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06
September 2024
Past Event
How Foreign Adversaries Infiltrate US Campuses
Featured Speakers:
Zineb Riboua
Nate Sibley
Casey Michel
Ellen Bork
The Alma Mater sculpture at Columbia University in New York City. (Getty Images)
06
September 2024
Past Event
How Foreign Adversaries Infiltrate US Campuses

Join Hudson for a discussion on what American policymakers can do to protect the integrity of US institutions and prevent foreign adversaries from spreading malign influence within America’s academic, cultural, and political life.

The Alma Mater sculpture at Columbia University in New York City. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Zineb Riboua
Nate Sibley
Casey Michel
Ellen Bork
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06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
06
June 2024
Past Event
Strategic Corruption, State Capture, and Sanctions Enforcement in Europe

An expert panel will discuss how to dismantle Russia’s state capture networks in Europe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the plenary session of Russian Energy Week 2022 on October 12, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Ruslan Stefanov
Martin Vladimirov
Dragan Koprivica
Ognian Shentov
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
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16
November 2023
Past Event
Making Russia Pay with Senator Jim Risch
Featured Speakers:
Senator James E. Risch
Nate Sibley
Olena Halushka
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Chris Socha
Firefighters work to put out a fire at CHP power station after it was hit by Russian missile on October 10, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
16
November 2023
Past Event
Making Russia Pay with Senator Jim Risch

Please join Hudson Institute for a foreign policy address by Senator Jim Risch, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and leading cosponsor of the REPO for Ukrainians Act.

Firefighters work to put out a fire at CHP power station after it was hit by Russian missile on October 10, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Senator James E. Risch
Nate Sibley
Olena Halushka
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Chris Socha
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31
March 2023
Past Event
Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?
Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
Carrie Filipetti
José R. Cárdenas
Nate Sibley
An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
31
March 2023
Past Event
Has the United States Given Up on Venezuela?

Please join Hudson Institute to discuss what has gone wrong with US policy toward Venezuela and how the Biden administration and 118th Congress can reinvigorate efforts to support democracy so that all Venezuelans can have a brighter future.

An anti-Maduro demonstrator waves a Venezuelan flag in front of the Venezuelan National Police officers during a demonstration against the government of Nicolás Maduro organized by supporters of Juan Guaidó on March 10, 2020, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Edilzon Gamez/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Marshall Billingslea
Carrie Filipetti
José R. Cárdenas
Nate Sibley
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10
February 2023
Past Event
State Threats, Illicit Finance, and Economic Security with the Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat
Featured Speakers:
The Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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10
February 2023
Past Event
State Threats, Illicit Finance, and Economic Security with the Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat

Please join Hudson's Nate Sibley and Marshall Billingslea for a discussion with UK Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat on elevating transatlantic initiatives to counter economic and financial threats.

(UK Government Photo)
Featured Speakers:
The Rt. Hon. Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP
Marshall Billingslea
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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07
February 2023
Past Event
The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola
Featured Speakers:
Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
Moderator:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Angolan President Joao Lourenco (R, front) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo by Chen Cheng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
07
February 2023
Past Event
The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola

Join Hudson Institute and International Republican Institute experts in welcoming award-winning Angolan investigative journalist Rafael Marques as he presents new information about the malign influence of Chinese aid.

Angolan President Joao Lourenco (R, front) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Luanda, Angola, Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo by Chen Cheng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Rafael Marques de Morais
Jenai Cox
Nate Sibley
Moderator:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
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19
January 2023
Past Event
Task Force KleptoCapture: A Conversation with Director Andrew Adams
Featured Speakers:
Andrew Adams
Nate Sibley
A local boat resident feeds local birdlife alongside the 58m (192ft) £38m super-yacht 'Phi' which remains seized at 'Dollar Bay' in London Docklands, impounded by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) because of sanctions against Putin associates during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 30th March 2022, in London, England. The Phi has its own swimming pool and infinite wine cellar, according to its Dutch builders. Its ownership is uncertain but it is believed to be owned by a Russian businessman with links
19
January 2023
Past Event
Task Force KleptoCapture: A Conversation with Director Andrew Adams

Please join Hudson Research Fellow Nate Sibley and Andrew Adams, director of Task Force KleptoCapture, to discuss recent developments in the unit’s ongoing work to hold Russian elites and their facilitators accountable.

A local boat resident feeds local birdlife alongside the 58m (192ft) £38m super-yacht 'Phi' which remains seized at 'Dollar Bay' in London Docklands, impounded by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) because of sanctions against Putin associates during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 30th March 2022, in London, England. The Phi has its own swimming pool and infinite wine cellar, according to its Dutch builders. Its ownership is uncertain but it is believed to be owned by a Russian businessman with links
Featured Speakers:
Andrew Adams
Nate Sibley
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09
December 2022
Past Event
Romania’s Democracy Agenda: Fighting Corruption, Strengthening the Rule of Law
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Dan-Andrei Muraru
Crin Bologa
Corina Rebegea
Norman Eisen
Laura Stefan
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
Sibley Romania EU event
09
December 2022
Past Event
Romania’s Democracy Agenda: Fighting Corruption, Strengthening the Rule of Law

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Crin Bologa, Romania’s top anti-corruption prosecutor, on recent developments and opportunities for further progress.
 

Sibley Romania EU event
Featured Speakers:
Ambassador Dan-Andrei Muraru
Crin Bologa
Corina Rebegea
Norman Eisen
Laura Stefan
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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23
November 2022
Past Event
Countering Russian Influence in Georgia
Featured Speakers:
Khatia Dekanoidze
Eka Gigauri
Joshua Rudolph
Olena Halushka
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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23
November 2022
Past Event
Countering Russian Influence in Georgia

In 2008, Russia invaded and illegally occupied one-fifth of the Republic of Georgia. Now Moscow’s authoritarian influence again threatens the country. Please join leading Georgian and US experts at Hudson Institute for a discussion on countering Russia’s influence in Georgia.

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Featured Speakers:
Khatia Dekanoidze
Eka Gigauri
Joshua Rudolph
Olena Halushka
Moderator:
Nate Sibley
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24
October 2022
Past Event
When McKinsey Came to China
Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Michael Forsythe
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24
October 2022
Past Event
When McKinsey Came to China

Please join Hudson Research Fellow Nate Sibley and Michael Forsythe, co-author of When McKinsey Comes to Town, for a discussion on the consultancy giant’s work in China and how it illustrates the broader challenges of the private sector’s engagement with powerful authoritarian regimes.

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Featured Speakers:
Nate Sibley
Michael Forsythe
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18
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Russian Aggression: US Policy Options
Featured Speakers:
William Schneider
Bryan Clark
Marshall Billingslea
Peter Rough
Russian military aircraft taking off from the Ivanovo military base outside Moscow, Russia, on January 6, 2022. (Getty Images)
18
January 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Countering Russian Aggression: US Policy Options

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Tuesday, January 18. Register for the event here.

Russian military aircraft taking off from the Ivanovo military base outside Moscow, Russia, on January 6, 2022. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
William Schneider
Bryan Clark
Marshall Billingslea
Peter Rough
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10
December 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Targeting Kleptocracy: A Conversation with Sen. Whitehouse
Featured Speakers:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Nate Sibley
Dark clouds roll past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
10
December 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Targeting Kleptocracy: A Conversation with Sen. Whitehouse

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 10. Register for the event here.

Dark clouds roll past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Nate Sibley
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