War, Ukraine, and a Global Alliance for Freedom 

70th U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the American Freedom Tour at the Austin Convention Center on May 14, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (Getty Images)

Hudson’s Distinguished Fellow and the 70th U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will deliver a major speech on the future of Ukraine and America’s ongoing strategic priority that centers on the existential threat from China. A conversation with Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead will follow his remarks.

Is Ukraine Saving the West?

A tank sits outside Lysychansk, waiting to move into the city on June 19, 2022. (Getty Images)

Rather than fragmenting under the pressure of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO is more unified than ever. With help from the United States and other Western countries, Ukraine developed something that supports its sovereignty and independence far more effectively than words on paper: the will and ability to resist its powerful neighbor. In Commentary Magazine, Tod Lindberg sketches what could have happened if Russia had performed better in the war's first few days as most expected, and he explains what Ukraine’s resistance means for the West.

A Conversation with Congressman Jake Ellzey on US National Security 

Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX), the newest member of Congress speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on August 24, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Please join Senior Fellow Peter Rough for a conversation with Texas Congressman Jake Ellzey on the foreign policy events that have defined the Biden administration, including the war in Ukraine, as well as America’s other national security challenges.  

Defense Disruptors Series: General Brown and the Future of the US Air Force 

Please join Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for the first installment of the “Defense Disruptors” series today at 10:30 a.m. They will interview U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General C.Q. Brown on the challenges of being an agent of change in the face of an immense period of uncertainty for the U.S. Air Force.  

Slouching to Saudi Arabia  

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the opening of the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, via video link, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 23, 2021. (Getty Images)

From Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to the war in Yemen to climate activism, Democrats have long disliked the U.S.’s close partnership with the Persian Gulf kingdom. Meanwhile, the Biden White House has worked against Riyadh’s interests and is slowly learning that its foreign policy does not work. But President Joe Biden has a chance to reset U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia, writes Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal, based on stronger security ties to counter Iran. 

BEFORE YOU GO...

Don’t miss our event “Breaking the Black Sea Blockade: How NATO Can Stop Russia’s Assault on the World’s Food Supply,” with Hudson Senior Fellows Bryan Clark, William Schneider, Peter Rough, and Michael Doran discussing how NATO strategy and posture should change to address Russia’s Black Sea belligerence.