From a story on politico.com by Nahal Toosi, Alexander Ward, and Maggie Miller headlined “Fear and loathing in Aspen”:

Some of the world’s top national security officials — from spy chiefs to ambassadors to defense ministers — gathered here this week to offer prognoses and prescriptions for an array of existing and potential global challenges.

The topics covered ranged from cybersecurity to food insecurity to Russia’s war against Ukraine. As is common with such events, optimism was in shorter supply than doom and gloom.

Here are some key takeaways from this year’s Aspen Security Forum: