Virtual Event | Preserving Peace in the Taiwan Strait

TAIWAN STRAIT (Aug. 27, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) crosses the Taiwan Strait during a routine transit. (Navy)

Beijing’s growing belligerence in the Asia-Pacific—including the recent incursions of warplanes into Taiwan’s defense zone—has made Washington, Tokyo, and Taipei increasingly concerned for the security of Taiwan. What would a conflict in the Taiwan Strait mean for the region and the world? At a recent Hudson Institute event, Japan Chair Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Hudson Institute Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin, and experts Mark Stokes and Scott Harold discussed the pressing question of how to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Japan's New Prime Minister and the Future of the US-Japan Alliance

Fumio Kishida poses for a photograph after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on September 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)

What can we expect to see from Japan’s new prime minister? How will the country’s change in leadership impact the US-Japan alliance? Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Patrick Cronin, James J. Przystup, and Riley Walters weigh in on the challenges and opportunities facing Fumio Kishida.  

Virtual Event | Evergrande and the Chinese Economy

The logo of Evergrande Group is seen on the façade of the company headquarters on February 9, 2021, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Getty Images)

On Thursday, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow John Lee and Chief Executive Officer of China Beige Book International Leland Miller will discuss the crisis facing Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and its implications for China’s economy and political situation. Evergrande’s distress has prompted questions about whether China’s real estate bubble is about to burst, raising doubts about the resilience of the Chinese political economy and the economic stewardship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). What’s next for Evergrande? How will this impact China’s political and economic stability? Please join Hudson Institute for this timely discussion.

The Pillars of Asia's New Security Architecture

The national flags of the various countries attending the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit are displayed in Bangkok on November 4, 2019. (Getty Images)

ASEAN, the Quad, and AUKUS are the load-bearing pillars on which Indo-Pacific security will rest in the coming decades, argues Patrick Cronin in The Straits Times. The first is a norm-builder, the second a problem-solver, and the third a deterrent of military conflict. And all contribute to advancing a shared Indo-Pacific goal of peace, freedom of the seas, and independence.

Biden's Biggest Tests Aren't in Washington

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks calling on Congress to raise the debt limit in the State Dining Room at the White House on October 04, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Political junkies are fixated on the stalemate over the two trillion-dollar-plus spending bills whose failure could derail Joe Biden’s presidency. But the Biden administration also faces two must-win international tests this fall: the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow and nuclear negotiations with Iran in Vienna. Failure at either could sandbag a presidency still struggling to find its feet, writes Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal.

BEFORE YOU GO...

The news cycle has moved on from the disaster unleashed by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the unspoken assumption seems to be that Afghanistan will not become a launchpad for terrorist attacks against the U.S. and its allies. Unfortunately, with the Taliban back in control and jihadist organizations emboldened by America’s self-inflicted defeat, it’s only a matter of time before a new crop of terrorist attacks is launched from Afghanistan, Seth Cropsey writes in The Hill.