Aspen Ideas Festival

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8% of Iranians approved of US leadership in late 2011 and early 2012 — one of the lowest ratings the US receives worldwide. 46% of Iranians support cutting ties with countries that impose economic sanctions on Iran 31% do not, showing a sizable minority of Iranians still value relations.
—Gallup World, Feb. 2012

Audio/Video: World

Reimagining Space
Urbanism is in resurgence — as cities are getting bigger and denser, how do we reinvent public spaces? And how do we... See more
The Politics of Sex
Even as the world’s population surpasses seven billion, conversations about sex, population, and reproductive health... See more
Can We Design Our Way Out of Poverty?
In 2011, IDEO, the world-renowned design and innovation company, launched IDEO.org, a nonprofit committed to the... See more
The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Liaquat Ahamed's book (of the same title as this session) “illuminates wise parallels between the misplaced confidence... See more
Prospects for Peace
Leader of Israel's Opposition and Kadima Party Chairman Tzipi Livni and former deputy prime minister of Jordan Marwan... See more
Mission Accomplished?
With two hot wars, plus what’s going on with Libya and our own domestic economic woes, we face some very big challenges... See more

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Fact: World
80 percent of Egyptians place a high value on free speech, 88 percent on an impartial judiciary and 75 percent on "media free from government censorship.”
—The Examiner, Jan. 2011