Israel Must Stand Up to Biden's Appeasement of Iran

U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on August 27, 2021. (Getty Images)

Waiting for the Biden administration to wake up from its dream that appeasement will lead to Iranian moderation is futile. It’s time to admit that the Biden administration’s policy in the Middle East directly threatens vital Israeli interests, chiefly, preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and blocking the expansion of its regular and proxy forces throughout the region, writes Michael Doran in Haaretz. 

Virtual Event | Thinking About the Unthinkable in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on March 18, 2022. (Getty Images)

What will the U.S. and its allies do if Russia uses nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons in Ukraine? Following the example of Hudson Institute Founder Herman Kahn, Hudson hosted a panel of experts to “think about the unthinkable” and examine possible scenarios involving the use of weapons of mass destruction. Watch yesterday's panel discussion featuring Hudson Senior Fellows David Asher, Bryan Clark, Rebeccah Heinrichs, and William Schneider, moderated by Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein.

Biden Says Vladimir Putin "Cannot Remain in Power"

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on March 1, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

In an interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs discusses the ramifications of President Biden’s recent comment about Vladimir Putin. 

America Is Dismantling the Pillars of Its Own Empire

A military vehicle carrying an Iranian Zoobin smart bomb (L) and Sagheb missile during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011. (Getty Images)

The Saudi-U.S. relationship is in crisis, argues Mohammed Khalid Alyahya in The Jerusalem Post. While American policy is beset by baffling contradictions, Beijing is offering Riyadh a simple deal: Sell us your oil and choose whatever military equipment you want from our catalogue; in return, help us to stabilize global energy markets.

Virtual Event | A New Era for Europe? A Conversation with Reinhard Butikofer

Flags representing the EU, Ukraine, and Germany fly in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, during a special session of the Bundestag. (Getty Images)

Join Hudson Institute in welcoming Reinhard Bütikofer, German Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of the European Greens/Free Alliance Party, for a discussion with Ken Weinstein on Europe’s emerging foreign and defense policy in the aftermath of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. 

BEFORE YOU GO...

Vladimir Putin hoped to break up the European status quo with his attack on Ukraine. Increasingly, the chief consequence will be to reinforce it, writes Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal. Worse for Russia, Putin’s war is making Germany more powerful, more activist and more Atlanticist, a combination likely to support American power and undercut Russian influence in Europe for many years to come.