Aspen Ideas Festival

Smart Power: Premise or Policy?

Smart power is a theory that a deliberate, seamless mix of military, economic, diplomatic, development, and cultural resources can achieve US national security objectives. It's a cornerstone of the Obama administration's foreign policy. Is it working?

Speakers: Steve Clemons, Henrietta Holsman Fore, Jack Mayer, Greg Mortenson, Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Festival: 2010

Audio/Video: Security

Defossilizing Fuels: Pipe Dream or Reality?
Our dependence on fossil fuels is at the core of the converging crises in security, economy, and environment. Yet the... See more
Cyber-Power and Cyber-Security
Though cyber-security seems to be at the nation's forefront, it's cyber-power that could portend the true dominant... See more
Smart Power: Premise or Policy?
Smart power is a theory that a deliberate, seamless mix of military, economic, diplomatic, development, and cultural... See more
How Do We Engage Iran
Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour discusses with Isham Christopher the growing nuclear situation in Iran and the aftermath... See more
Global Insurgency
Increasingly, the most dangerous elements in modern conflicts are not armies but violent, impassioned non-state actors... See more
Climate and National Security: Impacts on Foreign Policy
Global Climate presents a serious national security threat that could impact Americans at home, impact US military... See more

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Fact: Security
The Coast Guard seizes 169 pounds of marijuana and 306 pounds of cocaine worth $9,589,000.00 everyday.
—Military.com, March 2012