Pool/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
John Lee
Tuvia Gering
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
20
June 2024
Past Event
The Agendas of Jew Hatred
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Schwammenthal
Ilan Berman
Paul Caresse
Liel Leibovitz
Moderator:
Michael Doran
Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside the Fordham University Lincoln Center on May 1, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
20
June 2024
Past Event
The Agendas of Jew Hatred

What are the hidden agendas of antisemites and anti-Zionists? What are the implications of this agenda for national security? And what is to be done?

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside the Fordham University Lincoln Center on May 1, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Schwammenthal
Ilan Berman
Paul Caresse
Liel Leibovitz
Moderator:
Michael Doran
07
May 2024
Past Event
The College Campus Tentifada: How It Started, Why It Matters, and How to Curb It
Featured Speakers:
Ran Kivetz
Liel Leibovitz
Asaf Romirowsky
Moderator:
Michael Doran
An American flag hangs from the roof of Lisner Hall of the George Washington University Law School as people walk around an encampment at University Yard on May 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some demonstrators calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
07
May 2024
Past Event
The College Campus Tentifada: How It Started, Why It Matters, and How to Curb It

Michael Doran hosts Professor Ran Kivetz, Asaf Romirowsky, and Liel Leibovitz to discuss the causes of the recent slate of pro-Hamas encampments on American college campuses.

An American flag hangs from the roof of Lisner Hall of the George Washington University Law School as people walk around an encampment at University Yard on May 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some demonstrators calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Ran Kivetz
Liel Leibovitz
Asaf Romirowsky
Moderator:
Michael Doran
15
April 2024
Past Event
Is China the Big Winner in the Red Sea?
Featured Speakers:
Salvatore Mercogliano
Michael Roberts
Moderator:
Michael Doran
 The cargo ship Rubymar sinking after it was targeted by Yemen's Houthi forces in international waters on March 7, 2024, in the Red Sea. (Photo by Al-Joumhouriah channel via Getty Images)
15
April 2024
Past Event
Is China the Big Winner in the Red Sea?

Shipping experts discuss the Houthi attacks’ consequences for the global economy and the balance of power between the US and its global rivals.

 The cargo ship Rubymar sinking after it was targeted by Yemen's Houthi forces in international waters on March 7, 2024, in the Red Sea. (Photo by Al-Joumhouriah channel via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Salvatore Mercogliano
Michael Roberts
Moderator:
Michael Doran
01
April 2024
Past Event
The Importance of the US-Israel Relationship with Mike Pence
Featured Speakers:
Mike Pence
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Demonstrators hold US and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park marking 150 days since hostages were taken in attack on Israel on March 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
01
April 2024
Past Event
The Importance of the US-Israel Relationship with Mike Pence

Mike Pence, the forty-eighth vice president of the United States, will sit down with Hudson Japan Chair Ken Weinstein to discuss the importance of the US-Israel relationship.

Demonstrators hold US and Israeli flags during a rally in Central Park marking 150 days since hostages were taken in attack on Israel on March 10, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mike Pence
Kenneth R. Weinstein
14
March 2024
Past Event
The Future of US-Israel Relations
Featured Speakers:
Elliott Abrams
Jonathan Silver
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
A unit of Israeli soldiers returns to the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
14
March 2024
Past Event
The Future of US-Israel Relations

Michael Doran,  Jonathan Silver, and Elliott Abrams will discuss Israel’s foreign and domestic policies since the October 7 massacre, the Biden administration’s Middle East policy and its impacts, and the rise of anti-Zionism in the US.

A unit of Israeli soldiers returns to the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Elliott Abrams
Jonathan Silver
Michael Doran
Moderator:
Zineb Riboua
07
March 2024
Past Event
Aiding America’s Frontline Allies: The View from Israel and Ukraine with Secretary Mike Pompeo
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Michael Doran
The Israeli flag flies in front of the Lviv Regional State Administration building as a sign of solidarity with the Israeli people on October 13, 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine. (Photo by Les Kasyanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
07
March 2024
Past Event
Aiding America’s Frontline Allies: The View from Israel and Ukraine with Secretary Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo will sit down with Michael Doran to discuss how America return to a position of global strength.

The Israeli flag flies in front of the Lviv Regional State Administration building as a sign of solidarity with the Israeli people on October 13, 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine. (Photo by Les Kasyanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael R. Pompeo
Michael Doran
29
February 2024
Past Event
The Day after the War in Gaza: A Palestinian State?
Featured Speakers:
Dan Diker
Yossi Kuperwasser
Michael Doran
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands prior to a meeting at the Muqata, the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
29
February 2024
Past Event
The Day after the War in Gaza: A Palestinian State?

Join Hudson for a conversation on what US recognition of a Palestinian state could mean in the region and beyond.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands prior to a meeting at the Muqata, the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Dan Diker
Yossi Kuperwasser
Michael Doran
23
February 2024
Past Event
The World Before and After October 7: A Conversation with MK Simcha Rothman
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
MK Simcha Rothman
The image of rescued Israeli-Argentinian hostage Louis Har with the word "rescued" written on it outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv on February 12, 2024 (Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images)
23
February 2024
Past Event
The World Before and After October 7: A Conversation with MK Simcha Rothman
The image of rescued Israeli-Argentinian hostage Louis Har with the word "rescued" written on it outside the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv on February 12, 2024 (Oren Ziv/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
MK Simcha Rothman
12
February 2024
Past Event
Israel at War: A Conversation with Gadi Taub
Featured Speakers:
Gadi Taub
Michael Doran
People walk with photos of people killed on the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel's south during a memorial event held by families of victims on February 7, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
12
February 2024
Past Event
Israel at War: A Conversation with Gadi Taub
People walk with photos of people killed on the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel's south during a memorial event held by families of victims on February 7, 2024, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Amir Levy via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Gadi Taub
Michael Doran