F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts are prepared for a mission during Operation Noble Defender at Pittufik Space Base in Greenland on January 30, 2025. (US Air Force)
Cover: Edited version of US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps aircraft along with US Army Patriot missile batteries line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base in Japan on May 6, 2025. (US Air Force)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Priti Patel MP listens during a press conference on May 19, 2025, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on January 6, 2026. (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.