The agenda for the 12th annual in-person Aspen Security Forum is out now!
Sessions Include
A Conversation with Singapore's Defense Minister
on the Asia-Pacific
Ng Eng Hen
Minister of Defense of Singapore
Moderated by Joseph Nye
Co-Chair, Aspen Strategy Group
Defeating the Virus: The Biden Administration’s Global Vaccination Pledge
Gayle Smith
Coordinator for Global COVID Response and Health Security,
Department of State
Kathleen Sebelius
Former Secretary of Health and Human Services
Gary Edson
CEO, COVID Collaborative
Anne Pritchett
Senior Vice President, Policy and Research, PhRMA
Moderated by Kavita Patel
Nonresident Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution
The Future of Special Operations Forces
Richard Clarke
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Forces
Moderated by Michèle Flournoy
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
...and many more.
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This Week’s Content Highlights
Features from Aspen Strategy Group Members
Madeleine Albright interviewed by Steve Inskeep for NPR: “Albright and Powell, Both Secretaries of State, Were Part of A Small Club”
Steve Biegun in a George Washington University event summarized in The Korea Herald: “N. Korea May Be Considering Engaging With S. Korea, U.S.: Biegun”
Sylvia Burwell and Anne-Marie Slaughter named to Washingtonian Magazine's list of Washington's Most Powerful Women 2021
Chris Coons and Mike Froman joined the Global Inclusive Growth Summit hosted by the Aspen Institute and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Michèle Flournoy joined the board of advisors of the Special Competitive Studies Project on AI and emerging technologies
Robert Gates on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper: “Robert Gates on Afghanistan, His Disagreements With President Biden and Polarization in the U.S.”
Michael Green in a CSIS discussion: “AUKUS and Its Impacts”
David Ignatius in The Washington Post: “The Ice Between the U.S. and Russia May Be Thawing — For Now”
Condoleezza Rice in The Washington Post: “Colin Powell’s Greatest Legacy Is in the People He Inspired”
David Sanger in The New York Times: “Washington Hears Echoes of the ’50s and Worries: Is This A Cold War With China?”
Rising Leaders in the News
Congratulations to ASG Rising Leader Virginia Boney for being named one of Washington’s Most Powerful Women 2021 by Washingtonian magazine for her work in lobbying and advocacy!
Tweet of the Week
Things to Know
Content Relevant to Aspen Security Forum Discussions
BBC: "China Denies Testing Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile"
Shane Harris and Michael Birnbaum for The Washington Post: “White House, Intelligence Agencies, Pentagon Issue Reports Warning That Climate Change Threatens Global Security”
Greg Ip in The Wall Street Journal: ““Supply-Chain Crisis Fuels Latest Retreat from Globalization”
Elliot Smith for CNBC: “UK Secures $13 Billion of Investment as It Seeks to Overcome Post-Brexit Slump”
Amy Walter on The Cook Political Report: "Reform or Renewal?"
Book of the Week
By Daniel Poneman
“Humanity faces two existential threats: nuclear annihilation and catastrophic climate change. Both have human origins, and both are linked to the use of nuclear energy. Inherent in the use of atomic fission is the risk that the technology and materials can be diverted to terrorists or hostile nations and used to make nuclear weapons. The key question is whether we can use nuclear energy to reduce the threat of climate change without increasing the risk that nuclear weapons will be used.
In Double Jeopardy, Daniel Poneman argues that the world needs an “all-of-the-above” energy policy, one that advances the goal of decarbonizing the environment through all available means—including nuclear power. Poneman makes a compelling case that we can enhance the ability of nuclear power to combat climate change even as we reduce the risks of nuclear terror. Doing so will require well-crafted laws and policies, implemented with an ethos of constant vigilance and embedded in a culture that weaves safety and security goals into the fabric of our nuclear programs. This will enable government and industry to work together to maximize energy and climate benefits while minimizing safety and security risks.”
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