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Aspen Institute
Aspen Institute has several divisions with extension names. Sourcewatch has a full coverage linked with their profile. Main divisions and key influencers are identified below but more detail at their site. Aspen Fellowship Program is a mirror of WEF Young Leaders and slow, steady infiltration with the aim of installing hand selected people to control the levers of power and influence.
CMD Sourcewatch Profile
The Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies (AIHS) describes itself as an “international non-profit organization dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of global concern.”
Founded in 1950 by Walter Paepeke, chair of the Container Corporation, AIHS seeks to bring together leading citizens from private and public sectors of the U. S. and abroad to consider interrelated issues of the human mind and spirit in contemporary society.
The group believes that immersion in the Humanist tradition can make participants in its program better decision makers. It Institute holds seminars primarily for business executives “for reflection, rediscovery of personal values, and examination of contemporary issues in the company of some of the best minds in the world” and gives cross-cultural training “to go beyond immediate business issues to the underlying questions faced in all cultures.”
The Aspen Institute owns the 1100-acre Wye River Conference Center in Maryland, a park-like retreat that has served as host to a number of historically significant events, including Middle East peace negotiations. It also served as a temporary home to 5-year-old Elián Gonzalez in 2000 during the political controversy in the United States during the custody battle between his Cuban father and his Miami relatives. This in turn made AIHS a target for right-wing conspiracy theorists, who labeled it a “training center for a global army of psycho-social change agents.”[1]
- Aspen Institute / Middle East Strategy Group
- Aspen Institute / Nonprofit Sector Strategy Group
- Global Interdependence Initiative
- Nonprofit Sector Research Fund
Aspen Strategy Group
AIHS also sponsors the Aspen Strategy Group, a policy program concentrating on strategic relations and arms control issues. The Aspen Strategy Group is currently co-chaired by Joseph Samuel Nye, Jr. and Brent Scowcroft.
Aspen Strategy Group Members
Note - Any unfamiliar with names below it's a virtual Who's Who of NeoCons & Deep State notables.
- Joesph Nye, Jr. - (Group Chairmen) - Former US Asst Sec'y of Defense for International Security Affairs - Harvard Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus 1)
- Brent Scowcroft - (Group Chairmen)
- Kurt M. Campbell - Director
- Willow Darsie - Deputy Director
- Madeleine Albright - Former US Secretary of State
- Susan Collins Senior Senator Maine
- Dianne Feinstein - Senior Senator California
- Strobe Talbott - Bill Clinton's secret weapon & blue blooded, deep state, silent partner
Henry Crown Fellowship Program
The Henry Crown Fellowship Program was established in 1997. It “seeks to develop our next generation of community-spirited leaders, providing them with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of corporate and civic leadership in the 21st century … A unique mix of intellectual and personal development seminars designed to broaden the perspectives of the participants and hone their skills in values-based leadership. It honors the memory of Chicago industrialist Henry Crown (1896-1990), whose legendary career was marked by a lifelong commitment to honor, integrity, industry and philanthropy.”
The two-year program commences each year with a class of 20 Crown Fellows “chosen from among young executives and professionals nominated for their potential to provide leadership at the highest levels of corporate and civic responsibility. The selected candidates are men and women between the ages of 25 and 45 who have already achieved considerable success in the private or public sector.”