This week, Spencer Ackerman, national security blogger and reporter at Wired.com, demands the drone program be taken away from the CIA and be declassified, spurring arguments in an on-going conversation on Twitter, the mainstream media and here at the Aspen Institute.
National security analyst Peter Bergen talks about how he thinks the recent North African and Arab uprisings may have begun. He also discusses the role of social and broadcast media in the current revolutions and the Iraq war.
Are Demographics Destiny? Population Shifts and their Impact on Foreign Policy, National Identity, and CompetitionThe United States, and the entire world, are facing major demographic changes in the coming decades that will profoundly affect American citizens. This seminar will discuss three major trends: Aging in the U.S., international migration pressures, and global population trends affecting international security.
Click here for more information and to visit the Aspen Security Forum homepageAs we approach the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the threat of another terror attack on the homeland is rising. Al Qaeda is still plotting and planning, and an increasing number of recent incidents attributed to naturalized citizens, legal residents, and native-born Americans suggests that, like Europe, the United States is now plagued by “homegrown terrorism.” And, while officials believe that the risk of a...
