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Bajraktari was born in [[Kosovo]] and emigrated to the United States war.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advisor from Kosovo becomes cause of clashes within the White House |url=https://www.periskopi.com/en/keshilltari-nga-kosova-behet-shkak-i-perplasjeve-brenda-shtepise-se-bardhe/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Periskopi |language=en}}</ref> He holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from the [[George Washington University]] and a M.A. in Public Policy from [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yll Bajraktari |url=https://www.ndia.org/events/2021/4/13/virtual-april-2021-procurement-division-meeting/speakers/yll-bajraktari |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.ndia.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 12 September 2025
Ylli Bajraktari is an American national security policy expert who serves as President and CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP).[1]
Bajraktari was born in Kosovo and emigrated to the United States after the war.[2] He holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from the George Washington University and a M.A. in Public Policy from Harvard University.[3]
Originally joining the Department of Defense in 2010, Bajraktari served in the Office of the Undersecretary for Policy as a country director for Afghanistan and later as a country director for India.[4] Bakraktari served as Chief of Staff to the National Security Advisor LTG H.R. McMaster during the first Trump administration.[5] He departed the National Security Council when McMaster did.[6] From 2019 to 2021, he served as the executive director of the U.S. National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), chaired by Eric Schmidt.[7] He subsequently joined the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP).[8] Bajraktari was a distinguished visiting research fellow at the National Defence University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies.[9]
In 2023, Bajraktari delivered a keynote address at the RIT Kosovo commencement ceremony.[10]
He is a contributor to several DC-based and national security publications, including Foreign Policy.[11]
