In Search of An American Grand Strategy for the Middle East (August 2003)
The Aspen Strategy Group summer workshop in Aspen, Colorado brought together ASG members, regional experts, and several administration officials to discuss the contours and complications of American grand strategy in the Middle East. The group tackled reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab-Israeli conflict, region-wide economic modernization, democratization and security, while examining the necessity for a generational commitment to the region. The papers commissioned for the session have been released in a monograph along with a synopsis of the discussion written by ASG director, Kurt Campbell.
Members: Aspen Strategy Group (note - these are members NOW, and not necessarily inclusive of those who were members in 2003....)
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.612047/k.1222/Aspen_Strategy_Group.htmCrossing the Atlantic, Session II of the Aspen Atlantic Group (August 2003)
The second workshop in the Aspen Atlantic Group series centered on specific areas of transatlantic collaboration, including homeland security, Middle East peace, and humanitarian intervention. Members of the Aspen Atlantic Group present at this session in Aspen included Robin Cook, Britains former foreign secretary and current Member of Parliament, and Ismail Cem, former Turkish foreign minister and current president of the New Turkey Party. This workshop also featured a young leader component, and the rising generation of transatlantic experts, of which several representatives were present, infused dynamism and new ideas to the dialogue. While in Aspen, several former foreign ministers released a joint statement giving suggestions to the governments of North America and Europe on how to work together and with the strengths of the United Nations in rebuilding Iraq.
Name: Crossing the Atlantic, A Report from the Aspen Atlantic Group 2003 Workshops
Product Code: 0-89843-395-9
Description: This report presents an executive summary of the Aspen Atlantic Group’s 2003 deliberations. Download PDF.
Product Detail: Author: Aspen Atlantic Group
This report presents an executive summary of the Aspen Atlantic Group’s 2003 deliberations. It includes a forward from former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, remarks by former NATO head Klaus Naumann, and several papers commissioned for the meetings. The authors tackle such issues as the current transatlantic security architecture, the gap between American and European threat perceptions, transatlantic cooperation in the Middle East, and the possibilities for invigorating NATO and other international organizations vital to the health of transatlantic relationship. 2004
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