Ending Our Chinese Drone Addiction

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Chinese-produced drones, which have become ubiquitous in the United States, pose a multitude of security threats. Washington should work with its allies and the private sector to win back drone market dominance, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Richard Weitz in The Hill.

🎙️ PLA Purges, the 2023 World University Games, and China’s International Reputation

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Hudson China Center Director Miles Yu and Program Manager Shane Leary discuss Xi Jinping’s latest purge in the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese Communist Party’s use of the World University Games as a political platform, and China’s historic international unpopularity on the latest China Insider. And for the first time, Yu will take listener questions and recap recent events in a Chinese-language monthly review.

African Leaders Respond to Niger Military Coup

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As the coup in Niger unfolded, Nigeria-based Hudson Research Fellow James Barnett explained that this was a disaster in the making. Then, on BBC News, he gave an update on the international community’s response and how Western policymakers have overestimated the stability of Niger, which has experienced many coups and a fractured security environment.

Time for World Leaders to Help Restore Grain Deal

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Ukraine plays a crucial role in international food security. Following Russia’s exit from the Turkey-brokered 2022 grain deal, Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey explains in Arab News that “the most effective and realistic way to get the grain deal back is for the leaders of countries most affected to pressure the Kremlin before it is too late.”

America Wins If We Help Ukraine Defeat Russia

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Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan both recognized that freedom is a unique and hard-won privilege. Supporting Ukraine carries on this tradition and protects America’s freedom, writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Michael R. Pompeo in Fox News.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Terror attacks have spiked in Pakistan since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, but Islamabad’s issues with terror groups run much deeper. Hudson Senior Fellow Husain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to the US, explains why in Time.