National Security

The 10th annual forum continued a tradition of breaking news (last year, Russians hacking Senate campaigns) and naming the greatest threats to the US homeland (this year, the superlative went to China). But the event also addressed new and growing threats, like domestic terrorism and gun violence.

Several former NSAs have joined us on the Institute stage. In recent talks, they’ve also described unique challenges for the role under President Trump.

On July 19th, speakers at the Aspen Security Forum discussed an alarming rise in domestic hate-related incidents. Nine days later, a 19-year

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), discusses the major threats in the world today.

Susan Rice, Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in conversation with Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News as part of the 2019 Aspen Security Forum.

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield delivered closing remarks at the 2019 Aspen Security Forum on July 20, 2019, in Aspen, CO.

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

Russia's interference with American democracy goes deeper than most of us think.

Aspen Security Forum scholar Bishop Garrison explains the multiple angles from which American cybersecurity is at risk.