Atlantic Treaty Association
The Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) is an umbrella organization founded in 1954 of currently 37 national individual organizations (Atlantic Societies), whose aim is to support and convey the values of NATO . Political, military, academic and diplomatic representatives are primarily organized in the subordinate societies and maintain international exchange.
The headquarters of the Atlantic Treaty Association, which is organisationally independent from NATO, is in Brussels . The national organization based in Germany is the German Atlantic Society .
The current ATA president has been the Italian Fabrizio W. Luciolli since 2015.
assignment
The Atlantic Treaty Association was founded on June 18, 1954 in Brussels under the sign of the Cold War .
The main concerns of the association and its member organizations are the support, promotion and development of peace , freedom , security and the rule of law, as well as the protection of human rights as the values of NATO laid down in the North Atlantic Treaty . In this context, the subordinate organizations have now adopted a worthy culture of remembrance as a form of preserving history, as the ATA also serves as a discussion forum, insofar as the member associations can also realize common interests and democratic goals.
It also serves to recruit and integrate foreign and security politicians into the political bodies of NATO and mediate contacts. The company is also involved in the official NATO program Partnership for Peace (PfP) in the Mediterranean region , where it supports with representatives.
development
The role of the Atlantic Treaty Association changed significantly after the end of the Cold War and with the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact , which ultimately led to an adjustment and liberalization of the statutes in 1992 . Thus, the ATA, like NATO itself, opened up to previously associated countries, observers and non-NATO states. Between 1999 and 2004, when NATO accepted new members, the society grew strongly. As a result, the security focus had shifted to the south and east.
In 1996, the ATA founded the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA), its own youth organization, which has set itself the task of involving young people in the ongoing exchange and thus in particular promoting potential future political leaders and promoting the basic values of the NATO treaty to raise awareness.
The ATA is currently organized and active in 37 countries within and outside the NATO alliance. With more than 500 events per year, it is able to reach thousands of decision-makers as well as young professionals in the fields of international relations , security, defense and foreign policy .
activity
Since its transformation, the ATA has also been increasingly present outside the Atlantic Alliance with cooperation programs - including in North Africa , the Middle East , the Balkans and Central Asia .
It relies on an extensive and highly qualified network of its subordinate organizations and provides knowledge on strategic issues and organizes public events , closed meetings as well as training and education programs on international affairs, security and defense.
In addition, the Atlantic Treaty Association organizes its own priority projects with task force programs, which represent a strategic interest for individual member associations and also for NATO.
Individual national member associations, including the American Atlantic Council , see themselves mostly as independent think tanks , while others, including the Czech Atlantic Commission , which was the official society of the Czech Republic until 2003, are also structured and organized militarily and supported by the respective defense ministries and be supported.
Between 2008 and 2014, the German defense politician and member of the Bundestag, Karl A. Lamers, was President of the ATA. He has been one of the three vice presidents since 2017.
organization structure
The ATA is essentially divided into the three organs: Assembly , Presidium and Council .
Assembly
The assembly is the highest decision-making body of the ATA and consists of the delegates of the subordinate societies, associated members and the representatives of the observer associations. With the exception of the representatives of the observer associations, each delegate has one vote. Resolutions are passed by the assembly with a simple majority .
A general assembly takes place at least once a year in which, in addition to the delegates, representatives of the press , government and military officials as well as international observers are allowed to take part.
Bureau
The ATA Presidium consists of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer , the President of the youth organization YATA and assessors.
It implements the decisions of the Assembly and the Council and provides support in political matters. In particular, the members have representative tasks.
advice
The council consists of the members of the Presidium and up to three delegates from each ATA member association, the associated associations and the observer associations. At the request of the Presidium and the approval of the Assembly, the Council is entitled to take action independently.
The Council meets twice a year. The conference venues are the NATO headquarters and the respective host country.
President of the ATA
| Term of office | president | country |
|---|---|---|
| 1955-1957 | Umberto Morra di Lavriano | Italy |
| 1957-1958 | Lester Pearson | Canada |
| 1958 | Ralph Flynt | United States |
| 1958-1961 | Ivan Matteo Lombardo | Italy |
| 1961-1963 | Warren Randolph Burgess | United States |
| 1963-1966 | Jebb Gladwyn | Great Britain |
| 1966-1969 | Paul-Henri Spaak | Belgium |
| 1969-1972 | Frank Kenyon Roberts | Great Britain |
| 1972-1976 | Eugene V. Rostov | United States |
| 1976-1979 | Karl Mommer | Germany |
| 1979-1982 | Muharrem Nuri Birgi | Turkey |
| 1982-1985 | Peter Corterier | Germany |
| 1985-1988 | Francis Pym | Great Britain |
| 1988-1991 | Bernardino Gomes | Belgium |
| 1991-1994 | William Tapley Bennett Jr. | United States |
| 1994-1997 | Ümit Haluk Bayülken | Turkey |
| 1997-2000 | Theodossis Georgiou | Greece |
| 2000-2003 | Alan Williams | Great Britain |
| 2003-2008 | Robert E. Hunter | United States |
| 2008-2014 | Karl A. Lamers | Germany |
| since 2015 | Fabrizio W. Luciolli | Italy |
Member associations (NATO countries)
| country | society |
|---|---|
| Albania | Albanian Atlantic Association |
| Armenia | Armenian Atlantic Association |
| Belgium | Association Atlantique Belge |
| Bulgaria | The Atlantic Club of Bulgaria |
| Germany | German Atlantic Society |
| Denmark | Atlantsammenlutningen |
| Estonia | Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association |
| Finland | Atlantic Council of Finland |
| France | Association Française pour la Community Atlantique |
| Georgia | Atlantic Council of Georgia |
| Greece | Greek Association for Atlantic and European Cooperation |
| Great Britain | Atlantic Committee of United Kingdom |
| Iceland | Samtök around Vestraena Samvinnu |
| Italy | Comitato Italiano Atlantico |
| Canada | NATO Association of Canada |
| Croatia | Atlantic Council of Croatia |
| Latvia | Lativan Transatlantic Organization |
| Montenegro | Euro-Atlantic Club of Montenegro |
| Netherlands | Atlantic Commissie |
| Norway | The Norske Atlanterhavskomite |
| Austria | Euro-Atlantic Association of Austria |
| Portugal | Comissão Portuguesa do Atlântico |
| Romania | Euro-Atlantic Council |
| Sweden | Svenska Atlantkommittén |
| Slovakia | GLOBSEC |
| Slovenia | The Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia |
| Spain | Asociación Atlantica Española |
| Czech Republic | Jagello 2000 |
| Turkey | Türk Atlantic Antlaşması Derneği |
| Ukraine | The Atlantic Council of Ukraine |
| Hungary | Hungarian Atlantic Council |
| United States | Atlantic Council |
Member associations (non-NATO countries)
| country | society |
|---|---|
| Armenia | Atlantic Association of Armenia |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Atlantic Cooperation |
| Georgia | Georgian Association of Atlantic Collaboration |
| North Macedonia | Euro-Atlantic Club of the Republic of Macedonia |
| Sweden | Swedish Atlantic Council |
| Serbia | Atlantic Council of Serbia |
| Ukraine | The Atlantic Council of Ukraine |