
Anja Manuel
@anjamanuel1
Exec. Dir. @AspenStrategy. CoFounder Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC. Author. China & Asia aficionado. Stanford Lecturer. Fmr State Dep't official. Proud mom.
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ASG Executive Director Anja Manuel argues in the Financial Times for very narrow, national security focused, mandatory pre-deployment testing of the largest LLM models. Read the ASG's full collection of pieces on the nexus of AI and national security: tinyurl.com/2sc3fyh3


In this piece originally published by Aspen Strategy Group Group, I describe the potential national and international security risks associated with reaching AGI, and propose scientific and societal initiatives to mitigate them. yoshuabengio.org/2024/10/30/imp…


We are excited to announce that Stephen Hadley, Jane Harman, MITRE’s Keoki Jackson, Susan Rice, and Susan Glasser Susan Glasser will join us for a conversation on foreign policy challenges for the next administration at ASF: DC next week. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n93pv6m


We are excited to announce speakers Amina J Mohammed, Jens Plötner, Christopher Landau Kurt Campbell, and Kajsa Ollongren for the Aspen Security Forum: DC Edition. Join us on Wednesday, December 4: tinyurl.com/registerforasf



We are pleased to include "Deploying AI for Strategic Impact," a new piece from Douglas A. Beck DefenseInnovationUnit and Radha I. Plumb DOD Chief Digital & AI Office, in our publication "Intelligent Defense: Navigating National Security in the Age of AI." aspeninstitute.org/publications/i…

In their new piece just published by the ASG, DefenseInnovationUnit Director Doug Beck and DOD Chief Digital & AI Office Radha Plumb explore how the DOD can leverage private-sector innovation to integrate AI and enhance security. Read “Deploying AI for Strategic Impact” here: tinyurl.com/yprdjenn


I joined Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg TV Balance of Power to discuss the broader geopolitical situation, as Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Listen here: youtube.com/watch?v=Et-LRk…

Our strength as the U.S. vis-à-vis China lies in the strength of our alliances. I joined Jon Fortt & Morgan Brennan on CNBCOvertime yesterday to discuss the Trump administration's China policy, U.S.-China technological competition & the rise of DeepSeek. tinyurl.com/bddh9u25

The U.S. must slow China's advances in foundational AI models. And yet, export controls on hardware have proven to be an imperfect solution. I was pleased to share my thoughts with Mark Magnier and Khushboo Razdan खुशबू for South China Morning Post. scmp.com/news/china/art…

I sat down with @GuyJTaylor The Washington Times for a #ThreatStatus podcast discussion on the incredibly high stakes as President Donald J. Trump takes control of U.S. policy toward China for a second term. Check it out here: washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/…

Thank you Sanjay Puri for a great conversation on DeepSeek, U.S.-China technological competition, and the nexus of AI and national security. Watch the full #RegulatingAI Podcast interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=k75BZV…



I was pleased to moderate "All Bits Are Off: The Risks of Racing for Tech Dominance," a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference with Mike Gallagher, Frank McCourt, Ekaterina Zaharieva, and Mark Warner. Watch the full session here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ufj00l…


A great conversation with Emily Chang and Shirin Ghaffary for Bloomberg The Circuit on AI, Stargate, and the U.S.-China tech race. AI data center construction, training, and inference should be happening in the U.S. and in like-minded countries. tinyurl.com/a34vpbzm