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Africa and the Middle East

What does COVID-19 look like in a refugee community?

Asma Abou Ezzeddine Rasamn, Founder of Malaak and Class 6 MELI Fellow dedicates her work providing safe settlements for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. Even before Covid-19 and Lebanon’s current revolution unfolding, these refugees have been living through a pandemic of their own for the past 8 years.

BY Asma Abou Ezzeddine Rasamny & 2 more

Blog Post

06.24.2020
Literature

Christy Lefteri on the Shadows of Trauma

As the daughter of refugees, Lefteri wants to re-sensitize us to the human suffering we see on our screens.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

02.18.2020
World Affairs

Understanding Russia and Syria

Aspen Security Forum Scholar Alexandra Roberts explains how to interpret the dynamics between Russia and Syria.

BY Alexandra Roberts

Blog Post

07.01.2019
National Security

Who Is Watching Us Online?

A cybersecurity expert joins the Aspen Insight podcast to discuss the 2016 election and more.

BY Zach St. Louis

Podcast

10.19.2017
National Security

Mike Pompeo: The View from Langley

In a wide-ranging conversation from the 2017 Aspen Security Forum, CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks with columnist Bret Stephens of the New York Times.

BY Homeland Security Program

Video

07.20.2017
Africa and the Middle East

Our Responsibility to Aleppo

There are real steps that anyone can take right now to help Syrians who are on the ground.

BY Caroline Hopper

Blog Post

12.22.2016
National Security

National Security Priorities for President-Elect Trump

Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins a conversation moderated by Walter Isaacson.

BY Institute Staff

Video

11.21.2016
Defense Policy

John Kerry Calls Bombing of Aleppo ‘Beyond the Pale’

Fighting in the Syrian city has led to a devastating, and worsening, humanitarian crisis.

BY Clare Foran, The Atlantic

Blog Post

09.30.2016
World Affairs

Survivors of the Syrian War

Three survivors share their personal stories of strength and determination.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

09.13.2016
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