MEDIA & COMMENTARY

Public Voice on AI, Competition, and What Comes Next

Mark Kennedy provides real-time analysis on the forces reshaping power, prosperity, and security—artificial intelligence, strategic competition, economic transformation, alliances, and institutional leadership.

A former Fortune 100 executive, U.S. Congressman, president of two flagship public universities, and Director of NYU’s Development Research Institute, he brings uncommon perspective across markets, government, higher education, and global affairs.

Seen on NewsNation • Featured by Goldman Sachs • Published in Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and National Journal

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NATIONAL TELEVISION COMMENTARY

Mark Kennedy is a recurring contributor on NewsNation, providing analysis on U.S.–China rivalry, AI competition, trade conflict, deterrence, alliances, and global economic risk.

Featured Segments

Can Pressure Deliver a Better Iran Deal?

NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW WITH CONNELL MCSHANE - APRIL 22, 2026

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Can America Reopen Hormuz? Power, Pressure, and Global Stakes

NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW WITH CONNELL MCSHANE - APRIL 15, 2026

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NATO Needs a Stronger Europe—and a More Collaborative America

NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW WITH HENA DOBA - APRIL 9, 2026

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Standing With Japan, Staying Ahead in the Compute Race

NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW WITH CONNELL MCSHANE - NOVEMBER 25, 2025

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U.S. Must Catch Up Quickly in Drone Production

INTERVIEW ON NEWSNATION TV WITH CONNELL MCSHANE - JUNE 3, 2025

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America’s Return to Central Asia: Diversification as Deterrence

NEWSNATION TV INTERVIEW WITH CONNELL MCSHANGE - NOVEMBER 7, 2025

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FEATURED ANALYSIS

Selected commentary and writing on the systems shaping the next era:

• The US–China Technology Race: Systems, Scale, and Strategic Advantage
• Goldman Sachs Top of Mind • December 2025
• A featured interview in Goldman Sachs’ flagship research series examining how technological competition between the United States and China is evolving into a systems-level contest—spanning innovation, infrastructure, supply chains, and global deployment.

• The Iran Conflict Is Teaching the Wrong Lessons for the Pacific
• The Hill • March 31, 2026
• Why recent conflict risks misdirecting U.S. strategy—highlighting the need for infrastructure, resilience, and sustained operations in Indo-Pacific deterrence.

• The U.S.–Japan Alliance Is Becoming a Systems Alliance
• Digital Trade and the Rise of Trade Tech
• America’s AI Problem Isn’t Technology—It’s Thinking Too Transactionally
• Why America Struggles to Compete on Global Infrastructure
• America Just Entered the AI Systems Race
• Maritime Nation Podcast: Ports of Power and China’s Maritime Toolkit​
• Inside Critical Minerals - Project Vault Sends Positive Signals to Stakeholders, But They Want More Details

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QUOTED IN

BBC, Bloomberg, Bloomberg TV, Chicago Tribune, CNN, CSPAN, FOX News, France2, Foreign Policy, The Hill, the Huffington Post, LA Times, MSNBC, NBC - Face the Nation, Roll Call, Politico, Sky News, Sky News – Arabia, NPR, SRF - Swiss Radio, Voice of Russia, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, the Washingtonian

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

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Mark Kennedy’s commentary spans the intersection of technology, economics, and global strategy:

Technology & Economic Power

AI systems, telecom, data infrastructure, industrial policy, capital, and energy

Strategic Competition

China, trade, supply chains, critical minerals, and global economic rivalry

Security & Alliances

Deterrence, NATO, Indo-Pacific strategy, and democratic coordination

Leadership & Governance

Institutional leadership, trust, democratic capacity, and organizational change

Global Regions

Indo-Pacific • Europe • Middle East • Americas • Global Middle

CURRENT ANALYSIS

Recent work focuses on how systems competition is reshaping global dynamics:

• Scaling the AI stack globally
• Capital and compute constraints
• Industrial capacity and economic resilience
• Energy as a limiting factor in AI deployment
• Alliance-based scaling of trusted systems
• Strategic competition in a fragmented world

FULL MEDIA ARCHIVE

A comprehensive record of commentary, publications, interviews, and public engagements.

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MEDIA & SPEAKING INQUIRIES

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