▁the ▁Asp en ▁Institute ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Their ▁original ▁focus ▁was ▁on ▁strateg ic ▁relations , ▁arms ▁control ▁and ▁the ▁US - S ov iet ▁Union ▁relationship . ▁The ▁Asp en ▁Str ategy ▁Group ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ ▁members ▁of ▁parliament , ▁government ▁officials , ▁industry ▁represent atives , ▁and ▁journal ists . ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁the ▁group ▁analysis ▁regional ▁and ▁global ▁challeng es ▁and ▁exam ines ▁the ▁economic , ▁social ▁and ▁trans n ational ▁consequences . ▁The ▁current ▁focus ▁is ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁international ▁health , ▁energy ▁and ▁environmental ▁policy . ▁The ▁assess ments ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁national ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁US . ▁The ▁Asp en ▁Str ategy ▁Group ▁brings ▁together ▁represent atives ▁of ▁different ▁political ▁groups . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁R . ▁Nicholas ▁Burn s , ▁ ▁Executive ▁Director ▁ ▁An ja ▁Manuel , ▁Director ▁▁ ▁Joseph ▁N ye , ▁Co - Ch air ▁ ▁Cond ole ez za ▁R ice , ▁Co - Ch air ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁strategy ▁think ▁t anks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁and ▁economic ▁think ▁t anks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Non part isan ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Non - pro fit ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁M ậ u ▁line ▁( ; ▁chi ▁can ▁also