Who runs for political office? Does walking result in improved writing and thinking? And how will today’s foreign policy challenges test President Barack Obama’s military doctrine? Programs at the Aspen Institute have been scouring their respective issue areas to find and share the most insightful and informative links to answer these questions, and more.
Scroll down to see tweets from across the Institute this week about what’s important right now. Follow our @AspenInstitute list on Twitter for updates and to keep up with each program’s events, video, and experts, and let us know what you’re reading in the comments section below.
What is it about walking that makes it so amenable to thinking and #writing? @NewYorker http://t.co/xBqKelm6tM
— Aspen Writers (@AspenWriters) September 5, 2014
What are downsides of thinking short-term when operating a biz? Interesting interview w/@zeynepton. #talkgoodjobs http://t.co/nIXr6OrGHU
— Workforce Strategies (@AspenWorkforce) September 4, 2014
#ISIS, #Russia, and #China pose triple-challenge to @BarackObama's foreign policy agenda, says @SangerNYT http://t.co/LJZHlZ3g56
— Aspen Security Forum (@AspenSecurity) September 4, 2014
The women and minorities are underrepresented in political arena, from the race to those elected: http://t.co/7dzyaEyYfh
— Aspen Ascend (@AspenAscend) September 3, 2014
Must-read: @IgnatiusPost on the partisan gridlock preventing at least 40 able diplomats from filling vacant offices: http://t.co/wnBKWD7FOH
— Aspen Strategy Group (@AspenStrategy) September 3, 2014
For the 20th anniversary of @americorps, @BarackObama should make good on his promise to expand #nationalservice. http://t.co/KbqawS6l5e
— Aspen Institute (@AspenInstitute) September 2, 2014
UNHCR – Needs soar as number of Syrian refugees tops 3 million http://t.co/aEv2CJ2DB0 via @Refugees
— Alliance for Artisan (@AllianceArtisan) September 2, 2014
