World Affairs

Germany's response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic propelled Berlin into a global leade

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.

A groundbreaking look at the Cuban Missile Crisis. Martin Sherwingives us a riveting explanation of the crisis itself and explores the origins, scope, and consequences of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the post-World War II world.

This discussion involves a wide-ranging exploration of the potential geopolitical impacts of the recent peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

This SOF Digital Discussion featuring Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide, Washington Postcolumnist, contributing editor for The Atlantic, and bestselling author in conversation with Meghan O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Madeleine Albright and Jan Eliasson discuss UN reforms.

To respond to this pandemic and prevent future outbreaks, nations must combine their strengths.

This blog post is from a volume by the Aspen Strategy Group on The Struggle For Power: U.S. China Relations in the 21st 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, authors Anja Manuel, Pavneet Singh, and Thompson Paine explore the tools that are available for the U.S. to win the technology race with China. Read the full collection of papers on the China challenge here: www.asgbooks.org

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