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Hudson in 5
Two years after Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks, American Jews still find themselves in the crosshairs of many on both the political left and the political right. “To be for or against Israel is to choose among competing visions of the American future,” writes Michael Doran in The Free Press.
As Russia escalates its provocations against America’s European allies, Hudson will host Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Oana-Silvia Țoiu. With Peter Rough, she will discuss Black Sea security, the war in Ukraine, Russia’s hybrid attacks, and Romania–United States relations tomorrow, October 9, at 12:00 p.m.
Japan’s likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, laid out her foreign policy vision in response to a Hudson inquiry before being elected as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. But key questions about the next stage of US-Japan relations—specifically, Japan’s $550 billion strategic investment fund—remain unanswered. In a new policy brief, William Chou gives an update on Tokyo’s latest announcements about the fund and what they mean for Washington.
Advances in genetic editing could be the greatest threat that artificial intelligence poses to humanity. America’s window to avert the worst outcomes, including preventing China from wielding decisive influence over the trajectory of AI in biotechnology, is closing, warns Bill Drexel in The New Atlantis.
President Donald Trump was instrumental in brokering a deal to end the decades-long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In a new policy memo, Luke Coffey explains the significance of this deal and identifies three challenges that remain for lasting peace.
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Control of the dollar and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) network form the cornerstone of America’s financial statecraft. Zineb Riboua explains how BRICS (a grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) seeks to undermine this control and lays out how Washington can defend its economic influence.
