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The Aspen Strategy Group hosted a series of discussions about technology and national security. Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia B…

Former national security advisers talked about America’s global leadership role and the state of the so-called liberal world order. They discussed U.S. relations with its allies as well as t…

State and Treasury Department officials and academics testified at a hearing on the foreign policy implications of lifting sanctions on Iran in accordance with the Iran nuclear agreement. Un…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the implications of an agreement with Iran over the country’s nuclear program that was announced that day. Former Senator Joe Lieberman and former CIA Dir…

Nicholas Burns, former undersecretary of state for political affairs from 2005 until 2008, talked about foreign policy challenges that were facing the U.S., including issues with Israel, Ira…

Former negotiators from the Obama and George W. Bush administrations talked about nuclear negotiations with Iran. Following an interim deal with Iran on November 24, 2013, the United States,…

Nicholas Burns gave his assessment of U.S. options for dealing with Syria’s reported use of chemical weapons in Syria. They included refugee support to refugees and Syrian opposition assista…

Historians, scholars, filmmakers and journalists gathered for a 50th anniversary retrospective on the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics ranged from the history of the incident, its impact on…

Nicholas Burns talked about President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s foreign policy addresses in separate speeches the previous day. The topics ranged from Iran, f…

Panelists talked about the upcoming upcoming P-5+1 talks on Iran’s nuclear program. P-5+1 refers to the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council (France, the United King…

Nicholas Burns talked about his newly-released report on NATO, “Anchoring the Alliance,” which outlined the missions and visions for the alliance. He focused on the need for continued U.S. l…

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns talked about the role of NATO in Libya and the the George W. Bush administration’s decision to restore U.S. relationship with Moammar Qadhafi. H…

Nicholas Burns talked about Iran. Topics included Iran’s nuclear program capacities, and the country’s relations with the U.S., Russia, China, and its neighbors. He responded to telephone c…

In a portion of a conference on the future of U.S. national security policy, panelists focused on challenges posed by Iran and security concerns in the Middle East. Among the issues they add…