Strategic Intelligence: SCSP CEO Ylli Bajraktari on the 2025 AI Expo, National Security, and President Trump’s Approach to AI

Episode 54,   May 29, 08:02 PM

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Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of SCSP and former Director of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, joins Tammy Haddad to discuss the global AI race, U.S. national security, and the role of the 2025 AI Expo in Washington, DC. From military drones and talent pipelines to Trump’s Middle East trip and China’s tech ambitions, this episode explores how AI is reshaping global power.

In this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, Tammy Haddad is joined by Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project, for a conversation on U.S. AI strategy, national security, and the global tech race. Bajraktari previews the 2025 AI Expo in Washington, DC, including new national security programming, China’s AI ambitions, Trump’s recent Middle East trip, and why AI has become central to U.S. foreign policy and defense.
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