The Aspen Institute

The 2025 Great Decisions series is now at capacity. Please contact Ari Mizrahi at ari.mizrahi@aspeninstitute.org if you would like to add your name to our waitlist.

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today. Led by volunteer moderators, participants will engage in moderated discussions with their fellow citizens. This year’s topics will include American Foreign Policy at a Crossroads, U.S.-China Relations, Middle East Policy, Climate Change, The Future of NATO, Artificial Intelligence, India, and a Series Recap. This year’s series will be held in person at the Aspen Meadows.

February 13 – The Future of NATO and European Security
European security is more uncertain than it has been for decades. Putin’s Russia has launched a war with Ukraine on its doorstep, and America’s uncertain role as leader of NATO and security provider has been called into question with the failure of Congress to pass supplemental military support for Ukraine. What are Europe’s options and how might developments on both sides of Western Europe – in Ukraine and across the Atlantic – impact its choices? What are America’s stakes in NATO and Europe’s strategic dilemmas?

Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, January 16, running through Thursday, March 6 in the Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.

*Topics and the dates they are presented are subject to change.