When Deterrence Fails: The Iranian Proxy Threat in the Middle East

March 2024

Past Event

When Deterrence Fails: The Iranian Proxy Threat in the Middle East

Past Event

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March 05, 2024

A man walks next to a billboard bearing the image missiles targeting ships on January 17, 2024, in Sanaa, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

March 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Representative Rich McCormick

United States Representative, Sixth District of Georgia

A month after an Iranian suicide drone killed three brave American soldiers at their post in Jordan, Iran-backed militants continue to spread chaos in the Middle East. Houthi rebels use Iranian-made weapons to attack shipping vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting up to one-fifth of the world’s cargo trade. American troops in the region have faced nearly 170 attacks from the Houthis and other Iran-backed groups since October 2023.

Please join Representative Rich McCormick (GA-6), a retired Marine Corps commander, and Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt for a conversation on how to reestablish deterrence in the Middle East and protect American troops abroad.

December 2025

Past Event

Taiwan’s Security and the US-Japan Alliance: An Interview with Representative Yasutaka Nakasone

Featured Speakers:

Representative Yasutaka Nakasone

Riley Walters

December 2025

Past Event

Taiwan’s Security and the US-Japan Alliance: An Interview with Representative Yasutaka Nakasone

After visiting Taiwan twice this year, Representative Nakasone will join Hudson to discuss the US-Japan alliance, how Washington and Tokyo should think about a Taiwan contingency, ways Japan and Taiwan can increase cooperation, and what Japan should do to bolster its own defense capabilities.

Featured Speakers:

Representative Yasutaka Nakasone

Riley Walters

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Moldova’s Euro-Atlantic Path: Regional Security, Energy Opportunity, and Democratic Resilience

Featured Speakers:

Mihai Popșoi

Igor Grosu

Leah Kieff

Moderator:

Luke Coffey

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Moldova’s Euro-Atlantic Path: Regional Security, Energy Opportunity, and Democratic Resilience

Hudson’s Luke Coffey will host Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi, Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu, and Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Associate Leah Kieff to examine the current political, security, and geopolitical situation in Moldova and the region going forward.

Featured Speakers:

Mihai Popșoi

Igor Grosu

Leah Kieff

Moderator:

Luke Coffey

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries Infiltrate Higher Education to Threaten Free Speech and National Security

Featured Speakers:

Sarah McLaughlin

Michael Sobolik

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries Infiltrate Higher Education to Threaten Free Speech and National Security

Join Senior Fellow Michael Sobolik for a conversation with Sarah McLaughlin, a senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, about her recent book on this subject, Authoritarians in the Academy.

Featured Speakers:

Sarah McLaughlin

Michael Sobolik

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December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The View from Riga with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže

Featured Speakers:

Baiba Braže

Peter Rough

December 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The View from Riga with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže

To discuss the future of Latvian foreign policy, Peter Rough will welcome Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže back to Hudson for a fireside chat.