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John Lee is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute.
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Biography
John Lee is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is also a senior fellow (nonresident) at the United States Studies Centre and an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney.
From 2016 to 2018, he was senior national security adviser to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. In this role, he served as the principal adviser on Asia and for economic, strategic, and political affairs in the Indo-Pacific region.
Dr. Lee was also appointed the foreign minister’s lead adviser on the 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper, the first comprehensive foreign affairs blueprint for Australia since 2003 and written to guide Australia’s external engagement for the next ten years and beyond.
He has held adjunct professorships at the Australian National University and University of Sydney. He is one of the foremost experts on the Chinese political economy and on strategic and economic affairs pertaining to the Indo-Pacific.
Dr. Lee’s articles have been published in leading policy and academic journals in the United States, Asia, and Australia.
He received his master’s and doctorate in international relations from the University of Oxford and his bachelor of laws and arts degrees (first class, philosophy) from the University of New South Wales.
He is based in Sydney, Australia.
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May 2025
Past Event
US-China Rivalry in the Middle East Conference
Featured Speakers:
Senator Ted Cruz
Congressman Kevin Hern
Elliott Abrams
Ray Takeyh
Dan Blumenthal
Ilan Berman
Moderators:
Ethan Gutman
Adhwaa Alsaleh
Daniel Samet
22
May 2025
Past Event
US-China Rivalry in the Middle East Conference
Former policymakers and leading national security experts will join Hudson to assess how China’s growing influence is reshaping the regional order—and how the US should respond.
Featured Speakers:
Senator Ted Cruz
Congressman Kevin Hern
Elliott Abrams
Ray Takeyh
Dan Blumenthal
Ilan Berman
Moderators:
Ethan Gutman
Adhwaa Alsaleh
Daniel Samet
21
June 2024
Past Event
What China’s Middle East Policy Means for the US and Israel
Featured Speakers:
Tuvia Gering
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21
June 2024
Past Event
What China’s Middle East Policy Means for the US and Israel
To discuss China’s ambitions in the Middle East, Beijing’s position in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and what this all means for American interests in the region, Hudson’s Zineb Riboua hosts a discussion with Senior Fellow John Lee and Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering.
Featured Speakers:
Tuvia Gering
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June 2024
Past Event
Deterring China through Nonmilitary Costs
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