Aspen Security Forum

This week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted former President of Cuba Raúl Castro on murder and conspiracy charges, Iran reviewed the latest U.S. peace proposal after President Trump called off strikes, President Putin met with President Xi in Beijing, and the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in…

This week, President Trump traveled to Beijing to meet with President Xi, EU defense ministers met in Brussels, Israeli and Lebanese leaders began a second round of peace talks, and the Department of War canceled the deployment of about 4,000 troops to Poland.

This week, the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire as Iranian officials reviewed the latest peace proposal, the White House released a new counterterrorism strategy that prioritizes eliminating drug cartels, the Philippines hosted the ASEAN Summit, and President Lula met with President Trump in Washington.

This week, King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the U.S., diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran stalled as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed, the United Arab Emirates withdrew from OPEC, and a bill passed to fund the Department of Homeland Security ending the longest partial agency shutdown…

This week, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad to restart negotiations to end the war with Iran, Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire by three weeks following a second round of peace talks in Washington, Japan lifted its World War II-era ban on lethal weapons…

This week, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, the U.S. began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Viktor Orbán conceded defeat in the Hungarian election to Péter Magyar, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their annual Spring Meetings in Washington, and Sudan entered its fourth…

This week, the U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire was tested as Israel continued strikes in Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Trump in Washington, Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, and the Artemis II crew prepared…

This week, the U.S. and Israel intensified their air campaign against Iran as Tehran targeted regional energy infrastructure, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, and the Artemis II mission launched the first crew of astronauts to go on a journey around the moon…

This week, the U.S. sent Iran a 15-point peace proposal and President Trump extended a pause on striking Iran’s energy infrastructure to April, Russia fired more than 1,000 drones against Ukraine, snap parliamentary elections in Denmark ended in an inconclusive result, and President Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping was…

This week, Israeli forces killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban refused to lift his veto of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine at an EU summit in Brussels, and President Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House.