New Speakers Confirmed for the Digital Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Security Forum is quickly approaching. On August 4, 5, and 6, we will feature a broad range of perspectives on the most important foreign policy and national security challenges we face today. Speakers will include:
Tony Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State and Chief Policy Adviser to the Biden Campaign
John Bolton, former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Kelly Craft, Ambassador of the U.S. to the U.N.
Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Paulo Guedes, Minister of the Economy of Brazil
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia
Joseph Nye, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus
Robert O'Brien, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University President Emeritus
Mark Warner, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking Member
The digital 2020 Aspen Security Forum will be free to all attendees, and all sessions will be on-the-record and posted to our website for future viewing.
This Week's Content Highlights
Features from Aspen Strategy Group Members
Madeleine Albright Interviewed by KK Ottesen in The Washington Post
Eliot Cohen in The Atlantic: A Tale of Two Letters
Nick Kristof in The New York Times: We Interrupt This Gloom to Offer...Hope
Joseph Nye with Ian Masters on Background Briefing: In Extinguishing the Voice of America, We Lose Our Best "Soft Power" Asset
Penny Pritzker on Bloomberg TV Discussing Biden's Economic Plan
Susan Rice in The New York Times: Take the Next Step Towards Racial Justice
Dan Sullivan Speaks About the National Defense Authorization Act on the Senate Floor
Things to Know
Stay Informed with Important Analysis Relevant to Aspen Security Forum Discussions
John Bolton in The Wall Street Journal: The Scandal of Trump’s China Policy
Chris Brose in The Wall Street Journal: The End of America’s Era of Military Primacy
Barrack Obama in Medium: My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis
Laura Rosenberger in Foreign Affairs: Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy
Lara Seligman in Politico: Esper Concerned Over Federal Agents Dressed Like Military Troops in U.S. Cities
Book of the Week
By Joseph F. Nye, Jr.
In Do Morals Matter?, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., one of the world's leading scholars of international relations, provides a concise yet penetrating analysis of the role of ethics in U.S. foreign policy during the American era after 1945