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The Perils of a Post-Ukraine-War Russia
Vladimir Putin. (Kremlin)
If the Ukraine war continues to go poorly for Vladimir Putin, Russia will face a range of possibilities from revolution and insurgency to civil war and the dissolution of the Russian Federation. In the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]], Hudson Senior Fellows Peter Rough [[link removed]] and Luke Coffey [[link removed]] explain how the US can prepare for such contingencies.
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The World According to Tom Cotton
Senator Tom Cotton at Hudson Institute's 2022 Herman Kahn Award Gala.
In the Wall Street Journal [[link removed]], Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] discusses the foreign policy convictions that Senator Tom Cotton lays out in Only the Strong. This new book critiques how leading Democrats think about foreign policy and articulates a Republican case for US engagement with allies and partners.
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Defense Is the Silver Lining in the Omnibus Bill
An M777 howitzer due for Ukraine. (Air Force Photo by Shawn White)
In The Hill [[link removed]], Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs [[link removed]] explains the crucial and timely provisions within the omnibus bill, including continued aid to Ukraine and vital investment in defense industrial capacity.
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Don’t Expect Beijing to Comply with Trade Rules
Xi Jinping. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
“The record of Chinese behavior…removes any realistic possibility of good faith or meaningful compromise from the Chinese,” explains Hudson Senior Fellow John Lee [[link removed]] in The Australian [[link removed]].
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Counter Extreme Weather with Sound Energy Policy
Snow plows in Hamburg, New York. (John Normile/Getty Images)
Europe’s poor energy policies have cost it trillions of dollars and plunged it into energy insecurity. The US should learn from these mistakes and adopt an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy, argues Hudson Initiative on American Energy Security Director Brigham McCown [[link removed]] in The Hill [[link removed]].
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BEFORE YOU GO...
As Putin’s grip on power weakens, a new generation of hard-liners waits in the wings. Hudson Senior Fellows Peter Rough [[link removed]] and Can Kasapoğlu [[link removed]] explain why this should ring alarm bells for Western policymakers in Foreign Policy [[link removed]].
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