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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nigeria's Climate Policy: Between Ambition and Implementation
Analyzes Nigeria's climate commitments and the structural gaps between policy ambition and on-the-ground implementation — examining institutional capacity, hydrocarbon dependency, and what a just energy transition looks like for Africa's largest economy.
Egypt's Emerging Space Policy: Strategic Ambitions in a Contested Domain
Examines Egypt's growing investment in space capabilities — from satellite development to regional positioning — and evaluates the strategic rationale, institutional framework, and geopolitical implications of Cairo's space ambitions within a contested global domain.
Egypt's Science & Technology Institutions
Surveys Egypt's science and technology institutional landscape — assessing research capacity, funding structures, and the barriers to translating scientific output into economic and strategic value — with recommendations for reform aligned with Egypt Vision 2030.