The Race for Secure Airspace Is On, and the Good Guys Might Finish Last

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“Malign actors can use drones to conduct surveillance, collect sensitive data, and engage in industrial espionage,” warns Hudson Distinguished Fellow William P. Barr. In The Hill, he lays out how Congress should respond to this threat.

New Pentagon Drone Program Needs to Avoid “Replicating” Past Mistakes

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Drawing on their recent Hudson report Alone and Unafraid, Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt argue in The Messenger that the new “Replicator” drone warfare initiative will be another failed science project unless the Pentagon adapts its mission integration efforts to twenty-first-century warfare.

What China Wants in Africa

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In the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune, Hudson Senior Fellow Joshua Meservey explains why Africa is a high priority for China—and makes the case that American policymakers should take notice.

Why Ukraine’s New Defense Minister Will Never Give Up on Crimea

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Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey digs into the historical reasons that explain why less than 5 percent of Ukrainians are willing to make territorial concessions to Russia in Arab News.

“The Sister” Review: North Korea’s Sibling Dynasty

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There is little reliable information about “the skinnier, savvier, scarier younger sister of Kim Jong Un.” In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Senior Fellow Melanie Kirkpatrick reviews The Sister, a new biography of Kim Jo Yong, “the most dangerous woman in the world.”

BEFORE YOU GO...

At the G20 and BRICS summits, Narendra Modi sought to position India as a major global player. Hudson Research Fellow Aparna Pande and Senior Fellow Husain Haqqani observe that “it is easier to gather those not wishing to be camp followers of a global hegemon; it is more difficult to create a new, truly multipolar world order,” in The Hill.