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Hudson Institute Events Podcast

Hudson Institute

Founded in 1961 by strategist Herman Kahn, Hudson Institute challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law. Hudson seeks to guide policymakers and global leaders in government and business through a robust program of publications, conferences, policy briefings, and recommendations.

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01:09:43

Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of...

Hudson Institute Events Podcast ·

2025/12/11

In an increasingly dangerous geopolitical environment, a bipartisan consensus has emerged that the United States needs to reindustrialize. This is a welcome realization, but it raises a major question: What institutions and tools can Washington use to ensure that America can produce components, weapons, and equipment quickly and at scale?To incentivize growth in the defense industrial sector, the Department of War has created the Office of Strategic Capital and begun to identify useful authorities

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00:41:19

The View from Riga with Latvian Foreign Minister...

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2025/12/08

Since joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alongside Lithuania and Estonia over 20 years ago, Latvia has been a key part of the alliance’s Baltic Sea posture. Riga continues to invest heavily in security, expanding the size of its armed forces, procuring key capabilities like American-made High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and building out a Baltic defense line alongside Estonia and Lithuania. Bordering the Baltic Sea, Russia, and Belarus, Latvia’s geographical importance

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00:55:09

Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries...

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2025/12/08

Institutions of higher education in the United States have long benefitted from free and open collaboration with overseas partners. But foreign adversaries like China have exploited this openness to infiltrate American colleges and universities with programs like Confucius Institutes and Chinese Student-Scholars Associations. Beijing also uses generous financial contributions to infuse its propaganda and interests into American campuses. By exploiting America’s education system, the Chinese

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00:57:16

Moldova’s Euro-Atlantic Path: Regional Security,...

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2025/12/05

Russia’s war against Ukraine and Moscow’s constant meddling in Moldova’s internal affairs have only galvanized the Moldovan people’s commitment to a Euro-Atlantic path. In the country’s October elections, Moldovans reaffirmed this Western trajectory. Despite Russian interference, Moldova conducted free and fair elections, resulting in the formation of a pro-European government.Since formally beginning European Union accession talks in December 2023, Moldova has made significant progress toward

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01:01:36

The Next Chokepoint: China’s Leverage Over US...

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2025/12/04

China’s tightening grip over critical mineral supply chains has long posed strategic risks to the United States. But Beijing’s expanding control over pharmaceutical ingredients may prove even more dangerous. In recent years, Chinese exporters have quietly pumped unregulated and frequently counterfeit active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) into America, exploiting gaps in US law and Washington’s sluggish implementation of drug-tracking requirements. These schemes—often involving mislabeled packages

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01:06:33

Israel and the Global Strategic Environment: A...

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2025/11/21

Hudson Institute’s Michael Doran will have a discussion with Caroline Glick, international affairs advisor to the prime minister of Israel, about Israel’s position in global affairs, regional developments, and the international challenges shaping the country’s strategic environment.

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00:24:09

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Receives Hudson Institute’s...

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2025/11/20

Palantir Cofounder and CEO Dr. Alex Karp and Hudson Trustee Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s chief technology officer, deliver remarks at Hudson Institute’s 2025 gala, at which Dr. Karp received the Herman Kahn Award.

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00:51:03

Rogue Galleries: Tackling Illicit Finance in US Art...

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2025/11/17

Art can be valuable, highly portable, and difficult to trace—making it an ideal vehicle for concealing illicit wealth. The United States hosts the world’s largest and most dynamic art market, with tens of billions of dollars of sales taking place each year. But high-end art dealers’ associations with private wealth and their commitment to customer discretion have made the sector a magnet for money laundering and sanctions evasion.Drug cartels, Hezbollah financiers, and Russian oligarchs have all

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00:58:00

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: Anthony Vinci on...

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2025/11/17

The creation of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, the professionalization of American intelligence during the Cold War, and the networking of intelligence after 9/11 each ushered in a revolution in national intelligence operations. Now, the United States’ geopolitical rivalry with China and the rise of artificial intelligence have sparked a fourth revolution. In his new book, The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America, former

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00:24:09

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Receives Hudson Institute’s...

Hudson Institute Events Podcast ·

2025/11/13

Palantir Cofounder and CEO Dr. Alex Karp and Hudson Trustee Shyam Sankar, Palantir’s chief technology officer, deliver remarks at Hudson Institute’s 2025 gala, at which Dr. Karp received the Herman Kahn Award.

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00:54:22

The Future of US–Central Asia Relations

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2025/11/10

The historic C5+1 summit in Washington—at which President Donald Trump will host the heads of state from the five nations of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan)—will aim to create new momentum for American engagement in the region.In an era defined by great power competition and the fight against transnational terrorism, the United States and the five nations of Central Asia share many common interests. Additionally, Central Asia lies at the heart of the

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01:00:54

The Limits of Autonomy: How Beijing Exploits Hong...

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2025/11/10

In 2019, the Chinese Communist Party cracked down on political freedom in Hong Kong and violated the special region’s autonomy. The Trump administration began rolling back America’s special treatment of Hong Kong the following year. But that process is not yet complete. Over the past five years, the CCP has opportunistically exploited Hong Kong’s unique status in international institutions and within the United States to harm the interests of America and its allies. Policymakers should align Hong

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01:51:43

Investing in the US-Japan Alliance: Issues and...

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2025/11/08

On September 4, the United States and Japan outlined the structure of the $550 billion US-Japan investment fund, and gave further insight into how Washington and Tokyo will use it to advance their industrial and technological leadership. The allies agreed to focus on several strategic sectors—including shipbuilding, critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, and energy—that will spur mutual growth, secure allied supply chains, and insulate the US, Japan, and their allies against

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01:02:38

Congressman Rich McCormick on Securing American AI...

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2025/11/03

America’s AI Action Plan, which the White House released this July, presents a comprehensive vision for American dominance in the global artificial intelligence race. As technological advancement and geopolitical tensions accelerate, the Trump administration and Congress have a historic opportunity to enact strategic policy that fosters innovation, secures critical technology and information infrastructure, and wields American AI power effectively on the international stage.To discuss how America

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01:06:05

How Long Can Russia’s Weakening Economy Support...

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2025/10/30

In 2025 signs of weakness in the Russian economy are increasingly visible: high inflation, growing financial stresses, gasoline and food shortages, rapidly slowing oil revenues, shortages of key manufacturing parts, failed auctions of sovereign bonds, and depletion of its sovereign wealth fund. Many analysts predict the Kremlin’s ability to maintain its war economy will be severely stressed in the coming months, especially as Ukrainian strikes reach more Russian infrastructure and degrade the

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01:28:17

Africa’s Role in Addressing America’s Critical...

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2025/10/28

Refining capacity is the greatest vulnerability in the United States’ critical minerals supply chain. After a decades-long campaign to price out competitors, China now dominates the refining sectors for many minerals and metals that are central to the global economy and to the US defense sector. In some sectors, Chinese firms account for as much as 90 percent of global capacity. This dominance is central to Beijing’s quest to recenter the international system away from the US and toward

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01:19:28

Prioritizing the Release of Chinese Christian Pastor...

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2025/10/27

On October 10, Chinese Communist Party authorities handcuffed and detained the lead pastor of Zion Church, Ezra Jin Mingri, beginning China’s largest crackdown against a single house church in over 40 years. Party officials also detained or disappeared an estimated 30 other pastors and associates of Zion Church.Days earlier, the CCP escalated its rhetoric in the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Beijing often demands that other nations remain silent about its human rights

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02:44:21

The US in the South Caucasus: Mapping New Strategic...

Hudson Institute Events Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will host a conference, featuring a keynote address by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), to examine the implications of the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement. The conference will also explore the evolving role of the United States in the South Caucasus and assess how renewed peace efforts could reshape the Eurasian strategic landscape.

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01:40:18

Stability, Security, and Prosperity in Southeastern...

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2025/10/16

Southeastern Europe presents many opportunities to the transatlantic community, yet the region still poses numerous challenges. Adversaries have taken advantage of local divisions to cause security problems that could quickly escalate to strategic threats. The region also suffers from poor energy security, and many Southeastern European nations have stalled in their progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration.Concurrent with the World Bank–International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington,

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02:04:40

Vanguard of Manufacturing: Fortifying US National...

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2025/10/16

Hudson Institute’s Nadia Schadlow will host a conference on the future of America’s industrial base. The event will bring together representatives from new firms at the forefront of reindustrialization—companies working to address supply chain vulnerabilities, strengthen national security, and overcome institutional barriers. Company representatives will discuss their experiences, how their firms have navigated obstacles, and what changes the United States needs to make to fortify its manufacturing

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