MEDIA

Analysis at the Intersection of AI, Capital, and Strategic Competition

• Mark Kennedy writes and speaks on artificial intelligence deployment, capital alignment, infrastructure strategy, alliance coordination, and democratic system performance.
• His commentary focuses on one central question:
• Can democracies deploy at scale — and sustain strategic advantage — in the age of AI?

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS

• Goldman Sachs “Top of Mind” Interview
• Washington Post -- Quoted on pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities
• The Hill - Short-sighted US policy is emboldening China
• Washington Post - Quoted by Josh Rogin regarding Chinese economic policy
• National Journal - Quoted regarding U.S. - EU green subsidies dispute
• NPR - Quoted regarding consequences of Chinese ownership of U.S. land
• South China Morning Post - Quoted regading U.S. - EU coordination on EV subsidies
• Wall Street Journal -- Quoted on Marine Corp transformation
• Foreign Policy – American Leadership Can Survive Today’s Storm

POLICY BRIEFS

• America’s AI Exports Program Comments (Commerce Department submission)
• A Strategic Vision for US AI Leadership (OSTP submission)
• America’s AI Strategy: Playing Defense While China Plays to Win
• Ten Steps to Win the AI Race
• Building an AI Stack the World Wants to Choose
• Geoeconomic Statecraft: Power Through Markets, Rules, and Infrastructure
• Made in Democracy — Why Industrial Power Decides Strategic Competition
• A Stronger DFC for a Freer, More Open World
• The Nuclear Stack: Why America Needs a Coherent Strategy for the Atomic Age

TELEVISION

• Xi Jinping’s Military Purge: Strategic Implications
• Standing With Japan Amid China Tensions
• U.S. Must Catch Up Quickly in Drone Production
• America’s Return to Central Asia: Diversification as Deterrence

GLOBAL FORUMS & KEYNOTES

• AI Action Summit – Paris
• WTO Public Forum – Geneva
• OECD AI Briefing
• G1 Global Conference - Tokyo

SENIOR POLICYMAKER ENGAGEMENTS

• Economic Club of Minnesota that I founded hosted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in strategic dialogue on capital markets, economic statecraft, and AI infrastructure.
• Caught up with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum who I actively engaged as President of the University of North Dakota when he was Governor.

CURRENT FOCUS

• AI stack deployment at scale
• Capital market alignment in the AI era
• Energy constraints and compute geography
• Development finance and digital infrastructure
• Alliance-based scaling of trusted AI ecosystems

MEDIA INQUIRIES

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