In December the Justice and Society Program (JSP) served as a consultant to the Saudi Judicial Engagement Project, administered by the Institute of International Education and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. JSP lent its unique expertise to the initiative, which provided twenty high-ranking Saudi Arabian judicial representatives, including judges and Ministry of Justice officials, with exposure to legal experts, various types of courts, and several models of judicial procedure...
Author, historian and journalist Robin Wright speaks about her newest work, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World." Moderated by Aspen Institute CEO and President Walter Isaacson.
This year’s festival will celebrate the magical literature of the modern Middle East. Against the backdrop of ancient lands where paper was born and poetry has flourished since days of yore, the rich sweep of storytelling continues in today’s novels, memoir, and narrative journalism.
Following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s trip to the Middle East, this conversation explorese the key elements of a US policy agenda for a region in transition. The panel discusses the unique opportunities offered by the current political context to promote reform and democratic governance in the region, as well as concrete steps to capitalize on them.
Contact: Mickey BergmanDirector of Middle East ProgramsThe Aspen InstituteTel: +1-202-736-3843; mickey.bergman@aspeninsitute.org First venture capital fund targeting Palestinian tech companies
In January 2010, the United Arab Emirates entered into a high-level strategic partnership with The Aspen Institute at the behest of His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States, and Walter Isaacson, President of The Aspen Institute. The objective of this partnership is to develop an established dialogue that will
On March 14, 2011, the U.S.-Lebanon Dialogue Program at the Aspen Institute convened a panel discussion to address the challenges ahead of Lebanon on the sixth anniversary of the Cedar Revolution. “The Special Tribunal and Hezbollah’s Growing Influence: Challenges Ahead” featured Mr. David Tolbert, President of the International Center for Transitional Justice and former Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Ms. Mona Yacoubian, Director of the Lebanon Working Group at the US...
The Aspen Institute and The National Cathedral hosted this public forum. The program featured former Secretaries of State Madeleine K. Albright, Colin L. Powell and James A. Baker, III in conversation with Walter Isaacson.
