Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
An Israeli flag hangs in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1, 2025, near the scene of an antisemitic attack on demonstrators who were protesting for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. (Getty Images)
The logo of Japan's largest steel manufacturer Nippon Steel corporation is seen in front of the company's head office in Tokyo on January 7, 2025. (David Marueil/ via Getty Images)
Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists killed in Israel’s June 13 attack are displayed above a road as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise over an oil refinery in southern Tehran on June 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare via Getty Images)
Wilson Shirley was a media fellow with Hudson Institute's China Center.
Biography
Wilson Shirley was a media fellow with Hudson Institute's China Center.
Previously, Mr. Shirley served as a speechwriter for Secretary Michael R. Pompeo at the US Department of State, where he was based in the Office of Policy Planning. He was also the speechwriter for US Senator Roger Wicker and prior to that experience held multiple positions at the American Enterprise Institute.
Mr. Shirley writes regularly on issues of politics and policy. He serves on the board of the Afghan Future Fund and is a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Enterprise Club.
Mr. Shirley is a graduate of Northwestern University. He is from Lexington, Kentucky.