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Homeland Security Program
The Homeland Security Program works to heighten public awareness as to the nation's continued vulnerability to terrorism, and to persuade the nation to take the necessary steps to close the gap between how secure we should be and how secure we actually are.
Los Angeles' Preparedness for Terrorism
Given that Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city; the largest city in California, a state that would rank among the world’s tenth largest economies if it were a country1; a global melting pot teeming with a rich stew of races and ethnicities speaking a wide variety of languages and dialects; a trendsetter as to popular attitudes and social mores; and the capital of America’s iconic fi
The Aspen Security Forum
Though years have passed since 9/11 without another terror attack on our soil, America is not yet safe. The Christmas Day plot shows that Al Qaeda remains determined to strike the homeland again. To answer critical questions about America's preparedness for terrorism, the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program, in partnership with The New York Times and GSN: Government Security News, presents the Aspen Security Forum. The Forum will bring together top-level government officials, industry leaders, and leading thinkers for two days of in-depth discussions at our Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado.
Read a special advertising feature on the Aspen Security Forum in the New York Times magazine.
Videos from the 2010 Aspen Security Forum are available through links on the 'Agenda' page
The Homeland Security Program works to heighten public awareness as to the nation's continued vulnerability to terrorism, and to persuade the nation to take the necessary steps to close the gap between how secure we should be and how secure we actually are.