Security & Global Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2021 - In the spring of 2020, and without detection, Russia infiltrated federal agencies and possibly hundreds of America's largest corporations. How did the nation’s cybersecurity defenses fail so severely, what are the risks , and what do we do now?

Daniel Mitov and Marwan Muasher discuss good governance and reform prospects in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Breaking down the institutions and political norms built up under long years of dictatorship is slow, difficult work.

Chellie Pingree, Donna F. Edwards, and Dr. John B. King Jr. discuss social safety net programs like SNAP and WIC and examine the perceptions, policies, and practices that keep people hungry and poor.

DECEMBER 1-3, 2020 - The Cyber Summit takes a global view, and the 2020 event proved to be a distinctive opportunity to convene voices from around the world to look back at an unprecedented year and toward the road ahead.

The incoming administration must re-engage with the international community across a broad range of urgent, critical issues.

Devita Davison and Ericka Huggins spoke with Dr. Norbert L. W. Wilson about the origins of the food justice movement, and how it intersects with fostering racial equality.

In its 2020 policy book, the Aspen Strategy Group explores race, democracy, and political divisions on the American home front; the future of U.S.-China relations; the global economy; and U.S. foreign policy priorities for 2021.

President Trump’s National Security Advisor, Ambassador Robert O’Brien, joins former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to discuss critical security and counterterrorism issues.