Skip to main content

National Security Today: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

In the News
Aspen Security Forum
Niamh King

Nonresident Fellow Niamh King opened up a panel at the Aspen Security Forum discussing the national security challenges and opportunities of today.

Niamh King speaks at the Aspen Security Forum. Defense and Security

How the Rest of the World Approaches Gun Violence

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Expert Phillip Alpers joins a special live edition of Deep Dish to discuss global solutions to the American epidemic of gun violence.

Person stands behind a blue screen with a firearm and maps
iStock
Global Politics

Food Security is National Security

In the News
Aspen Institute
Ertharin Cousin

Distinguished Fellow Ertharin Cousin speaks at the 2022 Aspen Security Forum on how food security is national security.

Ertharin Cousin speaks at the Aspen Security Forum.
Aspen Institute
Food and Agriculture

Sun, Sand—and Segregation

In the News
Chicago Reader
Samuel Kling

Sam Kling speaks with the Chicago Reader to explore the racially charged history of beach access in and around Chicago.

An overhead view of a crowd of beachgoers at Oak Street Beach.
iStock
Global Cities

A New, Stronger NATO?

In the News
Aspen Security Forum
Ivo H. Daalder

Council President Ivo Daalder joins the Aspen Security Forum to discuss the new NATO amid the world's changing geopolitical order.

Ivo Daalder speaks at the Aspen Security Forum. Global Politics

Shea and Heer on Biden's China Comments

In the News
Conversation Six
Coauthors

Cécile Shea and Paul Heer discuss President Biden's recent trip to the Middle East and the power competition between China and the US.

U.S President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Lapid.
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Quality of Life and Place as Economic Development

In the News
Reimagining Civic Commons
John Austin

John Austin and Amanda Weinstein discuss the power of investments in quality of life & place-making to revitalize communities.

A Brown Line train rides along the CTA rails in Chicago. Global Cities

The Impact of US Economic Woes on Support for Ukraine

BLOG
Running Numbers by Isabelle Grassel

Is the looming economic crisis influencing the public’s preferred response to the war in Ukraine? Recent polling suggests it's possible.

a gas station sign shows high prices
Yassine Khalfalli
Public Opinion

Craig Kafura and Paul Nadeau on Shinzo Abe

In the News
Conversation Six
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura and Paul Nadeau discuss Shinzo Abe's reputation as a "controversial figure" and what is next for Japan.

Shinzo Abe speaks at a G7 Summit in 2017.
Reuters
Global Politics

The Assassination and Legacy of Shinzo Abe

In the News
Deep State Radio
Cécile Shea

Cécile Shea joins the Deep State Radio Daily Brief to discuss Shinzo Abe's assassination, his legacy, and what comes next for Japan.

A woman walks past a television screen showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, 2015.
Reuters
Global Politics