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The China-Russia Relationship: The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear | Robert Hamilton
Col. (ret.) Robert Hamilton takes a new approach to examining the relationship between China and Russia, departing from the standard debate over whether the relationship is a true strategic partnership or merely an axis of convenience. Instead, he argues that the best way to gain an understanding...
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What’s Wrong with Trump’s Tariffs
Steve H. Hanke is a Senior Fellow, Contributing Editor of The Independent Review, and a Member of the Board of Advisors at the Independent Institute. Hanke is professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of…
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How the War Party Lost
David Goldman is an American economist, music critic, and author, best known for his series of online essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler. He is a Fellow at the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies in Budapest, a member of the Board of Advisors of Sino-Israel Government…
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Qatar: An Honest Broker? Yigal Carmon
Qatar: An Honest Broker? | Yigal Carmon - YouTube
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Prospects for Negotiations to End the Russia-Ukraine War | Stephen Bryen
https://westminster-institute.org/events/prospects-for-negotiations-to-end-the-russia-ukraine-war/ Prospects for Negotiations to End the Russia-Ukraine War | Stephen Bryen
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Clyde Prestowitz: Navigating the Coming Trade Wars
The New York Times has called Clyde Prestowitz “one of the most far seeing forecasters of global trends.” For more than fifty years, Prestowitz has studied, lived, and worked in Asia, Europe, and Latin America as well as in the United States and has become noted as a leading writer and strategist...
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“Faith, Reason, and Education” | Robert R. Reilly
“What spectacle can be more edifying,” James Madison wrote in 1822, “than that of liberty and learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?” It was long and widely understood in America that a certain kind of education is essential to the maintenance of a free society.…
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How to Defeat the Houthis
Dr. James S. Robbins is Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics. He is a national security columnist for USA Today and Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council. Dr. Robbins is a former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of…
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NextGen Marxism | Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka
A deep dive into the strategies and tactics used by the radical left in recent years to undermine the institutions of the United States, along with suggestions for how to counter their advances. Many Americans believe that the United States is in decline. They see a country that has become...
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Ukraine-Russia Debate | Herman Pirchner and Dr. Stephen Bryen
Herman Pirchner is the president of the American Foreign Policy Council, which was founded back in 1982 in Washington to provide some well thought out perspectives on foreign policy questions. In 1982, Herman was the president of the American Foreign Policy Council, and today more than forty…
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Will Javier Milei Succeed in Argentina?
Will Javier Milei Succeed in Argentina? Mark Klugmann is a policy reforms strategist with four decades of experience advising political leaders in the United States and Latin America. Klugmann has advised seven presidents in Latin America and has helped their governments to design and win…
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Putin and Xi’s Strategic Relationship: How Long Can It Last?
Putin and Xi’s Strategic Relationship: How Long Can It Last? Dean Cheng is a senior advisor to the China program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He joined USIP from The Heritage Foundation, where he spent over a decade as a senior research fellow on Chinese political and security affairs. He has...
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The Index of U.S. Military Strength
The Index of U.S. Military Strength (Lt. Col. James Carafano) James Jay Carafano is Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. A leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, Carafano previously served as the Vice President of...
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The Devil and Communist China | From Mao Down to Xi
The Devil and Communist China | From Mao Down to Xi (Steven W. Mosher) About the speaker Steven W. Mosher is an internationally recognized authority on China and population issues, as well as an acclaimed author, speaker. He has worked tirelessly since 1979 to fight coercive population control...
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Are We Heading Towards World War III?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-iii/
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The Future of Ukraine: A Debate
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-future-of-ukraine-a-debate/ Stephen Bryen is a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and technology company....
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Has Wokeness Weakened the U.S. Military?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/has-wokeness-weakened-the-u-s-military/ Col. (Ret.) Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He is also a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political, and economic...
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Warfare in Peacetime: Proxies and State Powers
https://westminster-institute.org/events/warfare-in-peacetime-proxies-and-state-powers/ Warfare in Peacetime: Proxies and State Powers Dr. Christopher Harmon is a professor at The Institute of World Politics. He formerly held the Bren Chair of Great Power Competition at Marine Corps University...
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China’s Demographic Challenges
Steven W. Mosher is an internationally recognized authority on China and population issues, as well as an acclaimed author, speaker. He has worked tirelessly since 1979 to fight coercive population control programs and has helped hundreds of thousands of women and families worldwide over the…
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China’s Pacific Campaign: Preserving U.S. Interests in the Indo-Pacific
Cleo Paskal is a non-resident senior fellow at FDD focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Cleo works with academia, government, the defense community and others in order to better understand, explain, anticipate and resolve today’s complex challenges. She is particularly interested in the strategic...
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Prof. Steve Hanke: Did Lockdowns Work?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/did-lockdowns-work-the-verdict-on-covid-restrictions/ Steve H. Hanke is a Senior Fellow, Contributing Editor of The Independent Review, and a Member of the Board of Advisors at the Independent Institute. Hanke is professor of applied economics and founder...
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Dr. Sinan Ciddi: What Erdoğan's Election Victory Means for Turkey and the World
https://westminster-institute.org/events/what-president-erdogans-election-victory-means-for-turkey-and-the-world/ Sinan Ciddi is a non-resident senior fellow at FDD and an expert on Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy. He is also an Associate Professor of National Security Studies at...
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The Ukraine Effect: Should the U.S. or Europe Make NATO Great Again?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/should-the-u-s-or-europe-make-nato-great-again/ Doug Bandow is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, specializing in foreign policy and civil liberties. He worked as special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and editor of the political magazine…
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Are Japan, Australia, the United States and others prepared militarily to meet the CCP threat?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/are-japan-australia-the-united-states-and-others-prepared-militarily-to-meet-the-ccp-threat/ Col. (Ret.) Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He is also a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, focusing…
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Prof. Francis Sempa: How to Think Strategically about China and Russia
https://westminster-institute.org/events/how-to-think-strategically-about-russia-and-china/ Francis P. Sempa is the author of Geopolitics: From the Cold War to the 21st Century; America’s Global Role: Essays and Reviews on National Security, Geopolitics, and War; and Somewhere in France…
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Understanding Chinese Engagement in Latin America | Dr. R. Evan Ellis
https://westminster-institute.org/events/understanding-chinese-engagement-in-latin-america/ Dr. R. Evan Ellis is a research professor of Latin American Studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, with a focus on the region’s relationships with China and other non-Western...
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict Is There a Way Out? | Dr. Stephen Bryen
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-russia-ukraine-conflict-is-there-a-way-out/ Dr. Stephen Bryen is a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and...
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Dr. Miles Yu: What China's Handling of the Crisis Tells Us About the CCP
https://westminster-institute.org/events/what-chinas-handling-of-the-crisis-tells-us-about-the-ccp/ Miles Yu is a senior fellow and director of the China Center at Hudson Institute. He is also a professor of East Asia and military and naval history at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis,...
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The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI | Fr. Joseph Fessio and Dr. Robert Royal
The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI (Fr. Joseph Fessio and Robert Royal, January 12, 2023) Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. was a doctoral student under Benedict XVI when the future Pope was known as Joseph Ratzinger, a professor and priest at the University of Regensburg in Germany. Father Fessio taught...
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Robert R. Reilly Was America’s Founding Fatally Flawed by the Provenance of Its Ideas
https://westminster-institute.org/events/was-americas-founding-fatally-flawed-by-the-provenance-of-its-ideas/ In early December, Westminster director Robert Reilly gave a talk to the Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture at Thomas More College in New Hampshire. Troubled by the ample...
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Dr. Basem Shabb: Will the War in Ukraine be a Turning Point for the East Mediterranean?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/will-the-war-in-ukraine-be-a-turning-point-for-the-east-mediterranean/ Dr. Basem Shabb served in the Lebanese Parliament from 2005 to 2018. During his tenure, he served on several committees addressing important challenges such as defense, economic policy,...
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Will Negotiations End the War in Ukraine? Dr. Emma Ashford of Stimson Center discusses the risks of escalation in the Ukraine war.
https://westminster-institute.org/events/will-negotiations-end-the-war-in-ukraine/ Emma Ashford is a Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center. She works on a variety of issues related to the future of U.S foreign policy, international security, and the...
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Clyde Prestowitz: The World Turned Upside Down
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-world-turned-upside-down/ Clyde Prestowitz is a leading analyst and commentator on foreign affairs, globalization, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Mexico, technology, and international economics. He has spent many years living and working abroad as a...
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Larry P. Arnn: Is the United States in Terminal Decline? An Assessment
https://westminster-institute.org/events/is-the-united-states-in-terminal-decline-an-assessment/ Larry P. Arnn is the 12th president of Hillsdale College, where he is also a professor of politics and history. He received his B.A. from Arkansas State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Government...
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Prof. Steve Hanke Looking for Inflation in All the Wrong Places
https://westminster-institute.org/events/looking-for-inflation-in-all-the-wrong-places/ Steve H. Hanke is a professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University. Hanke...
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Former Amb. Peter Hoekstra Europe's Energy Crisis Causes and Possible Cures
https://westminster-institute.org/events/europes-energy-crisis/ Peter Hoekstra was U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands during the Trump administration, and he served eighteen years in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District in Michigan. He served as Chairman and Ranking...
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David Satter: The Legacy of Gorbachev
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-legacy-of-gorbachev/ David Satter, a former Moscow correspondent, is a long time observer of Russia and the former Soviet Union. He was a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University...
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What is the State of America? (Amb. Alberto M. Fernandez and Mark Tooley)
https://westminster-institute.org/events/what-is-the-state-of-america/ Ambassador Alberto M. Fernandez is Vice-President of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). He was previously President of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN), which provides news and information in...
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Prof. Andrew Latham The Evolution of China's Grand Strategy as it Applies to Today
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-evolution-of-chinas-grand-strategy-as-it-applies-to-today/ Andrew Latham is a professor of International Relations specializing in the politics of international conflict and security. He teaches courses on international security, Chinese foreign…
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Col. (ret.) Grant Newsham The Legacy of Shinzo Abe and the Future of the Indo-Pacific
Read the transcript: https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-legacy-of-shinzo-abe-and-the-future-of-the-indo-pacific/ Grant Newsham is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He is also a Research Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, focusing on Asia/Pacific defense,...
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Blasphemy Murders in Nigeria
https://westminster-institute.org/events/blasphemy-murders-in-nigeria/ Douglas Burton is a veteran reporter and news content producer based in Greenbelt, Maryland. In recent years he has put his energies into reporting terrorism in Nigeria, where he mentors a team of grassroots conflict…
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The Economic Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-economic-consequences-of-the-russia-ukraine-war/ David Goldman is an American economist, music critic, and author, best known for his series of online essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler. He is the Wax Family Fellow at the Middle East...
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Prof. Andrew Latham: The War in Ukraine: How Will It End?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-war-in-ukraine-how-will-it-end/ Andrew Latham is a professor of International Relations specializing in the politics of international conflict and security. He teaches courses on international security, Chinese foreign policy, war and peace in the…
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The War in Ukraine: How Will It End?
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-war-in-ukraine-how-will-it-end/ Andrew Latham is a professor of International Relations specializing in the politics of international conflict and security. He teaches courses on international security, Chinese foreign policy, war and peace in the…
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Dr. Stephen Bryen: Stopping a Taiwan Invasion
Dr. Stephen Bryen is a leading expert in security strategy and technology. He has held senior positions in the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill and as the President of a large multinational defense and technology company. Currently, Dr. Bryen is a Senior Fellow at the American Center for...
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Ukraine: How the War Is Being Fought
Lt. Gen. (ret.) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. He joined CEPA in February 2018. A native of Quincy, Florida, General Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry.…
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David Des Roches: ISIS: From Near-State to Persistent Problem
https://westminster-institute.org/events/isis-from-near-state-to-persistent-problem/ David Des Roches is an associate professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Security Studies. Prior to this, he was the director responsible for defense policy concerning Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar…
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Dean Cheng: The Chinese-Russian Relationship It's Complicated
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-chinese-russian-relationship-its-complicated/ Dean Cheng is a Senior Research Fellow on Chinese political and security affairs at the Heritage Foundation, where he specializes in China’s military and foreign policy, in particular its relationship with...
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David Goldman: Western Survival Depends on the Sacred
https://westminster-institute.org/events/western-survival-depends-on-the-sacred/ David Goldman is an American economist, music critic, and author, best known for his series of online essays in the Asia Times under the pseudonym Spengler. He is the Wax Family Fellow at the Middle East Forum, a...
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Amb. Joseph Mussomeli: The Historical Context of the Ukrainian Conflict
https://westminster-institute.org/events/the-historical-context-of-the-ukrainian-conflict/ Joseph Adamo Mussomeli was Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia from November 2010 until January 2015 and the Ambassador to the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia from June 2005 to August 2008. He was the…
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