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Mar 31, 2025

“The Perfect Allies”: Examining the US-Baltic Relationship Under the Trump Administration

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Are Ethiopia and Eritrea Rolling Toward War?

Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Joshua Meservey

Reports

6 Min Read

Caption

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Trump, Strategy, and Mercantilism

Aaron MacLean

Senior Fellow

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Aaron MacLean & Walter Russell Mead

Podcast

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US Must Stand Up to Terrorists and We Need Supreme Court and Congress to Do Their Part

Nikki R. Haley

Walter P. Stern Chair

Nikki R. Haley

Commentary

3 Min Read

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump and Bibi Issue an Ultimatum. Iran and Hamas Should Heed It.

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Commentary

This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, north-eastern France on March 18, 2025, ahead of the visit of France's President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)

European Strategic Autonomy Is an Illusion

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough & Can Kasapoğlu

Commentary

6 Min Read

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Apartment buildings and houses are pictured in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 24, 2025. (Juliette Pavy/AFP via Getty Images)

Vance’s Greenland Visit Is a Moment for Diplomacy, Not Provocation

Luke Coffey

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Luke Coffey

Commentary

Fixing the US Defense Industrial Base

01 Re: Building Defense | Next Steps for the Pentagon in 2025

02 Re: Building Defense | Competing with China from Supply Chains to Kill Chains

03 Re: Building Defense | Aiding Frontline Allies Is a Win-Win

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Europe Ukraine China Middle East Indo-Pacific

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greets Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Christopher Cavoli before the North Atlantic Council meeting of defense ministers on February 13, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium. (Omar Havana via Getty Images)

Security Alliances

Why America Should Keep the NATO Command Chair

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Commentary

4 Min Read

iPhone screens display various social media apps on February 9, 2025, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)

Evolving Issues in Regulation of Digital Platforms: A View from the UK and EU

Professor Suzanne Rab, Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Apr 07, 2025

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the foreign relations ministers of Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2025. (Getty Images)

“The Perfect Allies”: Examining the US-Baltic Relationship Under the Trump Administration

Amb. Kalev Stoicescu, Amb Eitvydas Bajarūnas, Olevs Nikers, Luke Coffey

Mar 31, 2025

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German designated chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, speaks to the media the day after the Hamburg city-state election on March 3, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup via Getty Images)

No More Mixed Signals: Europe Needs to Spend More on Defense—and Soon

Mike Watson

Associate Director, Center for the Future of Liberal Society

Mike Watson

Mar 29, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

European Strategic Autonomy Is an Illusion

Peter Rough

Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Peter Rough & Can Kasapoğlu

Mar 28, 2025

Commentary

6 Min Read

March 2025

Past Event

“The Perfect Allies”: Examining the US-Baltic Relationship Under the Trump Administration

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Amb. Kalev Stoicescu

Amb Eitvydas Bajarūnas

Olevs Nikers

Luke Coffey

March 2025

Past Event

“The Perfect Allies”: Examining the US-Baltic Relationship Under the Trump Administration

With global threats to freedom on the rise and America’s security commitments growing uncertain, join Luke Coffey and a panel of Baltic security experts for a discussion on the future of US-Baltic relations in the second Trump administration.

Featured Speakers:

Amb. Kalev Stoicescu

Amb Eitvydas Bajarūnas

Olevs Nikers

Luke Coffey

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April 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Featured Speakers:

Ebenezer Obadare

Moshe Terdiman

Joshua Meservey

April 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Great Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Experts discuss what large powers such as the United States, China, and Russia are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.

Featured Speakers:

Ebenezer Obadare

Moshe Terdiman

Joshua Meservey

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April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

America First and the Trump Administration’s New Investment Agenda

Featured Speakers:

Thomas J. Duesterberg

William Chou

Mario Mancuso

April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

America First and the Trump Administration’s New Investment Agenda

Join Hudson’s Mario Mancuso, William Chou, and Thomas Duesterberg for a discussion about the Trump administration’s recently announced America First Investment Policy.

Featured Speakers:

Thomas J. Duesterberg

William Chou

Mario Mancuso

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March 2025

Past Event

Fully Exploiting Autonomous Military Systems

Featured Speakers:

Wahid Nawabi

Lindsey Sheppard

Scott Gilloon

Matt Macnak

Kevin Chlan

Rob Morrissey

Dan Javorsek

Moderator:

Bryan Clark

March 2025

Past Event

Fully Exploiting Autonomous Military Systems

Senior Fellow Bryan Clark will sit down for a fireside chat with AeroVironment Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi about how the US military can realize these opportunities in autonomous systems.

Featured Speakers:

Wahid Nawabi

Lindsey Sheppard

Scott Gilloon

Matt Macnak

Kevin Chlan

Rob Morrissey

Dan Javorsek

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Bryan Clark

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