Memos to the President

Ylli Bajraktari, Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP, SCSP
Memos to the President

Host and CEO, Ylli Bajraktari, sits down with experts and analysts from the Special Competitive Studies Project to unpack their latest series, Memos to the President. Over the next two months, they will share more about their ambitious agenda for the new administration.

  1. Episode 15: A Conversation with Michele Flournoy

    FEB 13

    Episode 15: A Conversation with Michele Flournoy

    Our fifteenth episode features SCSP Board Member, Michèle Flournoy, in conversation with SCSP CEO, Ylli Bajraktari.

    31 min

  2. FEB 11

    Episode 14: Pooling Comparative Advantage with Joe Wang and Joel Nelson

    Our fourteenth episode features SCSP Senior Advisor Joe Wang and Editor Joel Nelson, in conversation with SCSP CEO, Ylli Bajraktari on pooling comparative advantage with Allies and Partners.

    27 min
  3. Episode 13: Advanced Manufacturing with Addis Goldman and Brady Helwig

    FEB 6

    Episode 13: Advanced Manufacturing with Addis Goldman and Brady Helwig

    In our Episode 13, SCSP's Addis Goldman and Brady Helwig highlight the key objectives of the newest Memo to the President all about revitalizing U.S. advanced manufacturing capabilities in a new Trump Administration.

    17 min
  4. Episode 12: National Security Implications of DeepSeek Models with PJ Maykish and Ylber Bajraktari

    FEB 5

    Episode 12: National Security Implications of DeepSeek Models with PJ Maykish and Ylber Bajraktari

    Our twelfth episode features SCSP Senior Advisors PJ Maykish and Ylber Bajraktari, in conversation with SCSP CEO, Ylli Bajraktari on the national security implications of DeepSeek Models.

    16 min
  5. Episode 11: Robotics with Abigail Kukura and Brady Helwig

    FEB 4

    Episode 11: Robotics with Abigail Kukura and Brady Helwig

    In our eleventh episode, SCSP's Abigail Kukura and Brady Helwig highlight the key objectives of the newest Memo to the President about a National Robotics Strategy for the new Trump Administration.

    23 min
  6. Episode 10: A Conversation with Dr. Nadia Schadlow

    JAN 30

    Episode 10: A Conversation with Dr. Nadia Schadlow

    Our tenth episode features SCSP Board Member, Dr. Nadia Schadlow, in conversation with SCSP CEO, Ylli Bajraktari.

    32 min
  7. Episode 9: Urgent Memo to the President on DeepSeek

    JAN 28

    Episode 9: Urgent Memo to the President on DeepSeek

    With the news of PRC AI firm DeepSeek’s new headline-generating large language model, R-1, Ylli sat down with SCSP staff David Lin, Channing Lee, Libby Lange, to share some of our perspectives for an urgent addition to our #MemostothePresident Series.

    21 min
  8. Episode 8: AI Governance with Rama Elluru and Venkat Somala

    JAN 28

    Episode 8: AI Governance with Rama Elluru and Venkat Somala

    In our eighth episode, SCSP's Rama Elluru and Venkat Somala expand on the newest Memo to the President about how the U.S. must promote and protect our unmatched private sector dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit by securing a minimalist regulatory approach that encourages experimentation and advancement.

    29 min
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Host and CEO, Ylli Bajraktari, sits down with experts and analysts from the Special Competitive Studies Project to unpack their latest series, Memos to the President. Over the next two months, they will share more about their ambitious agenda for the new administration.

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    Ylli Bajraktari, Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP, SCSP
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