We had to rebuild the military didnt have a choice. Welcome to hudson wide big crowd in the middle of summer. But the topic is very interesting and i appreciate you being here. Today we will talk about the intersection of economics and National Security thinking about competition as you know across the domain and on the economic side of things. The ad jumped secret fellow and a former associate director for capability and the chief Technology Officer National Geospatial intelligence agency. In that capacity responsible for technology r d and the strategy of the Agency Overall responsible to bring ai into the agency and to adopt it more effectively and ceo of two technology startups. With the phd and we need more of anthony and the government of economics of National Security with his whole career and then i will open this up to the audience. Thank you so much and to discuss this topic today. And then to spend some time and what that means for the American Military and intelligence in t
Can you hear me . Thank you so much, nadia and thank you to the Hudson Institute for having me here today. I think this is one of the most important topics confronting our nation today. I wanted to spend some time today talking about about the economic threat from china in general and to the nation, and what that threat means to the American Military and intelligence. Then i have a fairly specific proposal i would like to talk about to begin improving our economic defenses. Some are referring to this as a new cold war. Its as much economic as military. The economic nature of this cold more is new for america. We havent faced a competitor with near the economic power they have since we faced the british. Nor have we ever faced a competitor that has the economic agility we pride ourselves on. This economic competition is going to require that we have fundamentally new ways of thinking about defense and National Security. Chinas gdp is on track to surpass americas. As measured by purchasi
[indistinct conversations] welcome to hudson. This is a big crowd. I am surprised, in the middle of summer. Everyone must be seeking some air conditioning. But i think the topic is interesting and i appreciate you being here. Theill talk about intersection of economics and National Security, thinking about competition. As you know across the economic and political military domain and we will spoke focus on the economic side. We are fortunate to have an adjunct senior fellow from the american and for the new security. And the chief Technology Officer geo national he was responsible for technology, r d, and the strategy of the agency. He was also responsible for bringing ai to the agency, which is an accomplishment. Would you know is an accomplishment. Previously he was the ceo of two Technology Start ups and he served with the department of defense and iraq, afghanistan, i think afghanistan . And africa. He has a phd in International Relations at the London School of economics. Theeed m
Security concerns for days. Most of the wreckage is believes to be sitting in 47 feet of water at this hour. Lets go now to oren at the pentagon. Do we think we might have get an update this evening as to whether or not they have been able to secure that wreckage and retrieve it . Theyll put a perimeter around it with navy and coast guard assets that were in the area. Whether they can retrieve it tonight or tomorrow, thats a different question. 47 feet of water according to a Senior Defense official, so not that deep, but still its a question of whats left, whats down there and what shape is it in and how do you bring it up without damaging it further. Salvage vessel is on the way. It might not be there in time to do it tonight, but it will get there as quickly as possible to begin. Why is that so important . Because the pentagon has said repeatedly this was a chinese Surveillance Balloon that had the ability to maneuver, loiter. And because of that, theres information they want to gle
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