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35241. Leaning Into the Energy System of the Future

Author:
Dave Grossman, Clint Vince, and Sue Tierney
Publication Date:
12-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
The 2015 Energy Policy Forum, “Leaning Into the Energy System of the Future,” was co-chaired by Sue Tierney, Managing Principal of The Analysis Group and former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy, and Clint Vince, Chair of the U.S. Energy Practice at Dentons U.S. LLP. Topics discussed included new global energy pricing realities and the effects on domestic energy; the Clean Power Plan; the electricity source mix of the future; and new business models needed to deal with current markets realities.
Topic:
Climate Change, Energy Policy, Natural Resources, Global Markets, and Financial Markets
Political Geography:
United States of America

35242. Engaging State Legislators: Lessons for the Education Sector

Author:
Kristin Soltis Anderson and Marisa Goldstein
Publication Date:
12-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
This report distills the learnings from focus groups, in-depth interviews, and a two-day symposium with over 50 state legislative leaders and explores how they get their information, what matters most to them, and how groups that work with state legislators can engage them most effectively. As state legislators work to get education policy right, make sure you have the inside track on how they work and what they need to be effective.
Topic:
Education, Human Welfare, Communications, Governance, and Employment
Political Geography:
United States of America

35243. Regulation, Conversation, and Impact of Shale Gas and Oil in a Low Price Environment

Author:
David Grossman
Publication Date:
11-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
The 2015 Modern Shale Gas and Oil Production Forum, “Regulation, Conversation, and Impact of Shale Gas and Oil in a Low Price Environment,” convened about 60 invited energy leaders, including regulators from leading producing states and representatives from industry and the environmental community. The discussions covered a broad range of environmental and community effects related to shale gas and oil production, including water use and availability, surface and groundwater contamination, air emissions, land use impacts, induced seismicity, and local nuisance issues. The Forum also benefited this year from a meeting of state regulators that took place in the days immediately preceding the Forum. The focus of this meeting was to discuss the concept of a regulatory consultation and assessment process to promote continual regulatory improvement – an idea initially discussed during the 2014 Modern Shale Gas and Oil Production Forum.
Topic:
Energy Policy, Environment, Oil, Global Markets, Gas, and Regulation
Political Geography:
Global Markets

35244. The New Pricing Reality in Global Oil and Gas Markets

Author:
Dave Grossman, Claire Farley, and Bill White
Publication Date:
11-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
The 2015 Forum on Global Energy Economy and Security, “The New Pricing Reality in Global Oil and Gas Markets,” was co-chaired by Claire Farley, Member at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company, and Bill White, Senior Advisor and Chairman of Lazard Houston and former Mayor of Houston. Topics discussed included the current and future drivers of global supply and demand for petroleum; specific regional changes and challenges; the global LNG market and market penetration for natural gas; environmental challenges that may impact oil and gas development; and the effect of new technology and data changing planning and investment.
Topic:
Economics, Energy Policy, Environment, Oil, and Global Markets
Political Geography:
Global Focus

35245. Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century

Author:
Carl Van Horn, Tammy Edwards, and Todd Greene
Publication Date:
10-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century explores how new policies and practice can meet the changing needs of workers, businesses and their communities. Produced in partnership by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Kansas City, and the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, this edited volume presents contributions from more than 65 leading scholars and practitioners engaged in workforce development. The book includes chapters co-written by two leaders at the Economic Opportunities Program.
Topic:
Economics, Human Welfare, Politics, Communications, and Employment
Political Geography:
United States of America

35246. The Atomic Age of Data: Policies for the Internet of Things

Author:
Ellen F. Goodman
Publication Date:
07-2015
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Aspen Institute Conference on Communications Policy, titled "Developing Policies for the Internet of Things," took place August 13-16, 2014 in Aspen, CO. As the world becomes increasingly connected and more objects become embedded with sensors, the Internet of Things is poised to explode, with estimates of 25 billion connected devices by 2020. 35 knowledgeable participants gathered to examine how specifically should communications policies accommodate the new Internet of Everything? Written by rapporteur Ellen P. Goodman, the report explores the nascent promises and challenges of the IoT. In examining the interplay between the vast increase in data created on the Internet of Things (IoT), and the resultant strain on the networks that carry this information, and the group came to a realization. Data needs to be thought of as "“infrastructure."

35247. Strengthening a Free and Open Internet in a Changing and Complex World

Author:
Elise Hu
Publication Date:
07-2015
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Aspen Institute
Abstract:
Strengthening a Free and Open Internet in a Changing and Complex World, the report of the 2014 Forum on Communications and Society, addresses critical issues related to openness on the Net. Highlights include details about the net neutrality debate, and a series of principles developed by participants that policy-makers can use when considering Internet regulatory decisions.
Topic:
Civil Society, Science and Technology, Communications, Governance, and Regulation

35248. Reforming American Public Diplomacy

Author:
Richard Kessler
Publication Date:
05-2015
Content Type:
Working Paper
Abstract:
The 2014 Dialogue on Diplomacy and Technology took place August 3-6, 2014 in Aspen, Colorado. The Dialogue, Reforming American Public Diplomacy, explored whether the US Government’s apparatus for global discourse is adequate to the times.
Topic:
Diplomacy, Human Welfare, Science and Technology, Governance, and Global Markets
Political Geography:
Global Focus

35249. Lessons from Russia and the Future of Sanctions

Author:
Peter Harrell
Publication Date:
09-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Abstract:
U.S. and European sanctions on Russia mark a significant evolution in the sanctions toolkit. Officials deployed novel types of financial and energy sanctions to create a regime that imposed significant costs on Russia while minimizing collateral impacts on the U.S. and European economies. The U.S. and European decision to create these new tools was driven by the need to take an innovative approach to sanctions against an economy twice the size of the combined gross domestic products (GDPs) of all other countries subject to significant U.S. economic sanctions and on Russian companies that play an important role in global markets. These developments, while tailored to Russia’s unique circumstances, hold important lessons for the future of sanctions policy.
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Cold War, Economics, International Trade and Finance, and Sanctions
Political Geography:
Russia

35250. An Intensified Approach to Combatting the Islamic State

Author:
Michele Flournoy and Richard Fontaine
Publication Date:
08-2015
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Abstract:
In the 11 months since President Barack Obama committed the United States to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), the group has expanded its international reach, metastasized to form offshoots across multiple regions, and increased its perceived momentum. Although U.S. government officials cite a reduction in the overall size of the group’s sanctuary in Iraq and Syria and the killing of thousands of ISIS fighters, the fall of Ramadi and much of Anbar province to the Islamic State served as a wakeup call that current efforts to counter ISIS are not adequate to the task.2 Meanwhile, the threat posed by the terrorist group to Americans at home and abroad appears to be growing as ISIS-inspired individuals conduct attacks targeting Westerners around the globe, including here in the United States.
Topic:
Conflict Resolution, Security, Civil War, Islam, and Terrorism
Political Geography:
Middle East and Arab Countries