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Circling Back on Joseph Stalin [[link removed]]

“Nick Fuentes’s antisemitism, which Tucker Carlson largely ignored on his podcast, indicates a broader rot that could infect conservative circles: an affinity for Communist China,” writes Michael Sobolik [[link removed]] in a Wall Street Journal [[link removed]] letter.

Yet Xi Jinping is not the only ruthless dictator for whom Fuentes and his fellow travelers have shown appreciation. In that same interview, Fuentes expressed his “admiration” for Joseph Stalin—a claim Carlson promised to “circle back” on but never did. In the Daily Wire [[link removed]], Aaron MacLean [[link removed]] recounts the millions of deaths and immense suffering Stalin caused in the Soviet Union and across Europe.

“It is important to remember who the monsters were, and are,” he writes.

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The Future of US–Central Asia Relations [[link removed]]

The Central Asian republics known as the C5—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—have long suffered under Moscow’s authoritarian influence. But with Russia’s regional power waning as a result of its war in Ukraine, the United States has an opportunity to emerge as a genuine Eurasian power.

Ahead of last week’s C5+1 summit in Washington, Luke Coffey [[link removed]] released a Hudson memo [[link removed]] that lays out 11 steps for the US to bolster its ties in the region and prevent China from expanding its influence. Then, Coffey hosted Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Magzhan Ilyassov and a panel of experts to discuss [[link removed]] shared interests and the future of American engagement across Eurasia.

Watch the event, read the transcript, or listen to the podcast here. [[link removed]]

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys on NATO, Energy Security, and Europe-China Relations [[link removed]]

Looking to Russia’s other periphery, Lithuania has become a leading US ally due to both its investment in its own defense capabilities and its outsized role in supporting Ukraine. Marshall Billingslea [[link removed]] hosted Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys for a discussion [[link removed]] on collective defense, energy and economic issues, the Lithuanian perspective on relations with China, and more.

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Trump Deserves Credit for Action on Nigeria’s Religious Persecution [[link removed]]

President Donald Trump recently designated Nigeria as a country of particular concern for the persecution of Christians by Islamist groups in the country. Nina Shea [[link removed]] explains [[link removed]] the importance of this move for at-risk Nigerian Christians and how it upholds religious freedom as a pillar of American foreign policy.

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Understanding Nigeria’s Problems [[link removed]]

Drawing on his experience from conducting research and interviewing bandits in Nigeria, James Barnett [[link removed]] describes in a Hudson brief [[link removed]] the conflict’s history and explores potential outcomes should the US take a more aggressive approach, either diplomatically or militarily.

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Before you go . . .

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: Anthony Vinci on AI, Geopolitics, and the Future of Espionage

Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., former senior intelligence officer Anthony Vinci will join Nadia Schadlow [[link removed]] for an event [[link removed]] on why intelligence is permeating fields from economics to science and technology, the expanding role of artificial intelligence, and how authoritarian adversaries target Americans through data collection and information operations.

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