Ten Myths about US Aid to Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier fires a US-made MK-19 automatic grenade launcher towards Russian positions in less than 800 metres away at a front line in Donetsk, Ukraine, on October 12, 2022. (Dave Clark/AFP via Getty Images)

The war in Ukraine will have long-term implications for America’s global interests, the future of the transatlantic community, and the very notion of national sovereignty. In a recent Hudson policy memo, Senior Fellow Luke Coffey debunks ten myths about US aid to Ukraine and lays out why the assistance is money well spent.

Biden’s National Security Strategy Is Undone by Fantasy

Joe Biden departs on the South Lawn of the White House on October 12, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The Biden NSS expresses a desire to “coexist peacefully… and contribute to human progress together” with China. Hudson Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow explains in the Wall Street Journal why the administration needs to recognize that China’s vision of a new international order is incompatible with liberty, democracy, and the rule of law.

Event | Iranian Drone and Missile Proliferation: What Are Iran’s Ambitions?

A Yemeni man looks at mock drones and missiles that were set up by Houthi followers at a popular square on March 21, 2022. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

In light of recent Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians, Hudson Senior Fellows Luke Coffey, Can Kasapoğlu, and Michael Doran discuss the considerable threat that Iran’s drone and missile capabilities pose during a Hudson event moderated by Senior Fellow Peter Rough.

The CCP Is the Cause of Deterioration of US-China Relations

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In his latest message to the Chinese people, Hudson Distinguished Fellow Michael R. Pompeo explains that China finds itself at odds with the US because of the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression toward its citizens, its neighbors, and America.

“All of the Above” for Energy Security

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In an appearance on Centerpoint with Doug McKelway, Hudson Senior Fellow and Director of the Initiative on American Energy Security Brigham McCown explains that the US should embrace an “all of the above” approach to solve the energy crisis and how energy security affects national security.

BEFORE YOU GO...

Only four of the 47 pages in the Biden administration's NSS are devoted to Russia or China, and it gives even less attention to the Middle East. In Arab News, Senior Fellow Luke Coffey lays out important issues that the Biden administration could have addressed were it not so focused on the left’s political causes.