Next Century Foundation for Peace
Next Century Foundation for Peace (NCFP) is an elite think tank, lobbying group, conflict resolution organization and media prize giving organization. Its principals are made up of "former diplomats, businessmen, politicians, bankers and editors."[1] Its "deliberations and conclusions of the committee will be conveyed to the Foreign Ministers or Foreign Office concerned in various capitals as and when necessary"[2].
NCPF have facilitated meetings between Michael Ancram and Hamas in Damascus, William Morris stresses the importance of dialogue with groups like Hamas. He describes the organisations role as passing information between Israel and Hamas because the two groups don't talk to each other[3]. The Foundation are also working in Iraq where Morris describes how the Iraqi people have "embraced democracy", he describes the political situation in Iraq as "Quite a positive scene"[4].
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History
NCF was founded in 1990 by the late Claud Morris to provide a forum for off-the-record discussion between Palestinians and Israelis. Founding members were businessmen, politicians, journalist and diplomats including:
- Lord Weinstock
- Lord Alliance CBE
- Mr Jaweed al-Ghussein
- Lord Goodman
- Mr Haim Zadok
- The Duke of Devonshire (Andrew Cavendish)
- Jon Kimche
- The Foundation broadened its sphere of influence over the years. It worked on crises in Iraq, Kashmir, Kosovo and Sudan as well as maintaining its original focus on the Middle East Peace Process.[5].
Funding
The principal funding for the organzation came from a Palestinian and British Jewish businessmen: Jaweed al-Ghussein and Arnold Weinstock.
People
Lord Andrew Stone[6] | Ari Rath | Lord David Alliance | David Sasson | June Jacobs | Justin Alexander | Mark Hambley | Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad M. Al-Khalifa | William Morris is Secretary General of NCF and son of NCF's founder, the late Claud Morris
Trustees
Lord David Alliance | June Jacobs | Mark Hambley
Donors: Middle East Peace
David Alliance | The Quatari Government | Dalia Salaam Rishani | Diana Rawstron | Tony Klug | Ibtisam Auchi
Donors: Media Issues
Felix Posen | The Posen Foundation | John Porter | Ribal Al Assad
Donors: Iraq
U.S. Government | The Spanish and Poruguese Synagogue
Donors: Iran
U.S. Government
Other Donors
George Pitcher | Khalid Al-Duwaisan | Elizabeth McKune | Mili Gottlieb | Dalia Salaam Rishani | Christopher Tugendhat | Parry Mitchell | David Alliance | Ivor Lucas | George Windsor | Harold Walker | Jeremy Hanley | Geoffrey Whitfield | Leila Faramazi | Joanne Varley | Mona Al Khatib | June Jacobs | Tony Klug | Robert Stone | Philip Reeker | Peter Dannheisser | Ann Leslie | Mark Hambley
Volunteers
Joseph Stone | David Sassoon | Ari Rath | Yoav Stern | Hershel Gluck | Peter Dannheisser | Margaret Tomkinson | Loveday Morris | Abigail Fielding-Smith | Zalina Edema | Meera Sabartnam | Mili Gottlieb | Jane Kinnimont | Max Dannheisser
Advisory Board
Harold Walker | Joseph Stone | Jeremy Hanley | Mohamed Shaker | Russell Twisk | Eric Roleau | Nasser Bin Hamad M Al-Khalifa | Walid Issa Taha | Dalia Salaam
Contact details, Resources, Publications, Notes
Contact
- UK: 4 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2LX
- USA: 190 Longhill Street, City of Springfield, MA 01108
- Phone: +44 (0) 207 821 6566
- Email: ncfpeace@aol.com
- Website: www.ncfpeace.org
Publications
External Resources
Notes
- ↑ The Next Century Foundation, NCFP History, Accessed 24-April-2009
- ↑ The Next Century Foundation, Conflict Resolution, Accessed 24-April-2009
- ↑ William Morris, mp3 Interview, Blairwatch, Accessed 19-June-2009
- ↑ William Morris, mp3 Interview, Blairwatch, Accessed 19-June-2009
- ↑ History, NCF History, Nextcenturyfoundationforpeace.org, Accessed 23-June-2009
- ↑ The Next Century Foundation for Peace, People involved in NCF, Accessed 24-April-2009
