.Farah Pandith highlights the impact of Pokemon, K-Pop, and Bridgerton changing the way people think about the world. "The U.S. government ought to be thinking very strategically about that next phase of how we bring people onboard and build likability."

.Kori Schake 🌻🇺🇦 @kschake.bsky.social: The problems America struggles with are not unique to America...we just do it big, loud, and in everybody's range of vision...That's American soft power. Not just having it right, but about being open about the struggle to get it right.

Onstage now at the #AspenSecurity Forum: Condoleezza Rice, Teresa Hutson TeresaHutson, Anna Makanju Anna Adeola Makanju, and moderator Alex Ward at for a conversation on ‘The Democratic Resilience in the Age of AI’. Watch today’s livestream here: tinyurl.com/2h9tcba6

"Tech is rarely the cause of a problem, it can exacerbate a problem. When we have the divisions we're seeing, it's easier to do. The underlying problem is that people are believing things because of the disaffection. We need to work on both ends of the problem." -Condoleezza Rice

On misinformation, Anna Adeola Makanju of OpenAI: A lot of what we do is try to prevent people from spreading the information in the first place. Condoleezza Rice: Once the lie is out there, it is hard to combat. The first thing you hear tends to stick with you so preventing it is impt

Onstage now: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan joins Demetri Financial Times for a fireside chat. Tune in to the livestream here: tinyurl.com/2h9tcba6

At Aspen Security Forum, Jake Sullivan tells Demetri "Our adversaries do look at American elections as points to try and influence, try and undermine democracy, and trying to put their thumb on the scale… We have a full suite of activities underway in coordination with our allies to

.Demetri: Sec. Blinken said we are at the 10-yard line. Are you optimistic? Jake Sullivan: I have learned the hard way never to use the word optimistic when discussing the Middle East. I will say that we have our best opportunity for a deal now that we have had since November.

.Jake Sullivan on dual use technology: China should not be on team Russia when it comes to the war in Ukraine...we have shown that we are prepared to tighten the screws and you can expect to see more sanctions and measures imposed on them going forward.

"War over the Taiwan Strait would be absolutely calamitous for the world…it has to be a fundamental object of American policy that that never happens, that we deter China." - Jake Sullivan

.Joseph Nye, Condoleezza Rice, Anja Manuel, and Niamh King make their concluding remarks, closing the fourth and final day of programming at the 2024 #AspenSecurity Forum. Watch it here: tinyurl.com/2h9tcba6

Last week, the Aspen Security Forum Forum convened an array of decision-makers and thought leaders from Washington, D.C. and around the world to discuss the key national security and foreign policy issues of the day. Watch standout sessions from the event: aspensecurityforum.org/2024-videos

“I know Evan & Paul will come home to the United States and step onto U.S. soil,” U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Roger D. Carstens told Courtney Kube at #AspenSecurity two weeks ago. Today, Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan were freed in the biggest prisoner exchange w/ Moscow since the Cold War. youtube.com/watch?v=2X2jq_…

"We're working on it as we speak, and we're not going to stop until we get Evan home, have Paul Whelan home," Secretary Antony Blinken told Mary Louise Kelly at #AspenSecurity. Both Gershkovich and Whelan were freed today and are set to return home to the United States. youtube.com/watch?v=Uryz-A…

"We are going to make every effort we can to get to the point where Russia agrees to release Evan and Paul." — U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at #AspenSecurity youtu.be/SWlxJj2u6MM?fe…

"This reminds me of a long military deployment,” Paul Whelan told U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Roger D. Carstens Roger D. Carstens during his five-year imprisonment in Russia. “But I'm ready to come home.” Watch Carstens in conversation w/ Courtney Kube NBC News #AspenSecurity youtube.com/watch?v=LwNFtw…

Watch Secretary Antony Blinken talk Gershkovich, Whelan cases with Mary Louise Kelly NPR at the 2024 #AspenSecurity Forum. "We're working it quite literally every day." youtu.be/sYt-bZOlqQ4?fe…

.Josh Keating sat down with David Miliband IRC - International Rescue Committee at the sidelines of the #AspenSecurity Forum to discuss the ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan: “We’re in a period that we could describe as a flammable world.” Read Vox: tinyurl.com/2enz2fns

Applications are open for the Brent Scowcroft Award Fellowship! The six-month fellowship exposes recent grads launching careers in foreign policy & national security to all of our programs & initiatives at the Aspen Strategy Group & Aspen Security Forum. tinyurl.com/3xr9drrx

In a new piece for The Hill, ASG member Dr. Mark T. Esper writes that more must be done to address the surge in both domestic and foreign threats against U.S. leaders. tinyurl.com/54vpwcud