Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Security Forum is an annual summer gathering of top-level present and former government officials from all relevant homeland security/counterterrorism agencies (the White House; Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, State, Justice, and Treasury; the intelligence community; and Congress); industry leaders, as well as private equity investors, merchant and investment bankers, venture capitalists, and other financiers; leading thinkers, nationally noted print and broadcast journalists; and concerned citizens.
During three days of in-depth conversation, participants explore various aspects of security in today's changing world.
Latest Episodes
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Ever since 9/11, homeland security and counterterrorism professionals have been kept up at night by knowing that the odds against us are overwhelming.…
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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain talks with journalist Lesley Stahl about what’s wrong with the Obama National Security Strategy. U.S.…
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Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism - Four experts compare notes on strategies for fighting terrorism at its roots by winning hearts and…
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TSA: Rethinking Aviation Security in the Post-Bin Laden EraTSA Administrator John Pistole is moving the agency away from a “one size fits all” approach to…
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Clear and Present Danger: Cyber-Crime; Cyber-Espionage; Cyber-Terror; and Cyber-WarThe nation's point man on cyber threats, National Security Agency…
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MANHUNT: The Search for Osama Bin LadenThis session will feature an excerpted screening of the acclaimed HBO documentary, MANHUNT, based on the book of…
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"At the Center of the Action: The National Counterterrorism Center and its Role in Securing the Homeland"If there is one “nerve center” for the nation's…
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Mission Accomplished? Has the Intelligence Community Connected All the Dots?By some estimates, we have spent more than a trillion dollars since 9/11 to…
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Doing More with Less—Simply an Oxymoron or Also an Imperative: Refashioning Today's Pentagon to Fight the Wars of the FutureThe leaders of the Pentagon…
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The 2013 edition of the Aspen Security Forum from the Aspen Institute is shaping up to be an engaging array of people, ideas and issues. Aspen Public…