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Virtual Event | The Transformation of Japan’s Security Strategy
A Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) soldier uses binoculars during a live fire exercise at JGSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area on May 22, 2021 in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (Photo by Akio Kon - Pool/Getty Images)
In the face of increasing Sino-Russian military cooperation, Hudson Institute’s Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein was joined by Japan’s State Minister of Defense Yasuhide Nakayama for a discussion [[link removed]]on Japan’s security strategy, China’s military modernization, and their implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance. Minister Nakayama’s Hudson remarks were observed far and wide, prompting a diplomatic complaint from Beijing following his comments on the importance of protecting Taiwan.
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Virtual Event | The US Maritime Industrial Base and Competition with China
A U.S. Navy helicopter descends to land on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier while at sea on January 18, 2020 off the coast of Baja California, Mexico (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A functioning maritime industrial base is essential for the United States to maintain a strong global naval deterrent against China and Russia’s efforts to expand their territorial claims. While the Biden administration’s proposed American Jobs Plan does little to address America’s aging maritime industrial base, the SHIPYARD Act’s $25 billion in proposed spending is arguably the bare minimum required to keep U.S. ships and submarines afloat. In a recent panel discussion, Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) discussed [[link removed]] the changes needed to strengthen U.S. naval capabilities.
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The “Colorado Experiment”: Legalized Marijuana’s Impact in Colorado
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Colorado is often cited by policymakers as a test case on the wisdom of drug legalization. While many were quick to praise the booming commercial activity connected to marijuana legalization, few media accounts have analyzed actual data about how the state is fairing, writes Senior Fellow David Murray in a Hudson Institute policy memo [[link removed]]. Yet the detrimental impact of legalization on public health has grown year over year. Instead of being praised, Murray notes, Colorado’s legalization experiment should serve as a clear warning about the path being taken by states across the U.S.
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Does Ukraine Matter to America?
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Selensky offers remarks at the Federal Chancellery on September 15, 2020 in Vienna, Austria. (Martin Juen/SEPA.Media /Getty Images)
Many consider Ukraine to be within Russia’s sphere of influence and not at all vital to American interests. Others view the seven-year-old Russo-Ukrainian War as a clash of civilizations with moral and geopolitical stakes for America and the west, writes Senior Fellow Jon Lerner in National Interest [[link removed]]. Given Russia’s seeming disposition toward U.S. interests, the geopolitical benefits of a free and intact Ukraine extend far beyond the country’s borders.
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The New Middle East Emerges in the Knesset
Naftali Bennett (R) speaks with Yair Lapid during the first cabinet meeting at the Israeli Parliament (Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Israeli political leaders announced a historic governing coalition that unites parties of Israeli Jews from the Left and the Right. To secure its one-vote margin in Israel’s 120-seat Knesset, however, the coalition will be joined for the first time by a party representing Israeli Arab Muslims. While the decision was designed to oust Benjamin Netanyahu, its impact is being felt from Gaza to Tehran and beyond, writes Josh Block in the Washington Examiner [[link removed]]. The convergence of Arab-Israeli political groups into one coalition represents a triumph of modernity over medievalism and signals the rise of the new Middle East.
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India and the United States face many shared challenges, from ongoing efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to addressing emerging threats in the Indo-Pacific. Hudson President and CEO John Walters and India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu discussed [[link removed]] these issues and the future of U.S.-India relations.
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