Hudson's New Middle East Center Director Mike Doran Profiled in Axios

Michael Doran, director of Hudson Institute's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. Photo illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios.

The siloing of regional studies doesn’t fit a globalized world with multiple centers of power. This is the key insight underpinning Hudson’s new Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. In an Axios profile of Center Director Michael Doran by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Doran discussed his plans for the new initiative and the need for a global response to the threat from adversaries like China and Russia.

'Asia First' Misses the Point

A Ukrainian servicemen stands in a trench at the contact line near the village of Svitlodarsk, in Ukraine's Donestsk region on February 13, 2022. (Getty Images)

It was a frustrating week for “Asia-first” proponents who hope the Biden administration can execute the “pivot to Asia” that President Obama failed to achieve. In the short term, an underprepared America faces serious security challenges in both Asia and Europe. To succeed over the long run, Americans will need to address the national-strategy deficit that currently undermines our position around the world, Walter Russell Mead argues in The Wall Street Journal.

Virtual Event | Congressman Mike Turner on the Ukraine Crisis

British soldiers take part in a major drill as part of NATO's "enhanced forward presence" (EFP) deployment in Poland and the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, at the Tapa Estonian army camp near Rakvere on February 5, 2022. (Getty Images)

Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), a prominent voice in the U.S. House of Representatives on defense policy and transatlantic security issues, offers his perspectives on the Ukraine crisis and the importance of a robust, united response to Russian aggression in conversation with Distinguished Fellow Kenneth Weinstein. 

Why the Indo-Pacific Region Is Warming to the Quad

Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin conducts helicopter transfers during a training assessment on February 12, 2021 in Cockburn Sound, Australia. (Getty Images)

When the Quad was reinstituted by Australia, the United States, Japan, and India in 2017, it was mocked by China and viewed with suspicion by several countries in Southeast Asia. Yet, as John Lee argues in the Australian Financial Review, the Quad has clearly demonstrated its value to the region: giving Australia enhanced standing in the region; drawing India deeper into regional affairs; regulating standards in a way that advances democratic norms; and showing China that its bullying will meet increasing resistance. 

Virtual Event | The Cost of the Beijing Olympics: A Conversation with Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers

An Olympic Games logo is seen in front of Beijing's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on January 20, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing have trained a spotlight on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights abuses—and on the corporations that have profited from games held in the shadow of Xinjiang’s concentration camps. Led by Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are trying to hold these companies accountable. Join Hudson Senior Fellow Nury Turkel for a conversation with Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers on this timely issue.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Is the American military fading into irrelevance just as our adversaries are gaining ground? Join Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt and Major General Arnold L. Punaro, USMC (Ret.) at noon today for a discussion on the challenges facing the U.S. military.