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Putin’s Nuclear Threat Is Real
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine at the Kremlin on September 30, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
While Vladimir Putin asserts that Russia is resisting the “domination of ‘evil Anglo-Saxons,’” he backs up his bellicosity with a nuclear threat that is all too real. Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] explains in the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]] how Western policymakers should understand Putin as the Kremlin tries to build a global front against America.
READ HERE [[link removed]] Deterrence and Indo-Pacific Security
A North Korean flag in North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong is seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on October 4, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
On Monday, North Korea fired multiple missiles over Japan, causing mass evacuations. Please join Hudson Institute today at 11:00 a.m. for a live event [[link removed]] on how the US can contain this evolving threat. Hudson Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin [[link removed]] will moderate the discussion, which will include Lt. Gen. In-Bum Chun, Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]], and Soo Kim.
WATCH HERE [[link removed]] A US ‘Ships Act’ Would Break China’s Control of the Seas
Aerial view of containers sitting stacked on a cargo ship berthed at Nansha Port on April 12, 2020, in Guangzhou, China. (He Weiming/VCG via Getty Images)
In the New York Times [[link removed]], Hudson Adjunct Fellow Michael Roberts [[link removed]] explains why allowing China to become the world’s foremost maritime superpower puts American national security at risk, and how America can fight back.
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Iran: Protest or Revolution?
A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in in Istanbul on September 20, 2022. (Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)
As the regime in Tehran faces its worst period of domestic unrest, the US has so far offered only statements of solidarity. Watch Hudson Senior Fellow Michael Doran [[link removed]] lead a panel discussion [[link removed]] on whether this the beginning of a revolution in Iran, and how the US should respond.
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As Putin Tries to Carve Up Ukraine, Biden Must Go for Broke—and Deliver Kyiv Better Weapons
A Ukrainian serviceman as seen by the HIMARS vehicle in eastern Ukraine on July 1, 2022. (Anastasia Vlasova for the Washington Post via Getty Images)
By annexing four regions of Ukraine, Putin has demonstrated that he is all-in on the invasion of Ukraine. For the New York Post [[link removed]], Hudson Senior Fellow Peter Rough [[link removed]] explains why the US should respond in-kind and arm Ukraine for a decisive victory.
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BEFORE YOU GO...
Hudson Senior Fellow Nury Turkel [[link removed]] hosts 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Keith Krach for a discussion [[link removed]] on American technology companies’ complicity in creating Chinese surveillance technologies, and on how these tools affect democratic freedom, privacy, and national security.
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