The Future: On Energy, Change, Innovation, and Democracy | Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture 2024

November 2024

Past Event

The Future: On Energy, Change, Innovation, and Democracy | Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture 2024

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 14, 2024

People gather on November 17, 2019, in Bratislava, Slovakia, as part of the commemorations of the peaceful Velvet Revolution that toppled the Communist regime in former Czechoslovakia 30 years ago. (Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Senator Miroslav Bárta

Senator, Czech Parliament and Professor of Egyptology, Charles University

Colonel Otakar Foltýn

Deputy Chief, Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic

Hudson Institute will cohost the twenty-fifth Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture in partnership with American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFOCR), the Embassy of the Czech Republic, Friends of Slovakia, and the Embassy of the Slovak Republic. Senator Miroslav Barta and Colonel Otakar Foltyn will discuss the future of energy, change, innovation, and democracy in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture was established in 2000 and is intended to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Additional information about the previous 24 lectures can be accessed on AFOCR’s website.

April 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Regional Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

Featured Speakers:

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Alan Boswell

Asher Lubotzky

Moderator:

Joshua Meservey

April 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

Regional Power Competition in the Horn of Africa

In this episode, experts discuss what regional powers such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye, and Qatar are doing in the Horn, their strategies and motivations, and the impact they might have on the region.

Featured Speakers:

Rashid Abdi

Alan Boswell

Asher Lubotzky

Moderator:

Joshua Meservey

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April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Luis Rubio

Antonio Ortiz-Mena, PhD

John Creamer

Moderator:

Daniel Batlle

April 2025

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mexico Navigates New Challenges

Join Hudson Institute for a panel discussion examining the potential scenarios for Mexico and the future of the US-Mexico relationship.

Featured Speakers:

Luis Rubio

Antonio Ortiz-Mena, PhD

John Creamer

Moderator:

Daniel Batlle

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April 2025

Virtual Event | Online Only

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

Featured Speakers:

Professor Suzanne Rab

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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Virtual Event | Online Only

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Featured Speakers:

Professor Suzanne Rab

Harold Furchtgott-Roth

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Douglas Murray

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization

Murray will join Hudson Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah L. Heinrichs for a discussion on his conversations in the Middle East, the aftermath of the October 7 massacre, and the historical and moral dimensions of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorists who seek to destroy it.