Difference between revisions of "New Atlantic Initiative"
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| − | The [[New Atlantic Initiative]] (NAI) was initiated on May 10-12, 1996, at the Congress of Prague, "where over 300 political, intellectual, and business leaders gathered to debate the new agenda for transatlantic relations ... In June 1996, the NAI was established as a public policy research center. It is headquartered at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] in Washington, D.C."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109091310/http://www.aei.org/research/nai/about/projectID.11/default.asp About NAI], American Enterprise Institute website, version placed in web archive 9 Jan 2008, accessed in web archive 13 Apr 2010</ref> | + | The [[New Atlantic Initiative]] (NAI) was initiated on May 10-12, 1996, at the Congress of Prague, "where over 300 political, intellectual, and business leaders gathered to debate the new agenda for transatlantic relations ... In June 1996, the NAI was established as a public policy research center. It is headquartered at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI) in Washington, D.C."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109091310/http://www.aei.org/research/nai/about/projectID.11/default.asp About NAI], American Enterprise Institute website, version placed in web archive 9 Jan 2008, accessed in web archive 13 Apr 2010</ref> |
| − | + | According to the AEI's website:<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109091310/http://www.aei.org/research/nai/about/projectID.11/default.asp About NAI], American Enterprise Institute website, version placed in web archive 9 Jan 2008, accessed in web archive 13 Apr 2010</ref> | |
| + | :NAI's central objective is to strengthen Atlantic cooperation in the post-cold war world by bringing together Americans and Europeans to work toward common goals, including: | ||
*The reinvigoration of Atlantic institutions of political cooperation and consultation. | *The reinvigoration of Atlantic institutions of political cooperation and consultation. | ||
*The admission of Europe's fledgling democracies into the institutions of Atlantic defense and European economic cooperation, notably NATO and the European Union. | *The admission of Europe's fledgling democracies into the institutions of Atlantic defense and European economic cooperation, notably NATO and the European Union. | ||
*The establishment of free trade between an enlarged European Union and the North American Free Trade Area as a complement to strengthening global free trade. | *The establishment of free trade between an enlarged European Union and the North American Free Trade Area as a complement to strengthening global free trade. | ||
| − | + | NAI also sponsors conferences, debates, and roundtable discussions in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. | |
==Interpretation== | ==Interpretation== | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 13 April 2010
The New Atlantic Initiative (NAI) was initiated on May 10-12, 1996, at the Congress of Prague, "where over 300 political, intellectual, and business leaders gathered to debate the new agenda for transatlantic relations ... In June 1996, the NAI was established as a public policy research center. It is headquartered at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C."[1]
According to the AEI's website:[2]
- NAI's central objective is to strengthen Atlantic cooperation in the post-cold war world by bringing together Americans and Europeans to work toward common goals, including:
- The reinvigoration of Atlantic institutions of political cooperation and consultation.
- The admission of Europe's fledgling democracies into the institutions of Atlantic defense and European economic cooperation, notably NATO and the European Union.
- The establishment of free trade between an enlarged European Union and the North American Free Trade Area as a complement to strengthening global free trade.
NAI also sponsors conferences, debates, and roundtable discussions in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.
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Interpretation
The Atlantic Initiative is an attempt to carry the lobbying methods of AIPAC to Europe. Its related organizations, all with an "Atlantic" in their names, aim to influence policy throughout Europe. There are now Atlantic Initiatives/Foundations in about ten European countries, and most Eastern European countries, the "new Europe", have Atlantic representation. Much of the initial emphasis of these foundations is to foster friendly relations vis-a-vis Israel, to scuttle attempts to impose sanctions, and to crack down on anti-semitism.
Patrons
- Václav Havel | Margaret Thatcher | Helmut Schmidt | Leszek Balcerowicz | Henry Kissinger | George P. Shultz
Executive Director
International Advisory Board
Contact
Website: website
