Security & Global Affairs

Affordable technology and the rise of social media have radically altered how society communicates and consumes information.

This discussion involves a wide-ranging exploration of the potential geopolitical impacts of the recent peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Disinformation online is on the minds of voters, candidates, government officials, and technology platforms as the US election gets closer. Already experts have seen disinformation campaigns around the Covid-19 pandemic, which could spell trouble in November.

Tzipi Livni and Malcolm Rifkind discuss the definition of national security and civil-military relations.

This SOF Digital Discussion featuring Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide, Washington Postcolumnist, contributing editor for The Atlantic, and bestselling author in conversation with Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

We explore the most pressing foreign policy and national security issues of the day facing the United States and its allies.

Madeleine Albright recently sat down to talk with Jan Eliasson, Swedish diplomat and Former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations to discuss changes needed for international institutions.

When Asma Andraos, a seasoned Political PR & Event Strategist and a Fellow of the inaugural class of the Middle East Leadership Initiative, decided to organize a Christmas dinner drive for the public mass on Martyrs’ Square in downtown Beirut, she had no idea that the 1000 meals served that night to the public would kick-start her work in providing food security to the people of Lebanon.

This global crisis has created a catalyst of change in consumer behaviors and expectations in the food and tourism industries. Join Fellows from the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Global Leadership Network as they discuss the values-based leadership decisions they’ve made that impact their employees and customer safety while employing new strategies to diversify their revenue streams.