Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
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CityLab 2017

Japan’s Glass Ceiling Survives Tokyo Leader’s Insurgent Campaign

A dramatic gender gap remains in Japanese political leadership says Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Why We Shouldn’t Romanticize Cities

Writers Ta-Nehisi Coates and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie confront the limits of urbanism.

Public Squares Are the Front Lines in the Fight Against Terrorism

We can find the middle ground between closing down everything and security for citizens.

Cities Are Thinking and Acting Globally, Says Paris Mayor

In the face of of Trump’s regressive climate politics, Hidalgo’s belief in the power of cities remains strong.

Barcelona Mayor Calls for a Third Way to Solve the Catalonian Crisis

Ada Colau says city leaders are distinctly positioned to find compromise.