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2025

Aspen Security Forum

July 15-18, 2025 | Aspen, CO

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Anja Manuel

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 SPEAKERS

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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.

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