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A Conversation with Congressman Mark Green on China, Technology, and Mass Surveillance

People work on the equipment for surface mount technology (SMT) at an assembly plant in Wuhan, China, on Friday, August 20, 2021. (Getty Images)

As the U.S. Congress considers passing the bipartisan China Technology Transfer Control Act to address Chinese theft of American intellectual property, join Hudson’s Ken Weinstein [[link removed]] and Eric Brown [[link removed]] for a discussion on this crucial issue with Congressman Mark Green (R-TN).

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We Need to Rethink Our Approach to Nuclear Power

Water vapor rising from chimneys of the Bugey nuclear power plant on January 25, 2022, in Saint-Vulbas, France. (Photo by Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin's brutal campaign against Ukraine has highlighted the dangers of Western reliance on Russian oil and natural gas. As the U.S. and its allies struggle with the fallout from decoupling from Russian energy, we should reconsider the role of nuclear power in electric generation, writes Tom Duesterberg [[link removed]] in The Hill. [[link removed]]

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Biden’s Ugly Options in Ukraine

A territorial defense member signals to cars passing a checkpoint on April 3, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images)

Six weeks into Russia’s war on Ukraine, it is increasingly clear that both sides entered the conflict with a theory of victory and strategies that have now been proven unsuccessful, argues Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] in The [[link removed]] Wall Street Journal [[link removed]]. As Russia and Ukraine remain locked in a war that neither knows how to win, the Biden administration must choose from a set of ugly options: help Ukraine, allow a Russian victory, or attempt to freeze the conflict altogether.

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America Is Dismantling the Pillars of Its Own Empire

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Michael Doran [[link removed]], director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East [[link removed]], analyzes key policy developments in the Middle East in his Substack newsletter, “The Struggle for Mastery in the Middle East.” [[link removed]] Don't miss his latest edition on how America is alienating its allies in the Gulf and be sure to subscribe.

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Biden Says He Supports Ukraine—Now It’s Time to Help Them Win

Ukrainian serviceman as seen on March 31, 2022 in Stoyanka, Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images)

To establish a lasting peace with Russia, the Ukrainians must be given the opportunity to gain greater leverage over the outcome, writes Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] in the New York Post. [[link removed]] The Biden administration must lead efforts to give Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the tools he needs to drive back Russian troops and force Putin to end the war, and must not be tempted by advocates of appeasement.

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BEFORE YOU GO...

American energy dominance is essential to meeting Europe’s energy needs as the continent cuts itself off from Russia, but the Biden administration’s restrictive policies have undermined our ability to do so, argues Hudson Distinguished Fellow and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo [[link removed]] in Fox News [[link removed]]. We must unleash the power of American energy and redouble efforts to export liquified natural gas and clean coal to Europe and the Indo-Pacific.

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