No images? Click here 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, Hudson Senior Fellows Peter Rough and Luke Coffey explain how the US can prepare for such contingencies. The World According to Tom Cotton Senator Tom Cotton at Hudson Institute's 2022 Herman Kahn Award Gala. In the Wall Street Journal, Hudson Distinguished Fellow Walter Russell Mead 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. Defense Is the Silver Lining in the Omnibus Bill An M777 howitzer due for Ukraine. (Air Force Photo by Shawn White) In The Hill, Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs explains the crucial and timely provisions within the omnibus bill, including continued aid to Ukraine and vital investment in defense industrial capacity. 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 in The Australian. 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 in The Hill. 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 and Can Kasapoğlu explain why this should ring alarm bells for Western policymakers in Foreign Policy. |