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Ukraine Is No Distraction from Asia

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“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call to us all,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen told [[link removed]] Hudson Institute last week. In the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]], Hudson President and CEO John P. Walters [[link removed]] explains why the fate of Asia is directly connected to the security of Europe.

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The China Challenge in the Middle East

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In this event [[link removed]], Hudson Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Director Michael Doran [[link removed]] and Senior Fellow Mohammed Khalid Alyahya [[link removed]] discussed why the Saudi-Iran rapprochement dealt a significant blow to America’s status as the undisputed strategic actor in a region that China regards as a crucial arena of competition—and that the Biden administration wishes to ignore.

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The Dire Consequences of America’s Iran-Friendly Strategy

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In the Times of Israel [[link removed]], Hudson Research Fellow Ahmad Hashemi [[link removed]] explains four likely consequences if the United States cedes control of the Middle East to Iran and China, and why the Abraham Accords are the only path to lasting peace in the region.

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The Cost of Biden’s “Democracy” Fixation

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Many crucial partners in the competition against China—as well as much of the US electorate—are more focused on material interests than ideological purity. “To win support at home and abroad, American foreign policy needs to become less ideological,” writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] in the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

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The Future of the US Tank Force

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For more than three decades, the US has upgraded the M1 Abrams to keep up with evolving anti-tank weapons, and Russia’s war in Ukraine will provide a new test for the iconic platform. Hudson Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Director Bryan Clark [[link removed]] appeared on CNBC [[link removed]] to explain the significance of Western tanks to Ukraine’s defense, and what could be next for the US tank force.

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BEFORE YOU GO...

In this episode of China Insider [[link removed]], Senior Fellow Miles Yu [[link removed]] and Media Fellow Wilson Shirley [[link removed]] discuss Tsai Ing-wen’s acceptance of Hudson’s Global Leadership Award [[link removed]], China’s growing assertiveness in Latin America, and the European Union’s approach to the strategic rivalry with Beijing.

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