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![Should I Stay or Should I Go? Europe After Brexit](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null6bc9d309-4006-4ab2-964b-c0cd2ec496de/48127814352_cdc497c753_o2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1739%2C0%2C4473%2C4473&w=290)
Britain's withdrawal from the European Union is a settled question, but the long-term impacts it will have on Britain and Europe remain unclear. Brexit left British society bitterly divided and British isolated from the rest of Europe after decades of congeniality and shared prosperity. Will other EU countries follow Britain's example? How will Britain's economy take this...
![Ukraine: Resilience, Resolve, and the Future of the War](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f0dc58c0-09dc-4660-b353-b3872ac03ead/Blogimages.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1050%2C0%2C2700%2C2700&w=290)
Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and since then, the war has proven longer and costlier than what the Kremlin might have expected. Ukrainian resistance has been successful in its counteroffensives, pushing back Russian forces from their original goal of taking Kyiv, though much of the country has still been devastated by the fighting. How much long...
![A Giant Conundrum: Making Sense of China](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/17b4a2e0-50b5-40ae-8cbe-8892444310e7/AdobeStock_89816934.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=578%2C0%2C2195%2C2195&w=290)
The most populous country in the world has economic might, military muscle, and a governing philosophy at odds with democracy. While the rest of the world watches China’s sphere of influence grow, can we count on them to be partners in tackling global problems?
![Global Affairs](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/44bccdbd-af20-4238-accc-18fd46aba397/GettyImages-959876146.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1423%2C0%2C2833%2C2832&w=290)
The war in Ukraine continues to reshape European security and global alliances, while the war in Gaza raises urgent questions about humanitarian aid and international intervention. Is there any end in sight to these conflicts? What strategies can be employed to uphold human rights and promote democratic values? How can trade policies and economic alliances be leveraged to...
![Aspen Ideas Festival 2020: Keisha Lance Bottoms, Walter Isaacson, Erik Larson, and Henry Paulson, Jr.](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulld240bc4e-79d0-4f0e-8414-a301e77d03f4/AspenIdeasFestival-episode42.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=693%2C0%2C1613%2C1613&w=290)
![Aspen Ideas Festival 2020: Kai-Fu Lee, Maria Ressa, and William McRaven](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullbe1d4d5e-1da6-4c3b-beeb-7a41e4959262/episode2-hero.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=693%2C0%2C1613%2C1613&w=290)