Atlantic-community.org is a project conducted by the Atlantische Initiative, a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Berlin. The Atlantische Initiative was founded in 2004 in order to promote transatlantic cooperation and strengthen Germany’s foreign policy culture.
We believe that the challenges of the twenty-first century can only be overcome if Europe and North America work together. We endeavor to contribute to the development of a strategic community that encompasses all relevant social spheres: politics, business, academia, culture, and the media.
We seek to:
- Spread the message that today's transatlantic agenda is global: International challenges like terrorism, the energy crisis, and the rise of new powers in Asia demand a unified Western policy.
- Promote frank debates and collaboration between Europe and North America on issues of globalization and foreign policy.
- Cultivate and improve intellectual exchange across the Atlantic through increased networking opportunities between decision-makers, senior experts, as well as a new generation of students and future policy professionals.
- Promote and advance the future generation of decision-makers.
- Analyze foreign policy and the challenges of the twenty-first century in such a way that everybody can understand them. Our leitmotif is: Accessible Foreign Policy for Everybody!
