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Forum on the Freedom to Communicate

Communications and Society Program
 Ver la versión en españolAbout the ForumThe Aspen Institute Forum on the Freedom to Communicate was created by the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program in association with Grupo... Read More

Symposium on Critical Issues in Journalism at the U.S. State Department

Communications and Society Program
The annual Aspen Institute Symposium on Critical Issues in Journalism at the U.S. Department of State has been organized by the Communications and Society Program since 2006. The Symposium is part of... Read More

International Digital Economy Accords

Communications and Society Program
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Aspen Consultation: Health, Food Security and Population in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Event | December 12, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Aspen Global Health and Development
Click here for the Summary Report of the Aspen Consultation on Health, Food Security and Population in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.More than a decade ago, the world’s nations launched a far-... Read More

The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series Featuring Gen. Stanley McChrystal

Event | February 8, 2013 |
Washington, DC
The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Ret. US Army) discussing his new book My Share of the Task: A Memoir (Penguin).By invitation only. Read More

Don't Miss Gen. Stanley McChrystal at the Aspen Institute

Blog Post | February 7, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
Former General Stanley McChrystal visits the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC on Friday, February 8 and in New York on Monday, February 10 to discuss his latest book My Share of the Task: A Memoir.... Read More

Nathan Gardels Sounds Off on Finding the Best Governing Structure

Blog Post | February 7, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
Nathan Gardels, senior advisor at the Nicolas Berggruen Institute and founding editor of New Perspectives Quarterly, joined his co-author Nicolas Berggruen to launch their new book Intelligent... Read More

Culture and Conflict: Art and Understanding in the Middle East

Video | February 12, 2013
In conflict areas around the globe, the best diplomatic efforts still often leave communities torn by patterns of distrust. Can the arts help to transcend prejudice and enable understanding and... Read More

Former Gen. Stanley McChrystal on his new book 'My Share of the Task.'

Video | February 12, 2013
Interviewed by Walter Isaascon, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute Read More

For Lebanon, Uncertain but Familiar Times

Blog Post | January 31, 2013 | Anonymous
Ask a Lebanese to count the dark years of her country's past and she'll quickly run out of fingers.  The country's history is littered with times when investors hesitated, businesses shuttered,... Read More

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