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American Diplomats Are Being Persecuted By Their Own President

ASG Executive Director Nicholas Burns wrote an op-ed in the New York Times on the state of the U.S. Foreign Service and the impact of President Trump's approach to diplomacy.
If China crushes Hong Kong, is Taiwan Next?

Op-Ed written by ASG member Dov Zakheim on August 12, 2019 published in The Hill reflecting on the conversations at our recent Summer Workshop in Aspen, CO
Friction with China isn't going away. The U.S. needs a better strategy

Following the 2019 Summer Workshop meeting, Aspen Strategy Group member David Ignatius published this piece in the Washington Post on the contentious relationship between the U.S. and China, and how our group tackled these complicated policy questions.
Conversas à Quinta: Thursday Conversations with Minister Jaime Gama

Minister Jaime Gama, the former foreign minister of Portugal, a regular of the Aspen Minister's Forum, shares his thoughts on policies and current events every Thursday on this popular Portuguese digital newspaper. This is a weekly televised conversation between Minister Gama and Jaime Nogueira Pinto, moderated by José Manuel Fernandes.
How to Fix Democracy: Minister Amre Moussa

At the 2019 Aspen Ministers Forum in Kansas City, the Bertelsmann Foundation interviewed Minister Amre Moussa for their series "How to Fix Democracy."
This Year's G20 Summit: Madeleine Albright and Susana Malcorra

Following the 2019 Aspen Ministers Forum in Kansas City, Secretary Madeleine Albright and Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra co-authored an oped in Time about the Osaka G20 Summit.
How to Fix Democracy: Minister Tzipi Livni

At the 2019 Aspen Ministers Forum in Kansas City, the Bertelsmann Foundation interviewed Minister Tzipi Livni for their series "How to Fix Democracy."
How to Fix Democracy: Secretary Madeleine Albright

At the 2019 Aspen Ministers Forum in Kansas City, the Bertelsmann Foundation interviewed Secretary Madeleine Albright for their series "How to Fix Democracy."
The Partnership for Peace: A Quiet NATO Success Story

Following the ASG's second Transatlantic Strategic Dialogue in April 2019, Ambassador Azita Raji published an article on NATO in War on the Rocks.
The New Revolution in Military Affairs

Following his article in the ASG's latest policy book "Technology and National Security: Maintaining America's Edge", member Chris Brose published an article in Foreign Affairs about the impact of changing technology on the future of warfare.
Europe Holds Summit With China, More Skeptically This Time

Following the Aspen Strategy Group's Transatlantic Strategic Dialogue II in April 2019, Steven Erlanger, chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, published this piece.
Technology and the Future of Work

Diana Farrell's chapter from "Technology and National Security: Maintaining America's Edge" was republished as a JPMorgan Chase Institute report.
ASG Book Cited in The Economist

ASG's latest book "Technology and National Security: Maintaining America's Edge" was cited in The Economist's special report on NATO at 70.
Africa and the Middle East

A New Age of African Cooperation

Secretary Madeleine Albright and Minister Mohamed Benaïssa recently published an op-ed in Jeune Afrique with recommendations for the African Union as it prepares for its 32nd Summit.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Blog Post

02.11.2019
How America Risks Losing Its Innovation Edge

January 3, 2019

By: Walter Isaacson
Why Big Tech and the Government Need to Work Together

September 14, 2018

By: Ash Carter

Aspen Policy Books

National Security

Technology and National Security: Maintaining America’s Edge

This report brings together preeminent experts to examine the current era of transformative technological change, its disruptive effects on America’s instruments of power, and the path ahead as the U.S. seeks to maintain its primacy.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

02.07.2019
National Security

The World Turned Upside Down

In its 2017 publication, the Aspen Strategy Group examined the future of the liberal world order.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

11.16.2017
National Security

America's National Security Architecture: Rebuilding the Foundation

The book consists of set of essays on a single subject—how should the new Trump Administration construct its national security decision-making structures in Washington.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

11.29.2016
National Security

Blind Spot: America's Response to Radicalism in the Middle East

These essays capture a range of opinions on the roots, drivers, and sustainability of radical groups in the Middle East.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

12.15.2015
Europe and Russia

The Crisis with Russia

This report explores the history of the U.S.-Russia relationship, current developments in the Sino-Russian relationship, the NATO and European responses to Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, energy considerations, areas of potential U.S.-Russia cooperation, and finally, the broader question of U.S. national security and interests in the European region.

BY Aspen Strategy Group, & 1 more

Publication

11.19.2014
Defense Policy

The Future of American Defense

A discussion of the hard choices and difficult trade-offs we must make in the years ahead to maintain the quality and effectiveness of the U.S. military.

BY Editors: Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price

Publication

02.04.2014
Africa and the Middle East

The Arab Revolutions and American Policy

This collection evaluates the various drivers and outcomes of the Arab revolutions, all of which continue to bear an ever-greater influence on the formulation of American strategy in the Middle East.

BY Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price

Publication

03.29.2013
National Security

Securing Cyberspace: A New Domain for National Security

The papers examine the complexities of the emerging cyber threat, as well as the possibilities - and inherent challenges - of crafting effective domestic and international cyber policy.

BY Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price

Publication

02.21.2012
National Security

American Interests in South Asia: Building a Grand Strategy in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India

The book contains a collection of commissioned papers that provide an intensive exploration of the interconnected national security challenges posed by the events in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

BY Nicholas Burns and Jonathon Price

Publication

03.11.2011
World Affairs

The Global Economic Crisis and Potential Implications for Foreign Policy and National Security

Explores the strategic consequences of the global economic crisis, and considered how dramatically changing economic and financial foundations might impact the foreign policy agenda of both the United States and other countries on the international scene.

BY Aspen Strategy Group

Publication

12.11.2009
World Affairs

The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose

These chapters represent a thorough accounting of the capabilities and limitations of the key organizations—diplomatic, military, financial, and intelligence—that American policymakers rely upon to address global challenges.

BY Kurt Campbell and Jonathon Price

Publication

04.01.2009
Energy

The Global Politics of Energy

A high-level examination of policy strategies for addressing the challenges posed by the soaring demand for oil, the rise of petro-powers, and the implications of climate change.

BY Institute Contributor, & 1 more

Publication

04.01.2008