by Darren | May 2, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Mark Carney was elected prime minister of Canada, Ukraine and the U.S. signed a critical minerals deal, Mike Waltz was removed as national security advisor and will be nominated as UN ambassador, and power outages hit parts of Spain, Portugal, and France....
by Darren | Apr 25, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Pope Francis passed away at 88, President Trump rebuked Putin following a Russian attack on Kyiv, India-Pakistan tensions escalated after violence erupted in Kashmir, and U.S. and Iranian negotiators prepared for technical talks in Oman. Read more below....
by Darren | Apr 17, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, President Trump met with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni and President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele, Russian missiles struck Sumy, Daniel Noboa claimed victory in Ecuador’s presidential election, and the Rapid Support Forces declared a parallel...
by Darren | Apr 17, 2025 | Track II Dialogues
In 2014, the Aspen Strategy Group, building on our experience of having initiated track II dialogues with Russia, India, and China, began a partnership with the Brazilian organization Centro de Liderança Pública to apply our Aspen Institute-style method of discussion...
by Darren | Apr 17, 2025 | Track II Dialogues
In 2001, the Aspen Strategy Group conceived of a major Track II effort to take what was then a fledgling strategic relationship between the world’s oldest and largest democracies to the next level. With an inaugural trip to India in January 2002, the U.S.-India...
