Russia’s war against Ukraine has a significant religious dimension. The Kremlin relies heavily on the Moscow Patriarchate to provide ideological and moral justification for its aggression. Moscow Patriarch Kirill described Russia’s invasion as a type of holy war and declared Russia’s fallen soldiers to be veritable holy Christian martyrs.
As President Donald Trump begins peace talks to end this war, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, will join Hudson to give remarks on:
The patriarch will then join a panel discussion on the prospects for a just peace with Reverend Borys Gudziak, who serves as the metropolitan-archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and who recently returned from a visit to the front lines; and Mitred Archpriest Dr. Mark M. Morozowich, the Bishop Basil H. Losten Ukrainian Church Studies Chair at the Catholic University of America. Nina Shea will moderate the conversation.
Join Hudson for a discussion with Sir Iain on the economic, political, and security measures the US and its allies need to take to defeat the rising authoritarian axis.
Hudson will host an expert panel to discuss how increased technology collaboration will benefit the US and India and why these agreements could help both nations expand their partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for this discussion with Martin Vladimirov, director of the Energy and Climate Program at CSD, and Isaac Levi, Europe-Russia policy and energy analysis team lead at CREA. CSD Program Director Ruslan Stefanov will provide opening remarks.
Join Hudson for a panel that will examine some of the tools that could help revitalize US investment in the region, including development finance, political risk insurance, and economic innovation zones.
