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Hudson in 5
In modern warfare, the concept of strategic depth—traditionally understood as the physical space a combatant can use to adapt, recover, or counterattack—has become far more complex thanks to long-range strikes, drones, and covert missions like Operation Spiderweb. Building on her essay in First Breakfast, Nadia Schadlow explained how the United States can rebuild its strategic depth for a new era on The American Compass Podcast.
Michael Doran, Zineb Riboua, and ADA University Professor Damjan Krnjević Mišković discussed the long-standing tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia and argued that US involvement in the South Caucasus weakens Russia and Iran.
Watch the event, listen to the podcast, or read the transcript here.
For a recent article in The Economist, Timothy A. Walton calculated that China could launch about 2,000 missiles and bombs a day at US airbases within 500 nautical miles of the Chinese mainland. In a Hudson report from January, he explains with Thomas Shugart how Washington can use hardened air base shelters to help address this threat.
On September 4, Jason Hsu will host Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and other experts and policymakers to examine the role of cyber resilience in the defense of Taiwan.
Joel Wuthnow and Phillip Saunders of the National Defense University joined Aaron MacLean on School of War to discuss the origins, organization, and strategic outlook of China’s military.
Before you go . . .
In a forthcoming Hudson memo, Jason Hsu identifies Taiwan’s cyber vulnerabilities and lays out a framework to address them:
- Migrate core systems to secure, redundant cloud environments
- Develop offline recovery capabilities
- Establish robust public-private coordination
- Conduct joint cyber exercises with allies
- Create secure channels for real-time threat intelligence sharing and escalation planning
The full policy memo will be available on Monday, August 25, ahead of Hsu’s conversation with Congressman Rob Wittman on September 4.
