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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi inspect a guard of honor on October 29, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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WMD/Counter terrorism training exercise at the Phoenix facility on the Nevada Test Site, September 2, 2012 (National Nuclear Security Administration/Nevada Site Office)
The Trump administration has repeatedly affirmed the role of U.S. leadership in countering the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. On November 14 at 2 pm, Hudson Institute hosted a discussion with Dr. Christopher Ford, a former Hudson senior fellow who currently serves as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Counterproliferation. Dr. Ford discussed the Trump administration’s integrated strategy and policies to counter WMD terrorism, avert nuclear proliferation, and enhance global nuclear security.
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Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal
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Rick Berger
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Moderator:
Nadia Schadlow
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December 2025
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Crowding in Capital: Modernizing the Department of War’s Financial Arsenal
Join Senior Fellow Nadia Schadlow and an expert panel for a discussion on the DoW’s financial tools, the extent of the department’s authorities, and the role it will play in the broader American reindustrialization effort.
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Building US-Taiwan Defense Supply Chain Collaboration: Opportunities for Codevelopment and Coproduction
Join Hudson for a discussion with senior defense, industry, and policy leaders on how the US and Taiwan can advance collaborative models for codevelopment, coproduction, and supply chain integration.
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December 2025
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Antisemitism as a National Security Threat
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Walter Russell Mead
John P. Walters
Park MacDougald
Scott Jennings
Congressman Brian Mast
Judd Rosenblatt
Derek Harvey
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Amb. Deborah Lipstadt
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Moderators:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Liel Leibovitz
Aaron MacLean
12
December 2025
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Antisemitism as a National Security Threat
Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will convene policymakers, experts, and private sector leaders to examine how antisemitism, both foreign and domestic, threatens American security and Western civilization.
Featured Speakers:
Michael Doran
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Walter Russell Mead
John P. Walters
Park MacDougald
Scott Jennings
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Judd Rosenblatt
Derek Harvey
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Cole Bunzel
Amb. Deborah Lipstadt
Ludovic Hood
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Moderators:
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
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December 2025
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Authoritarians in the Academy: How Adversaries Infiltrate Higher Education to Threaten Free Speech and National Security
Featured Speakers:
Sarah McLaughlin
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December 2025
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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.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025 (Getty Images)
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