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Statecraft

Santi Ruiz
Congress
Inflation
Covid-19
Legislative Process
Constituent Communication
Digital Competency
Technology
Advanced Market Commitment
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
Institutional Capacity
Public Engagement
Public Health Policy
Vaccine Development
Biological Weapons Convention
Sverdlovsk
Woodrow Wilson
Council Of Economic Advisers
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
CIA
Domestic Policy Council

We interview political appointees and civil servants about how policy actually gets made. Subscribe at www.statecraft.pub to get interview transcripts in your inbox once a week. www.statecraft.pub

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This episode was originally recorded on September 4th at the Abundance Conference in DC.

"Zach Liscow, my guest today, is a professor of law at Yale Law School. In 2022-2023, he was the Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget. He's al... more

The full transcript for this conversation is at www.statecraft.pub.

When I started this podcast a couple years ago, the idea was more constrained than it is today. We wanted to do exit interviews with civil servants, who were newly free to speak ab... more

Today I'm talking to Dan Wang. He has a great new book, Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. Dan spent the better part of the last decade in China and published a yearly letter summarizing his thoughts, explorations, and eating.

Breaknec... more

Today I'm talking to economic historian Judge Glock, Director of Research at the Manhattan Institute. Judge works on a lot of topics: if you enjoy this episode, I'd encourage you to read some of his work on housing markets and the Environmental Prote... more

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Dean Ball
Former Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Dan Wang
Author of 'Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future', experienced in Chinese technology and politics.
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Judge Glock
Director of Research at the Manhattan Institute
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Dr. Rob Johnston
Intelligence Community veteran and ethnographer, author of "Analytic Culture in the US Intelligence Community"
Episode: How to Be a Good Intelligence Analyst
Dean Karlan
Former Chief Economist at USAID, focused on improving the value of foreign aid spending
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Alon Levy
Lead author of the report from the Transit Costs Project.
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Sir Rory Collins
Director of UK Biobank and researcher
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Joel Burke
Author of Rebooting a Nation, The Incredible Rise of Estonia, E-Government, and the Startup Revolution
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Randy Clarke
Head of Washington, D.C.'s Metro system (WMATA)
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Santi Ruiz
Host of Statecraft, with a background in journalism and a focus on policy discussions.

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 78 ratings
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    5
    Great45742
    United Statesa month ago
  • Good

    Santi is cool

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    shfmmmmz
    United Statesa month ago
  • Packed with insights

    Santi does a great job of getting compelling insights delivered in a digestible way. I particularly appreciate how he pauses his guests where appropriate to define a term or acronym that may not be widely known outside of their subject matter expertise.

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    United Statesa month ago
  • Extremely High Quality

    Good questions, intelligent guests, niche and important topics of discussion

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    akonruks
    United Statesa month ago
  • Big fan!

    Super interesting conversations!!

    Apple Podcasts
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    JohnRieth
    United States2 months ago

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How to Write the AI Action Plan
Q: How do we get an agency that isn't formally required to do a thing to try and do that thing?
We need to rely on careful work from OSTP, a well-structured rollout, and the political weight of high-profile endorsements from leadership.
How to Write the AI Action Plan
Q: How should we think about the implementation challenges of something like the action plan?
Implementation is the hard part; it requires building relationships and having leaders within agencies bought in to the objectives.
How to Write the AI Action Plan
Q: What have you learned about being effective in your role in the federal government?
Being effective relies on being someone others want in the room for insightful conversations, particularly on complex topics like AI.
Leninist Technocracy with Grand Opera Characteristics
Q: How did your plan for Breakneck change over time?
Dan explains that his initial focus on China's tech developments evolved as he considered broader implications, particularly on America, leading to a more balanced perspective.
How to Be a Good Intelligence Analyst
Q: What characterizes good analysts or successful groups in the Intelligence Community?
Dr. Johnston suggests that better analysts understand the importance of sourcing, maintain tenacity in answering questions, and keep score of their predictions.

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