ASG Global Leaders Series: Robert Gates
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates joined ASG Executive Director Anja Manuel to discuss his experience cutting overhead costs as Secretary of Defense, advice for the new Department of Government Efficiency, and more for the Aspen Strategy Group’s Global Leaders Series.
Revisit our conversation with DOGE Co-Lead Vivek Ramaswamy from the Aspen Security Forum: DC Edition here.
About the Forum
The Aspen Security Forum (ASF) is the premier national security and foreign policy conference in the United States. Presented by the Aspen Strategy Group, ASF has provided a nonpartisan public venue for domestic and global leaders to discuss the key national security and foreign policy issues of the day for the past 15 years.
The Forum features the highest caliber of speakers, including domestic and international government officials, business executives, leading academics, and noted journalists. Open to a carefully selected cohort of journalists and media outlets, the Aspen Security Forum is known for its far-reaching press coverage domestically and around the world.
Convening annually each summer in Aspen, Colorado and each winter in Washington, DC, the Forum is attended by hundreds of high-level audience members, including U.S. and foreign government officials, military leaders, scholars, business executives, media, and young professionals.
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THE 2025 ASPEN SECURITY FORUM
Tuesday, July 15 - Friday, July 18, 2025 | Aspen, CO
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The Aspen Strategy Group was pleased to host the 15th annual Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado from July 16-19, 2024. Our flagship Forum featured an array of decision-makers and thought leaders from Washington, DC and around the world. Revisit the conversations by checking out our 2024 Video Page.
