Ukraine Should Take Crimea from Russia

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Any settlement that does not return Crimea to Kyiv’s control would amount to geopolitical negligence—regardless of whether policymakers care about Ukraine’s territorial integrity. In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey explains the historical and strategic significance of Ukrainian control of Crimea.

Attack on Taiwan Will Be Start of CCP’s Chain of Aggression

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In an interview with The Sunday Guardian, Hudson China Center Director Miles Yu explains why India, a crucial counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific, could be Beijing’s next target if the United States fails to deter an invasion of Taiwan.

China’s Economic Outlook, Blinken in Vietnam, and the PRC’s Defense Posture

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On the latest China Insider, Hudson Senior Fellow Miles Yu and Media Fellow Wilson Shirley discuss China’s economic outlook in light of first quarter economic data, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent Vietnam visit, and what to make of Beijing’s defense posture and partnerships.

What Does the Chinese Spy Balloon Know?

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Hudson Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Director Bryan Clark explains what the Biden administration could have done to prevent the Chinese spy balloon from collecting intelligence from key US military bases on the Kevin McCullough Show.

Scolding Isn’t a Foreign Policy

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The US cannot sustain a foreign policy that prioritizes “sermons and sanctions over building a multilateral coalition to check Chinese expansion,” writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead. In the Wall Street Journal, he explains why the Biden administration needs to focus more on pragmatism and less on moral posturing.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Tomorrow, Hudson will host a pair of events discussing how to support the Ukrainian people and punish Russia for its mass atrocities. At 10:30 a.m., Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and Senior Fellow Luke Coffey will discuss how to hold Russia accountable for its war crimes. At noon, Rep. Jason Crow joins Center on Europe and Eurasia Director Peter Rough to discuss the state of the war, US strategy, and the importance of continued congressional support.