Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine Blunder Changes the Game for China

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The West’s resolve during the Russia-Ukraine War has created new hazards for Xi Jinping as he attempts to extend his leadership and leverage over an axis of authoritarian peers, Hudson Senior Fellow John Lee argues in The Australian.

The A(braham) Bomb

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As science and technology advance, religion may actually become more important in politics. Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead, who recently wrote about the geopolitical significance of India’s Hindu nationalist movement, discussed how Abrahamic religions shaped Western political thought on his podcast What Really Matters.

Strategic Error: A Closer Look at the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

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Hudson Senior Fellow Jonathan Schachter explains the who, what, when, where, and why of the Biden administration’s deeply flawed National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in Jewish Journal.

If American Cluster Bombs Help End the War, They Will Save Thousands More Lives than They Will Cost

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Along with being significantly more ethical than the cluster munitions Russia already employs, American dual-purpose improved conventional munitions (DPICMs) will save lives by helping Ukraine decisively repel Russia’s invasion, explains Hudson Senior Fellow Marshall Billingslea in the Daily Mail.

National Security and the Nuclear Threat

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After almost 18 months of war, Russia’s nuclear threat continues to dominate headlines. Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs analyzed the present state of nuclear risk on C-SPAN’s podcast Booknotes+.

HUDSON PODCAST SPOTLIGHT

A Russian missile recently struck the Chinese consulate in Odesa, Ukraine. On this week’s China Insider, Hudson China Center Director Miles Yu joined Program Manager Shane Leary to explain China’s reaction, as well as former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s visit to Beijing.