What's Happening at SCSP? Events, Podcasts, and More.
It was a big week at SCSP! Today, we are sharing highlights, upcoming events, and more as you head into the weekend. We hope you enjoy.
An Exclusive Invitation to Join SCSP
As the year draws to a close, the Special Competitive Studies Project is launching a jam-packed event sprint at our offices.
We invite you to join us for the SCSP Wrapped Series 🎁—five days of engaging programming from 4-5PM featuring our leadership, subject matter experts, and live recordings of some of our most popular podcasts!
12/9: The New Tech Cold War
12/10: The Algorithmic Edge
12/11: Fusion Frontiers
12/15: Going Global
12/16: Founder’s Fireside
We’ve been so grateful for your support this year, and as a special thank you to our Substack followers, we’re opening up the final seats for each of these sessions.
Two-Day AI+Space Summit Success
A big thank you to all the leaders, innovators, speakers, and attendees who joined us for the AI+Space Summit! Your insights and commitment were essential as we worked to define America’s future in the space domain.
The consensus from the event is clear: the U.S. and its allies must act decisively to secure our lead in space in the age of AI.
Key conversations at the Space Summit explored:
Securing Dominance: Forging an actionable vision for U.S. and allied competitiveness across the entire space domain.
The New Frontier: The critical intersection of national security, space warfare, and AI.
Industrializing Space: Policies needed to accelerate orbital data centers, space-based manufacturing, and commercial launch infrastructure.
AI at the Edge: Practical applications and breakthroughs for space missions.
If you missed the event, or want to revisit these vital discussions, all recordings are now available on our YouTube channel.
SCSP Releases U.S. Fusion Supply Chain Report
Fusion energy is poised to be the future of the American power grid—emissionless, inherently safe, and fundamentally different from today’s fossil fuel power plants. But its promise is only realized if we can build it.
Our new U.S. Fusion Supply Chain Report dives into the critical question of how the fusion industry scales, detailing the specialized advanced manufactured components and raw materials required.
Just as we saw with solar and EVs, global competitors like China are already positioning themselves to control the vital inputs for fusion machines. This report evaluates the risk across the entire ecosystem. We look foward to hearing your feedback!
New Episodes of your Favorite SCSP Podcasts
This week, we dove deep into the pressing issues in national security technology with two podcast episodes:
Intel at the Edge: Tackling the Ransomware Threat
In the latest episode of Intel at The Edge, host Chip Usher sat down with Cynthia Kaiser, Senior Vice President at Halcyon and former Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber at the FBI. They discuss the escalating and sophisticated threat of ransomware, a cybercrime impacting nearly every sector—from small medical offices to large corporations. Tune in to understand the current state of America’s cyber defenses and what steps are necessary to combat this widespread threat.
NatSec Tech: Navigating the New Era of Competition
How do we manage the existential opportunities and risks at the convergence of cutting-edge technology? On the latest NatSecTech, Jeanne spoke with Dimitri Kusnezov for a critical discussion on the complex intersection of three high-stakes domains reshaping national security: AI, Nuclear Security, and Biosecurity. Listen now to understand why a unified strategy across these domains is essential for future stability and defense.