The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.

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Communications and Society Program
A new era of global communications has jolted international relations. Citizen-to-citizen communication, once engaged in pen and paper, is now instantly viral on the Internet. The Aspen Institute... Read More
Blog Post | March 28, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
In looking ahead to the upcoming month, we're excited to host two discussions in Washington, DC, on April 3. Former World Bank President Robert Zoellick will discuss Developments in the... Read More
Event | April 25, 2013 |
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Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program
 Since the inception of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003, the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) has contributed to advocacy for policy changes that... Read More
Publication | March 28, 2013 | Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price
Aspen Strategy Group
This book is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2012 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of top national security experts. The papers evaluate the various drivers and... Read More
Publication | March 26, 2013 | Thomas J. Duesterberg
Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century
The Aspen Institute's Manufacturing & Society program in partnership with MAPI commissioned the University of Maryland's Interindustry Forecasting Project (Inforum) to determine how the U.S.... Read More
The Atlantic, the Aspen Institute, and Bloomberg Philanthropies Present "CityLab: Urban Solutions for Global Challenges" Inaugural Summit to Be Held in New York City October 6-8, 2013Washington, D.C... Read More
Blog Post | March 20, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
US soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have acquired wide-ranging skills in technology and security, as well as leadership and project management, and yet they encounter a huge gap in... Read More
Blog Post | March 15, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
Every year, at the close of the Aspen Ideas Festival, a handful of speakers and attendees are asked to give the gathered one big idea—an idea inspired by the many moments blooming on the Aspen campus... Read More
The Aspen Institute is pleased to announce the latest addition to the Aspen Global Leadership Network with the launch of the inaugural class of the China Fellowship Program. This program is made... Read More
Video | March 19, 2013
The Aspen Institute proudly announces the launch of its Aspen Veterans Initiative, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, DoD, HHS, Blue Shield of California Foundation, IAVA,... Read More

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