International Affairs

A new Aspen Ministers Forum series provides a dynamic visual platform to explore the perspectives of those who shaped historic events.

As a new administration takes over in Washington, there are clear opportunities for leadership to recalibrate refugee and migration policies while countering the root causes of forced displacement at home and abroad.

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

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.

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.

The Aspen Ministers Forum met recently in Vienna to review the global security landscape and examine these trends in depth.

This blog post is from a volume released today by the Aspen Strategy Group on The Struggle For Power: U.S. China Relations in the 21 st  Century.  The chapters in this book deal with issues ranging from the military and technological rise of China and how to compete effectively, to how to engage U.S. allies amidst this new great-power rivalry, keeping in mind two central questions about the U.S.-China relationship: Is our analysis correct about the challenges China poses to our future? And, do we have the right balance between cooperation and competition with Beijing?  In the chapter below, veteran New York Times journalist David Sanger explores a critical challenge for the U.S.-- convincing its Asian and European allies to resist the Chinese company Huawei’s efforts to secure contracts for the building of 5G systems.

Michael Chertoff discusses cybersecurity, our changing relationship with China, and his proudest moments as Secretary of Homeland Security. 

Aspen Security Forum Scholar Alexandra Roberts explains how to interpret the dynamics between Russia and Syria.