Partnership of Freedom: AUKUS Viewed by Its Architects

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Hudson Distinguished Fellow Michael R. Pompeo, the seventieth US secretary of state, will discuss the achievements of the AUKUS agreement with Senior Fellows Miles Yu, Bryan Clark, and John Lee in this event airing today at noon.

Putin’s War Is America’s Opportunity

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Concerns that support for Ukraine is a burden on the United States miss the main point: a victorious Kyiv will be a formidable ally. In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead explains that Moscow’s invasion gives Washington an opportunity to increase its advantage over Beijing.

A Nuclear Collision Course in South Asia

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Reviewing Ashley Tellis’s new book Striking Asymmetries, Hudson Senior Fellow Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr. explains why the tripolar nuclear system between China, India, and Pakistan may be on the verge of becoming far more dangerous in Foreign Affairs.

Why Hypersonic Missiles Are Hard to Stop

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For a Washington Post video segment, Hudson Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Director Bryan Clark explains how hypersonic missiles—currently destroying both civilian and military targets in Ukraine—will change the security landscape in the Pacific.

Deterrence Has Kept the US and the World Safe. Will President Biden Abandon It?

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Amid growing nuclear threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, the G7 meeting offered an idealistic “Vision on Nuclear Disarmament.” In National Review, Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah L. Heinrichs explains why rejecting the possibility of new US nuclear weapons would be a grave error in the coming “decade of danger.”

BEFORE YOU GO...

Hudson mourns the passing of Adjunct Fellow Claudia Rosett. Claudia was a powerful intellect, guided by fiercely held principles about human freedom. Her work includes on-the-ground reporting at the Tiananmen Square massacre, and a book titled What to Do about the UN. Read Senior Fellows Jack David and Melanie Kirkpatrick’s statement, and Claudia’s obituary in the New York Sun.