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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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Arthur Herman was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute.
Biography
Arthur Herman was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His research programs analyzed defense, energy, and technology issues.
Dr. Herman is the author of nine books, including the New York Times Best Seller How the Scots Invented the Modern World, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age, Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II (which the Economist named one of its Best Books of 2012), To Rule the Waves, Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior, and 1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder.
Dr. Herman is a frequent contributor to Commentary, Mosaic, National Review, the New York Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He was also the first non-British citizen to be named to the Scottish Arts Council from 2007 to 2009. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota and PhD from Johns Hopkins University in history and classics.
Featured Research
09
December 2024
Past Event
Reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative
Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Ryan McKenney
Rima Oueid
Allison R. Schwartz
09
December 2024
Past Event
Reauthorizing the National Quantum Initiative
Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative Arthur Herman and a panel of leading experts for a discussion on why NQI reauthorization matters to government, industry, and the economy—as well as the important changes that will come with the reauthorization process.
Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Ryan McKenney
Rima Oueid
Allison R. Schwartz
10
October 2024
Past Event
AI for Economic Growth: Strengthening the US-India Innovation Partnership
Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Amy Hariani
Hon. Manisha Singh
Nicholas Bramble
Minister Ajay Kumar
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
10
October 2024
Past Event
AI for Economic Growth: Strengthening the US-India Innovation Partnership
This panel will explore the evolving role of AI in fostering economic growth, enhancing bilateral cooperation, and addressing regulatory and ethical challenges. Featuring insights from key US and Indian government officials, industry leaders, and experts in technology policy, the discussion will focus on how both nations can harness AI’s potential to build a stronger, more innovative digital economy.
Featured Speakers:
Arthur Herman
Amy Hariani
Hon. Manisha Singh
Nicholas Bramble
Minister Ajay Kumar
Moderator:
Aparna Pande
18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham A. McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
18
October 2023
Past Event
The Arab Oil Embargo 50 Years Later: Lessons Learned and Missed Opportunities
Energy experts explore why the 1973 oil embargo mattered, why it continues to matter, and what lessons it offers policymakers today.
Featured Speakers:
Mike Sommers
Arthur Herman
Jonathan Schachter
Robert Heyat
Brigham A. McCown
Lucian Pugliaresi
Jack Spencer
Thomas J. Duesterberg
26
July 2023
Past Event
Space and US National Security
Featured Speakers:
Even Rogers
Col. (ret.) Dean Bellamy
Jason Kim
Arthur Herman
Peter Huessy
Chris Shank
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The Course of Empire - Destruction, Thomas Cole, 1836, New York Historical Society (CG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi deliver joint statements in the Rose Garden of the White House June 26, 2017 (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Two US Army THAAD launchers arrive in South Korea, March 5, 2017 (MSgt Jeremy Larlee)
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American actor and real-life war hero Audie Murphy (1924-1971) stars with Bill Mauldin (left) in the American Civil War film 'The Red Badge Of Courage', directed by John Huston (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Korean People's Army (KPA) tanks are displayed during a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2017. (ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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DigitalGlobe imagery of the Shayrat Air Base outside of Homs, Syria. Closeup-1, April 7, 2016. (Photo DigitalGlobe/Getty Images)
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Boy Scouts take to the streets in New York City, 1917. (Underwood & Underwood/National Geographic Magazine/Wikimedia)
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US President Donald Trump (L) sits with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during a bilateral meeting at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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(L) General Douglas MacArthur signs the formal surrender on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945 (US Navy/Released) (R) Chinese communist guerrilla leader Mao Tse-Tung, November 12, 1944. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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The launch of four ballistic missiles by the Korean People's Army (KPA) during a military drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea, March 7, 2017. (KCNA/STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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