Stalls and Sparks: Time to Do the Right Thing for Iran

People gather in protest against the the Iranian regime on September 19, 2022, in Tehran, Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of the country's morality police. (Getty Images)

While the White House undoubtedly sees the Iranian protests as a regrettable hurdle on the path back to the Iran nuclear deal, it should see them as an opportunity to take a different approach and support the brave Iranians demanding change, writes Hudson Senior Fellow Jonathan Schachter in RealClearDefense.

Biden Scapegoats the Saudis for an Energy Crisis He Created

A man walks past a damaged silo at the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24, 2020, after Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the facility. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images)

In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Senior Fellow Mohammed Alyahya dispels various falsehoods about who is to blame for the OPEC oil cuts with one simple fact: if America wants to prevent another shock in world energy markets, it should begin producing more oil.

Why Joe Biden Faces a ‘Decisive Decade’ in Contest with China

Joe Biden welcomes Xi Jinping for his first visit to the United States at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2015. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen via Getty Images)

Though there is no “silver bullet” to containing China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) would be a good start—and it would be a strategic disaster if China were allowed to join in America’s absence. Hudson Senior Fellow John Lee explains why in the Australian Financial Review.

Time Is Right for Genuine Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia

A destroyed tank in the town of Suqovusan, part of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, on December 2, 2020, after a US-brokered ceasefire temporarily ended fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. (Karen Monasyan/AFP via Getty Images)

Reincorporating Armenia into regional energy, transport, and infrastructure projects would bring much-needed stability to the South Caucasus. It would also draw Armenia closer to the West, and further from the orbit of Russia and Iran, argues Hudson Senior Fellow Luke Coffey in Arab News.

Virtual Event | Strengthening Taiwan’s Trade and Economic Stability

Supporters await the arrival of Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te in Universal City, California, on January 25, 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)

US-Taiwan Business Council President Rupert Hammond-Chambers, Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler, Hudson Japan Chair Deputy Director Riley Walters, and Hudson Research Fellow Abby Fu discussed how the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade can help shield Taiwan from China’s coercive economic activities and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Despite worrying outlooks for both the short and medium terms, German officials and citizens alike remain optimistic about their long-term economic prospects, writes Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead in the Wall Street Journal.