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March 19, 2024 Ep. 34 - Ylli Bajraktari
Ylli Bajraktari is the President and CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project. Prior to launching SCSP, Ylli served as the Executive Director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. Before that, he served as Chief of Staff to the National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster, held a variety of leadership roles for former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, and served as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dempsey. Originally joining the Department of Defense in 2010, he served in the Office of the Undersecretary for Policy as a country director for Afghanistan, and later India. Mr. Bajraktari is the recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal – the highest award given to career DoD civilian employees.
The Special Competitive Studies Project's mission is to make recommendations to strengthen America’s long-term competitiveness as artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are reshaping our national security, economy, and society. We want to ensure that America is positioned and organized to win the techno-economic competition between now and 2030, the critical window for shaping the future. Watch Full-Length Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaDeskFNW
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March 12, 2024 Ep. 33 - Congressman Mike Gallagher
Congressman Mike Gallagher has represented Wisconsin’s 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2017. Mike served for seven years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, including two deployments to Iraq. Mike also served as the lead Republican staffer for the Middle East and Counterterrorism on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and worked in the private sector at an energy and supply chain management company in Green Bay. Watch Full-Length Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaDeskFNW
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March 06, 2024 Ep. 32 - Chris Iacovella
Chris Iacovella is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Securities Association (ASA). Mr. Iacovella is a leading national financial services policy expert whose opinions are frequently sought by regulators, members of congress, the media, and market participants. His subject matter expertise paired with an ability to communicate on complex policy issues makes him one of the principal thought leaders in the country, bringing credibility and recognition to ASA and its regional financial services members.
Prior to becoming the CEO of the ASA, he was the CEO of the Equity Dealers of America (EDA) where he launched the association in 2016, successfully branded it with policymakers and regulators, and substantially expanded its membership. Prior to his time at the EDA, he was the Senior Director of Global Government Affairs, Strategy, and Public Policy at Bloomberg, L.P. where he worked directly with Bloomberg’s internal businesses on regulatory solutions and interfaced with policymakers and regulators across the globe on capital markets issues. He has deep expertise on equity, fixed income, and derivatives market structure issues, as well as capital formation, SME policy, and wealth management issues. Watch Full-Length Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/@ChinaDeskFNW
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February 20, 2024 Ep. 31 - Joseph Cella
Joseph Cella is an American diplomat and political advisor, who served concurrently as the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu from 2019 to 2021. A prominent Roman Catholic, Cella co-founded the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast and Catholic Vote.
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February 06, 2024 Ep. 30 - Divyansh Kaushik
Divyansh Kaushik is the Associate Director for Emerging Technologies and National Security at the Federation of American Scientists. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he focused on designing reliable artificial intelligence systems that align with human values.
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January 30, 2024 Ep. 29 - Gabriel Noronha
Gabriel Noronha joined JINSA in June 2022 as a fellow in the Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. From 2019 to 2021, he served as Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the U.S. Department of State, where he coordinated policy and directed the State Department’s communications and congressional affairs for Iran. From 2017-2019, he worked as the Special Assistant for the Senate Armed Services Committee under Chairmen John McCain and Jim Inhofe, helping write and pass Congress’ annual national security legislation. Gabriel worked for U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte from 2015-2016. He previously served as Executive Director of the Forum for American Leadership and works on a range of national security and political projects. Gabriel speaks and conducts research in Russian, Mandarin, and Spanish.
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January 09, 2024 Ep. 28 - Dmitri Alperovitch
Dmitri Alperovitch is an American think-tank founder, investor, philanthropist, podcast host and former computer security industry executive.
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January 02, 2024 Ep. 27 - Anders Corr
Anders Corr is the publisher of the Journal of Political Risk. In addition to visiting all South China Sea claimant countries, he has undertaken field research in Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Brunei. Dr. Corr conducted analysis for USPACOM, CENTCOM, EUCOM, SOCPAC, and NATO. His latest book is The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy & Hegemony.
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December 12, 2023 Ep. 26 - Meg Rithmire
Meg Rithmire is the F. Warren MacFarlan associate professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit. Professor Rithmire holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, and her primary expertise is in the comparative political economy of development with a focus on China and Asia. Her first book, Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism (Cambridge University Press, 2015), examines the role of land politics, urban governments, and local property rights regimes in the Chinese economic reforms. A new book, forthcoming with Oxford University Press, investigates the relationship between capital and the state and globalization in Asia, comparing China, Malaysia, and Indonesia from the early 1980s to the present. The book, Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia, examines how governments attempt to discipline business and, second, how business adapts to different methods of state control. Her work also focuses on China's role in the world, including Chinese outward investment and lending practices and economic relations between China and other countries, especially the United States.
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December 05, 2023 Ep. 25 - Jacob Feldgoise & Hanna Dohmen
Jacob Feldgoise is a Data Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. His work explores U.S.-China technology competition, China’s foreign influence, and emerging technologies talent flows. Previously, Jacob worked for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Hanna Dohmen is a Research Analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where she focuses on U.S. national competitiveness in AI/ML technology and U.S.-China technology competition. Previously, Hanna worked as a consultant advising multinational private sector clients on geopolitical, regulatory, and reputational risks.
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China Desk is a nonpartisan podcast exploring the critical issues shaping the U.S.–China relationship. Hosted by Steve Yates, former White House national security advisor and president of Radio Free Asia, the show features leading experts, authors, and officials discussing the challenges and opportunities posed by China’s rise.