Projects · 01

Policy
Memos

Formal memoranda to senior decision-makers spanning energy diplomacy, maritime decarbonization, commercial space governance, cybersecurity policy, ocean biodiversity, and national security risk strategy.

Documents5 Memos
PeriodOct 2025 – Apr 2026
ContextGeorgetown MSFS · Aquia Group
ToSecretary Chris Wright, U.S. Dept. of Energy
CC: Secretary Rubio · Lutnick · Duffy

October 20, 2025

Leveraging U.S. LNG & Blue Ammonia Under the IMO Net-Zero Framework

RE: U.S. Strategic Positioning in Global Maritime Decarbonization

Recommends directing interagency coordination to accelerate U.S. LNG and blue ammonia production and export, promote allied shipbuilding of next-generation vessels, and align trade incentives to secure strategic market share — positioning the U.S. to outcompete China in global maritime fuels while shaping IMO standards toward American technologies.

Energy DiplomacyMaritime PolicyLNGBlue AmmoniaIMO
ToSenator Ted Cruz, Chairman
Senate Commerce, Space & Transportation Committee

March 11, 2026

Assessing Expedited Hearings for The LAUNCH Act

RE: Commercial Space Licensing, NEPA & FAA Reform (S1961)

Recommends expediting S1961 hearings with conditions — the bill must enshrine accountable modernization by digitizing licensing and environmental review simultaneously, preserving NEPA as reformed rather than eliminated, and reframing the debate from deregulation vs. environment to analog vs. digital governance.

Space PolicyCommercial SpaceFAANEPAS1961
ToBBNJ COP-1 Preparation Co-Chairs
Janine Coye-Felson & Adam McCarthy

April 24–25, 2026

Recommendations for the Sierra Leone Delegation — BBNJ COP-1

RE: Marine Protected Areas, STB Governance & Developing State Participation

Advises the Sierra Leone delegation entering BBNJ COP-1 to advance protection of the Canary-Guinea Current Convergence Zone, push for a larger and geographically representative Scientific and Technical Body, and treat the Capacity Building and Marine Technology Transfer Committee as a prerequisite — not a procedural afterthought.

Ocean GovernanceBBNJSierra LeoneMarine PolicyMultilateral Diplomacy
CourseMSFS-7515-01 · The Future at Risk
Cybersecurity Policy Analysis

October 23, 2025

Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion of 2023: Policy Recommendations

RE: Federal Response to State-Sponsored Cyber Intrusion & Cloud Security Governance

Analyzes the 2023 Chinese state-sponsored breach of Microsoft Exchange Online affecting U.S. government email accounts and develops policy recommendations addressing cloud security standards, vendor accountability, federal procurement reform, and the governance gaps exposed by the intrusion.

CybersecurityChinaCloud SecurityFederal PolicyMicrosoft Exchange
FromZeinah Abdelsalam, Senior Policy Advisor  ·  To Campaign Manager, 2028 Presidential Campaign

February 25, 2026

Debate Preparation: U.S. Risk & Threat Landscape 2028

RE: Compound Systemic Risks & Resilience Strategy (1,520 words)

Frames the 2028 threat environment as driven not by isolated shocks but by interacting systemic risks our institutions were not built to manage — covering dismissed warning patterns, cognitive anchor failures, and jurisdictional fragmentation. Argues resilience must anchor national security strategy and frames this as a bipartisan imperative achievable under either governing coalition.

National SecurityRisk AnalysisSystemic RiskStrategic PreparednessCompound Threats
← All Projects