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April 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: Mike Pompeo on the Future of US Global Leadership

No images? Click here U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a bilateral meeting with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on August 14, 2020 in Vienna, Austria. (Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images) On the latest episode of Counterbalance,  former secret…

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April 7, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Hudson in 5: New Counterbalance Podcast Episode featuring Michael R. Pompeo, Detente May Be an Option with North Korea

No images? Click here     New Counterbalance Podcast Episode featuring Michael R. Pompeo     Hudson Distinguished Fellow and former Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo sat down with Michael Doran and Marshall Kosloff t…

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April 3, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: Just Do It: Nike's Forced Labor Problem

No images? Click here A basketball player wears Nike shoes during an NCAA game on February 28, 2021. (G Fiume/Getty Images) As you watch basketball players in Nike shoes run across the court during the NCAA's Final Four matchups, know that the swoosh mig…

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March 31, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Hudson in 5: March Madness, Nike, and the Uyghur Genocide; WHO Report on COVID-19 is a “Farce”

No images? Click here     March Madness, Nike, and the Uyghur Genocide   (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)   Basketball fans can be forgiven for wanting to leave politics at the door and enjoy March Madness…

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March 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: China's Climate Change Cudgel

No images? Click here Workers commute as smoke billows from a coal fired power plant on November 25, 2015 in Shanxi, China. Heavy dependence on coal has made China the source of nearly a third of the world's total CO2 emissions.  (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) …

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March 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Hudson in 5: A Conversation with Afghanistan's National Security Advisor, America’s Back—Against a Wall

No images? Click here     Prospects for Peace: A Conversation with Afghanistan's National Security Advisor      Decades of civil war, terrorist insurgency and a resilient Taliban have made the peace process in Afghanist…

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March 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: Fear and Insecurity: Addressing North Korean Threat Perceptions

No images? Click here North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un at a wreath laying ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum in Hanoi on March 2, 2019. (Jorge Silva/AFP via Getty Images) When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his South Korean and Chines…

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March 17, 2021 at 11:00 AM

Hudson in 5: Why the US Won't Leave the Indo-Pacific, Building US-Asian Teamwork Against China

No images? Click here     Why the US Won’t Leave the Indo-Pacific   The virtual Quad summit held on March 12, 2021. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)   The recent summit between Japan, India, Australi…

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March 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Preparing the US Military for Tomorrow's Battlefields

No images? Click here U.S. Marines formed as an Electronic Warfare Support Team with 2nd Radio Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, near Setermoen, Norway, March 14, 2020. (US Marine Corps) Tomorrow's military conflicts will be won…

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February 27, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Out of Time: Reforming DoD's 60-Year-Old Budgeting System

No images? Click here A member of the US Army aircrew sits in the rear of a US Army Chinook helicopter during pre-exercise integration training ahead of the NATO-led Exercise Trident Juncture 18 on October 27, 2018 in Norway. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) In …

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February 24, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: China’s Reckless Labs Put the World at Risk, Hudson Launches New Podcast “Counterbalance”

No images? Click here     China’s Reckless Labs Put the World at Risk     Wuhan Institute of Virology. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)   The world must hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …

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February 20, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Russian Whistleblower Inspires New US Law to Tackle Kleptocracies

No images? Click here Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee and Russian President Vladimir Putin share a joke at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) When t…

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February 17, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Will President Biden’s Nominees Confront China?, The Future of U.S. Seapower

No images? Click here     Will President Biden’s Nominees Confront China?     Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a Chinese Lunar New Year Reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Feb. 10, 2021.…

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February 13, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Will U.S.-Israeli Relations Stay Strong under Biden?

No images? Click here Then-Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a speech at Israel's Tel Aviv university, 3/11/10. (Uriel Sinai/Getty Images) Three weeks into the new administration, President Joe Biden has made calls to the leaders of Canada, Britai…

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February 11, 2021 at 10:10 PM

Making a Killing: Hudson's New Podcast on Kleptocracy

No images? Click here Listen to Hudson's newest podcast: Making a Killing Check out Making a Killing, a new podcast project from Hudson Institute’s Kleptocracy Initiative. Hosted by Research Fellow Nate Sibley, Making a Killing explores how corruption is re…

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February 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Biden Shows He Is No Obama, What the Chinese Communists Don't Understand about Our Democracy

No images? Click here     The Antidote to Trump Isn’t Obama Redux     Photo by Getty Images   To reclaim America’s leading position in the world, the Biden administration must strengthen alliances, resist th…

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February 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Europe Trades Transatlantic Partnership for Chinese Market Access

No images? Click here Chinese President Xi Jinping is accompanied by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel after their meeting at the Élysée Presidential Palace on March 26, 2019 in Paris, France. (Getty Images) Despite opt…

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February 3, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Why Operation Warp Speed Worked, Beijing's Welcome Gift to Biden

No images? Click here     NEW LOOK AHEAD ESSAY: The Structural Constraints on Transatlantic Cooperation     Flags of European states outside of the parliament in Strasbourg. (Getty Images)   In the latest in…

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January 30, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Will the Biden Administration Hold China Accountable?

No images? Click here Detainees sitting within a Uyghur re-education camp in Xinjiang, China. During Senate confirmation hearings this week, Commerce Secretary nominee Gina Raimondo remarked that the U.S. needs to take a “whole-of-government response” in…

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January 27, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Mike Pompeo Joins Hudson, Elaine Chao Rejoins Hudson, Biden's Opening Salvo on Beijing

No images? Click here     Mike Pompeo Joins Hudson     U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news briefing at the State Department February 25, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) …

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January 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: The Professionals Shaping Biden's Foreign Policy

No images? Click here Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken delivers a foreign policy speech after being introduced by President-elect Joe Biden at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) Fo…

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January 20, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Putin's Poison, Yuan for All, Tomorrow's Radicalization Crisis

No images? Click here     Why Biden Should Keep Trump's China Policy     A Chinese Maritime Police Bureau ship uses a water canon to harass a Vietnamese fisheries surveillance force vessel near the disputed Paracel Isla…

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January 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: A New Strategy for Fighting Authoritarian Corruption

No images? Click here Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (L), Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) leave after posing for pictures ahead of their trilateral meeting in Tehran on November 1, 2017. (Alexey Druzhinin/Ge…

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January 13, 2021 at 12:01 PM

Hudson in 5: Protecting Medical Innovation, Countering Kleptocracy, Democracy's Fail-Safe

No images? Click here     Democracy's Fail-Safe     The south façade of the White House at dusk in Washington, DC. (Brooks Kraft/ Getty Images)   In a time of political unrest and poisonous division – most r…

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January 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Defending Democracy at Home and Abroad

No images? Click here The sun rises over the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) In light of the turmoil in Washington this week, we would like to share a reflection on the importance of defending democracy from Hudson's Preside…

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January 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Hudson's New President, the U.K. Goes Its Own Way, Xi Eyes South Asia

No images? Click here     Hudson Announces New President and CEO     John P. Walters speaks at a Hudson event in February 2020 (Jessica Latos Photography).   Hudson Institute announced John P. Walters as its…

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December 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: The Islamic Militia That Protects Churches, Xi's Little Red Bible, and the New Rules for Nuclear Security

No images? Click here     With the holidays around the corner, Hudson in 5 will be taking a break next week. We'll see you January 6!   The Islamic Militia That Protects Churches     A line of men in Banser …

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December 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: A Historic Win for Anti-Corruption Efforts

No images? Click here The U.S. flag hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) This month, Congress tackled one of America’s most serious finance vulnerabilities by including anti-money laundering reforms…

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December 16, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Hudson in 5: China's Climate Change Shell Game, 90's Nostalgia Grips the Biden Team, A White Elephant Swap at the UN

No images? Click here     China's Climate Change Shell Game     A worker examines sewage recycling at the coal liquefaction factory of CHN Energy in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 11, 2019.…

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December 12, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Weekend Reads: President Tsai Ing-wen on Safeguarding Global Freedoms

No images? Click here Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers remarks at Hudson's virtual year-end celebration. Hudson Institute was honored to virtually host Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen for her perspectives on the future of the free world during the In…

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December 9, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Climate Hawks Flock Wall Street, China's New Leverage, DoD's Trojan Horse

No images? Click here     The Pentagon's Trojan Horse     A member of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force looks through binoculars downrange while conducting an initial training scenario reconnaissance at Misawa Air Base, Ja…

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December 5, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Israeli PM Netanyahu on "Worst of Both Worlds" Nuclear Deal

No images? Click here Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at Hudson Institute's Herman Kahn Award Dinner in New York, 2016. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined Hudson Senior Fellow Mike Doran for a conversation on t…

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December 2, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Pentagon Acquisitions Chief on US-China Competition, Biden's Africa Dilemma, Europe's Frugal Four

No images? Click here     Biden's African Diplomacy Dilemma     A Yoruba priest sits in a temple dedicated to Olokun in Benin City, Nigeria. Olokun is an orisha spirit praised for their ability to give great wealth, hea…

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November 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Sharing Gratitude This Thanksgiving

No images? Click here While this year’s Thanksgiving holiday may be different in size and splendor for many of us, this uniquely American celebration will remain an important opportunity to reflect upon our many blessings.  Please enjoy a special video conv…

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November 25, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: Biden and "The Blob," Trump's China Successes, Fixing the WHO

No images? Click here     Children Pay the Cost  When Voters Decriminalize Drugs     Two sisters comfort each other at the graves of their parents on Sunday, June 21, 2020, in Troy, MI. (The Washington Post via Getty Im…

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November 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: China's Indo-Pacific Power Play Strengthens the U.S.-Japan Alliance

No images? Click here U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 11th Brigade members attend the ceremony marking the U.S.-Japan joint exercise on August 10, 2017 in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Ima…

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November 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: China Aims for the Heart of Silicon Valley, Biden's Big Tech Enigma, Moscow's Disinformation Toolkit

No images? Click here     China Takes Aim at Silicon Valley     A technician monitors parameter index at the laptop assembly workshop of LCFC Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. (Zhang Da…

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November 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Iran's Outreach in Asia and the Jihadist Battle for Africa

No images? Click here A Hezbollah supporter displays a picture of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomenei on October 1, 2017.  (Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images) In the West, news coverage of Islamist extremism is often limited to t…

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November 11, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Hudson in 5: Biden's Stance on China, Turkey's Radical Shift, Israel Revisited, America's Election Marvel

No images? Click here     America's Election Marvel     A worker with the Detroit Department of Elections helps process an absentee ballot at the Central Counting Board in the TCF Center on November 4, 2020 in Detroit, …

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November 7, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Weekend Reads: Undisputed: The U.S. Military's Challenges Ahead

No images? Click here The Japanese Asahi-class destroyer Shiranui sails in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundatio…

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November 4, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Hudson in 5: U.S. Elections, the Trump Paradox, U.S. Military in Uncertain Times

No images? Click here     The World Watches as America Votes     Voters wait in line to vote for the 2020 US elections in Norwalk, California on November 3, 2020.  (Frederic Brown/AFP via Getty Images)   Ame…

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October 31, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: America's First Freedom

No images? Click here An Iraqi Yazidi lights candles outside Lalish temple northwest of Baghdad, during a ceremony to celebrate the Yazidi New Year, on April 14, 2015.  (Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty Images) As voters head to the polls next week, they’ll be …

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October 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Hudson in 5: Russia's Election Trolls, the Middle East's Overlooked Alliance, Trump's Second-Term Ambitions

No images? Click here     Russia's Election Trolls     Congressional staff display social media posts during a hearing on Russian social media disinformation before the House Select Intelligence Committee on November 1,…

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October 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: Introducing the Look Ahead Series

No images? Click here Voters across the U.S. are counting the days, hours, and minutes until November 3. But regardless of the presidential election's outcome, the challenges faced by the nation remain the same: a once-in-a-century pandemic and its subsequen…

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October 21, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Hudson in 5: China's Africa Problem, Young Arabs Break with the Past, Pakistan's Terror Financing

No images? Click here     China's Africa Problem     Performers during the inauguration ceremony of Ivory Coast's new 60,000-seat stadium, built with the help of China ahead of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. (Issouf Sanogo…

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October 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: VIDEO: The Coronavirus Pandemic Turns One

No images? Click here One year ago, hospitals in Wuhan began experiencing a surge in hospitalizations that would later be connected to COVID-19, marking the beginning of the pandemic. Fast forward 12 months. The virus has claimed over one million lives, plunged a…

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October 14, 2020 at 11:01 AM

Hudson in 5: China's Controversial New UN Partnership, Disrupting the DoD, and more

No images? Click here     UN Partners with China on Big Data     Chairman Xi Jinping raises a toast to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the PRC. (Getty Images)   While the U.S. is trying to limit data flows…

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October 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: Protecting the 2020 Elections

No images? Click here Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers (C) of the National Security Division, FBI Director Christopher Wray (R) and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia G. Zachary Terwilliger (L) host a press conference on a national s…

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October 7, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Hudson in 5: Elections, China and the US-Japan relationship, the Taliban's tanked ceasefire, and more

No images? Click here     Tokyo Prepares for November     While Americans are focused on the upcoming election, the November vote looms especially large for Japan. In The National Interest, Patrick Cronin outlines how t…

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October 3, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Weekend Reads: China-Proofing the U.S. Navy

No images? Click here SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter and helicopters from U.S. Army 35th Combat Aviation Brigade fly in formation over guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) after US Army-Navy interoperability training. (Getty Images) Gray zone …

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