Coming from prestigious business backgrounds, the participants in the debate have tried to identify specific solutions to the economic problems affecting their countries. Romania and the future of Central and Eastern Europe occupied a central position in this reflection.

The ASPEN Institute Romania organised the first convention of the international network of ASPEN institutes in Romania, between September 9 and September 14, the theme being ‘Twenty years past – Twenty years forward: perspectives for Central and Eastern Europe.’

It’s been a long summer for the Aspen Music Festival and School. While this is the last summer that the internationally renowned festival will have lasted nine weeks, some of the more difficult times for the nonprofit occurred not on stage or in the classroom but behind the scenes. read more

If you are a political journalist -- or media hanger-on -- chances are you were living out of a suitcase at the 2008 Presidential Conventions, with the Dems nominating Barack Obama in Denver and the GOP nominating John McCain in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Remember those heady days?