Prospects for Peace: A Conversation with Afghanistan's National Security Advisor 

Decades of civil war, terrorist insurgency and a resilient Taliban have made the peace process in Afghanistan a perilous task. With the deadline for U.S. withdrawal looming, will negotiations result in a meaningful peace, or will U.S. attempts to extricate itself from Afghanistan empower extremists to reassert total control over the Afghan people? Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib joined Hudson’s Ambassador Husain Haqqani to discuss this timely issue.

Offer Iranian Freedom Fighters the Connectivity Beijing Wants to Take Away

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The Iranian regime shut down the internet yet again this month, silencing dissent and mirroring China’s repressive playbook, writes Robert Greenway and Victoria Coates in Newsweek. The United States should show its support for the Iranian people by deploying satellite-provided internet so that the people of Iran can communicate freely.

How Our New Climate Policies Could Lead to Increased Reliance on China

Lithium battery factory. (Photo by Tan Yunfeng/VCG via Getty Images)

China controls the industries of many of the critical minerals needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a key goal of the Biden administration, writes Nadia Schadlow in The Hill. As both powers vie for the status of global leader on climate, the administration must prioritize independence in battery technology and inject a healthy dose of realism into its agenda.

The US Should Follow the UK’s Response to Russian and Chinese Nuclear Aggression

Russian S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft weapon systems. (Photo by Peter Kovalev/TASS via Getty Images)

In response to China and Russia upgrading their missile defense systems and expanding their nuclear warhead stockpiles, the U.K.’s National Security Integrated Review calls for the modernization of Britain’s nuclear forces, writes Marshall Billingslea and Ryan Tully in Real Clear Defense. This is a responsible response to the threat posed by China and Russia. The U.S. should follow suit and forge a new arms control regime to impede proliferation by our adversaries.

America’s Back–Against a Wall

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

American international politics are as fraught as ever, writes Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal. Relations with China are frosty after the U.S.-China meeting in Alaska; relations with Russia are at its lowest ebb after a verbal sparring match between Presidents Biden and Putin; North Korea is said to be on the verge of testing long-range missiles; and the Taliban is openly plotting its takeover of Afghanistan in anticipation of the withdrawal of U.S. troops. While the Biden administration’s emphasis on the “rules-based international order” is not impossible given this context, it will require a mix of strategic insight, steely determination, and ideological flexibility that no president has brought to the table since the end of the Cold War.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tim Morrison and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) this Friday for a discussion on the future of nuclear arms control, competing with China’s semiconductor industry, and the rapidly evolving global threat landscape. From outdated nuclear treaties to not-so-secret plans for Chinese tech domination, today’s global security threats are more complex than ever before. How can the U.S. maintain its competitive edge in this environment? Please join us for this timely discussion.