PSSI WASHINGTON INC

Programs

1. China/capital markets transparency initiativePssi Washington Inc. Launched its china cmti in march, 2019, an issue area that had been the subject of intensive research by pssi principals since 1998. This public policy education program reached "critical mass" internally when pssi's executive director prepared a 105-page report for the u.s. National security council entitled national security dimensions of china's corporate presence in the u.s. Capital markets. Submitted in july 2018. Pssi was the world's first ngo to pursue such a financial intelligence and warfighting initiative, focused on how u.s.-sanctioned, blacklisted and other chinese corporate "bad actors" have been funding themselves and their predations to the tune of scores of billions of dollars annually via the u.s. Debt and equity markets and private equity funds). U.s. Investor funding of the chinese communist party (ccp) and the people's liberation army (pla) has taken place over some 25 years and totaled in the trillions of dollars. A troublingly significant number of roughly 5,000 publiclytraded chinese corporate securities traded in the u.s. Capital markets are held by as many as 75-100 million unwitting…

   $195,288 spent
   38% of program spending

2. Space security programpssi washington has among the most developed -- and accomplished -- space security programs in the global ngo community, established in 2010. Indeed, its annual space security conference series, entitled the prague space security conference, brings together top space policy officials, academics, private sector executives, journalists, senior military officers, ngo representatives and other leading figures from the u.s., europe and asia. It is the best known and widely respected such conference series in the non-governmental world, specializing in the economic and financial dimensions of the allied struggle to keep pace with the two most prominent authoritarian space powers, china and russia. There have, to date, been eight large, two-day conferences convened in prague, washington, dc, and tokyo.the latest one was held on june 15-17, 2025, in prague. Pssi Washington Inc. Has also completed a contract commissioned by the defense intelligence agency to provide a comprehensive study of, among other topics, "international space partnerships" concluded between some 123 countries and these two malevolent space powers, which are seeking to comprise or "capture" the…

   $211,536 spentof which $25,000 as grants
   41% of program spending

3. Economic and financial statecraft programsince its inception in 2007, Pssi Washington Inc. Has monitored and analyzed the instruments of economic and financial power brought to bear by china and russia against numerous countries across the globe to advance their broader strategic aims. In the case of russia, this effort has centered on the use of energy leverage, arms deliveries, private security services and other areas of economic advantage, culminating in the invasion of ukraine.with respect to china, it has involved granular analyses of its massive belt and road initiative, "made in china 2025" strategy for technological dominance, the results of the zero-covid debacle, china's property and debt crises, the ccp's antagonism toward its domestic technology and other sectors of the economy, the crushing of hong kong freedoms, military intimidation of taiwan, belligerent behavior in the south china sea, and the tapping of the global capital markets for funding malevolent activities. Pssi's "risk assessments and analytics are well known globally and have been frequently utilized and cited by prominent media outlets, policymakers, fellow think tanks and academic institutions.a…

   $105,743 spent
   21% of program spending

4. Pssi has consistently organized the nato summer school in cooperation with nato public diplomacy division annually since 2005 with the goal of promoting nato's key role in the security architecture, providing education on the most urgent current and emerging threats for nato member states, discussing implications of various policy responses and train future generations of security-minded professionals for nato and member states' national security institutions.the course was held on july 28 to august 3, 2024, at hotel orlik in the czech republic. This exclusive, week-long program, conducted in english, encompasses a comprehensive curriculum of lectures, interactive presentations, group discussions, and practical simulations and workshops. The lectures and simulation are led by distinguished policy decision-makers, senior non-governmental experts and academics from the czech republic and other nato countries.focused on delivering a comprehensive educational experience to students and young professionals, the program addresses both traditional and emerging security threats. By including the current geopolitical dynamics and the rapidly evolving nature of security challenges, it…

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $512,567.