As congressional support packages for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel hang in the balance, President and CEO John P. Walters and Distinguished Fellow Michael R. Pompeo write in a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson that global threats to freedom are interconnected and directly affect the security of the United States.

President Joe Biden advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “take the win” after Iran’s large-scale missile attack sputtered. But Walter Russell Mead explains why it would be political suicide for Netanyahu to take this advice in the Wall Street Journal.

Two-thirds of North Atlantic Treaty Organization members are expected to spend at least two percent of GDP on defense this year. Daniel Kochis argues that this success story should help dispel the notion that America’s NATO allies are not stepping up.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who has spearheaded European support for Ukraine and championed transatlantic cooperation, delivered a major policy address yesterday at Hudson.

Ahead of presidential elections in the Solomon Islands, John Lee lays out how China intentionally erodes democratic institutions in the Indo-Pacific and recommends two ways Australia can fight back.

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“When our policymakers fail to call out our enemies or acknowledge the importance of our alliances, the world is less safe. That is why Hudson’s work is so critical,” said Nikki Haley, Hudson’s new Walter P. Stern Chair. Read the full announcement here.