Africa and the Middle East

More than 30 experts from a variety of disciplines came together to discuss today's most pressing issues.

More than 30 experts from a variety of disciplines came together to discuss today's most pressing issues.

There are real steps that anyone can take right now to help Syrians who are on the ground.

The majority of Africa's working population has not been counted in a reliable census, making it difficult to map and grow the economy.

Does the US have a moral responsibility to help refugees from conflicts in the Middle East?

It started out as an ordinary Friday evening but abruptly turned into a night of confusion and dread.

Panelists discuss the Aspen Strategy Group’s latest policy book “Blind Spot: America’s Response to Radicalism in the Middle East,” a collection of 17 essays exploring the roots and appeal of extremism in the Arab world, the future of the Islamic State, and strategies to counter extremism.

John McLaughlin provides his testimony on U.S. strategy in Syria and Iraq before the House Committee on Armed Services.

The Hurst Lecture Series features David Petraeus, former Director of the CIA, Frances Townsend, President of the Counter Extremism Project and former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, and Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, in conversation with Nicholas Burns, professor at the Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.