2025
Aspen Security Forum
July 15-18, 2025 | Aspen, CO

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Welcome Message from Anja Manuel
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASPEN STRATEGY GROUP AND ASPEN SECURITY FORUM
Dear friends and colleagues,
The year 2025 has emerged as a time of profound global recalibration.
Deadly and destabilizing conflicts in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continue to challenge the world order, new alliances and trade agreements are evolving, and societies are racing to come to terms with artificial intelligence and other technologies, impacting every part of our lives.
However, the vast majority of the world’s citizens, including its leaders, share something deeply human—a desire to reduce conflict, to build stability, and to create a more prosperous world.
But the tools we once relied on—strategic alliances, long-standing partnerships, institutional norms—may no longer function quite as they did decades ago. In our rapidly shifting global landscape, our task is not simply to respond as we always have, but to question assumptions that may no longer hold true:
We assumed that economic interdependence would be the norm, and lead to less conflict.
We assumed that technology would always serve us, not challenge us.
We assumed that institutions built in a different era would endure unchanged.
At Aspen, we seek to approach global challenges with a beginner’s mind—open, humble, and ready to discover new solutions.
This summer, we will explore how releasing old assumptions can open the door to innovation, collaboration, and strategic recalibration.
Our founder Joe Nye—who sadly passed away this year—reminded us to retreat to nature to renew and reinvigorate our thinking. And so, we gather here once again, on this beautiful mountain, not only to assess risks, but to explore bold new approaches—clear-eyed, open-minded, and ready for the future.
Thank you for joining us.
See you in Aspen,
Anja Manuel
Executive Director
Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen Security Forum
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2025 Agenda
The 2025 Aspen Security Forum agenda is taking shape. Please note that all speakers and times are subject to change.
2025 SPEAKERS
The 2025 Forum features the highest caliber of speakers, including domestic and international government officials, business executives, leading academics, and noted journalists from around the world.
John C. Phelan
Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Navy
ADM Samuel J. Paparo
Commander, USINDOPACOM
General Bryan Fenton
Commander, SOCOM
General Stephen N. Whiting
Commander, U.S. Space Command
General Randall Reed
Commander, USTRANSCOM
Lieutenant General John W. Brennan Jr
Deputy Commander, United States Africa Command
Andrius Kubilius
European Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission
Mahmoud Thabit Kombo
Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Tanzania
Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Baiba Braže
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Jonathan Monro Black
Deputy National Security Advisor, Cabinet Office, UK
Adam Boehler
Special Envoy for Hostage Response, U.S. Department of State
Mauricio Carvalho Lyrio
Secretary for Climate, Energy and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil; Brazil's Sherpa to the BRICS
Emil Michael
Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering), OUSD(R&E)
Lieutenant General Jeff Kruse
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
REGISTRATION
LIVESTREAM
We will be livestreaming all Forum sessions. Those unable to join us in Aspen this summer can register here to receive the link.
PUBLIC PASSES
We invite you to apply for credentials to attend this year’s Aspen Security Forum. Please note that due to high demand and limited capacity, we are unable to accommodate all requests to attend.
PRESS PASSES
Members of the press can apply for credentials below. If you have any questions, please contact Ilana Drimmer at ilana.drimmer@aspeninstitute.org or Jon Purves at jon.purves@aspeninstitute.org.
Aspen Society
NOTE: If you are a member of the Aspen Society and have questions about the Aspen Security Forum, please contact Genna Moe at genna.moe@aspeninstitute.org.
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