Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

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Mike Watson is associate director of Hudson Institute's Center for the Future of Liberal Society.

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Mike Watson is the associate director of Hudson Institute’s Center for the Future of Liberal Society. He holds a BA in history from the University of Virginia and an MA in security policy studies from George Washington University. He writes weekly for the Washington Free Beacon about foreign affairs, and his written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, Tablet, and National Affairs. His research focuses on America’s competitive advantages against foreign adversaries and the historical roots of American foreign policy and strategic thought.

 

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Planning to Win: An Analysis of US Strategy | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
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May 2024
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Planning to Win: An Analysis of US Strategy | Political Studies Policy Certificate Program
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Peter Campbell
Rachel Mackey
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan deliver statements to the press following their meetings with Chinese officials, in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 19, 2021. (Photo by Ron Przysucha)
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan deliver statements to the press following their meetings with Chinese officials, in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 19, 2021. (Photo by Ron Przysucha)
Neither the Best nor the Brightest
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Mike Watson
Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
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Commentary
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In the dining car on the train from Vladivostok to the airport on November 23, 1974, President Gerald Ford discusses progress on the SALT agreement with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (Bettmann via Getty Images)
In the dining car on the train from Vladivostok to the airport on November 23, 1974, President Gerald Ford discusses progress on the SALT agreement with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (Bettmann via Getty Images)
Lessons from Henry Kissinger
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Mike Watson
Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
Mike Watson
Commentary
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People's figures are illuminated by the glow of the lava on March 28, 2021 on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. The Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted on March 19, after thousands of small earthquakes in the area over the recent weeks, and was reportedly the first eruption of its kind on the Reykjanes Peninsula in around 800 years. (Photo by Sophia Groves/Getty Images)
The Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano illuminated by the glow of the lava on March 28, 2021, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. (Sophia Groves via Getty Images)
The Fragility of Civilization
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Mike Watson
Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society
Mike Watson
Commentary
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A US Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on November 7, 2022. (Yosselin Campos via DVIDS)
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on November 7, 2022. (Yosselin Campos via DVIDS)
The Government and the Private Sector Must Start Recognizing the China Threat
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Megan Reiss
Non-resident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Strategy Initiative
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