Henry Jackson Society

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The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) is a neoconservative think tank based in London, United Kingdom .

history

The HJS was founded on March 11, 2005 by Brendan Simms, Alan Mendoza, Gideon Mailer, James Rogers and Matthew Jamison and is named after Henry M. Jackson , a US Senator from the Democratic Party . The HJS concentrates its activities on foreign policy .

In April 2011, the Center for Social Cohesion around Douglas Murray joined the HJS.

Policy statements

According to its own statements, the HJS supports a strong military from Great Britain, the USA and the EU countries as well as other democratic countries. Furthermore, she ensures that democracies are promoted and that countries that are not yet democracies are encouraged to become democracies. She expressly advocates capitalism . The HJS is also of the opinion that only modern, liberal democratic states are legitimate and that the rest of the world should emulate their ideals.

Critical consideration

The HJS provided funds to finance two parliamentary groups in the British Parliament , but then refused to adhere to the usual transparency requirements and withdrew their support.

The HJS was also sued by Lady Lynn Forrester de Rothschild because, in her opinion, she did not want to pay bills that had arisen in connection with a jointly organized conference.

A co-founder of the Society, Matthew Jamison, was appalled by the Society's practices in 2017. He denounced covert influence in British politics for the Japanese government and against China, he blamed Alan Mendoza and especially Brendan Simms for the decline of the organization. According to Jamison, the organization should never become an anti-Islamic or racist organization directed against Muslims, not a bigoted group and certainly not a propaganda vehicle for foreign governments that use it to conduct disinformation campaigns against their local opponents.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Douglas Murray and staff from the Center for Social Cohesion join the Henry Jackson Society . In: Conservative Home . ( blogs.com [accessed August 3, 2018]).
  2. ^ Henry Jackson Society: Statement of Principles. Henry Jackson Society, accessed August 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Randeep Ramesh: Rightwing thinktank pulls funds for Commons groups after disclosure row. December 30, 2014, accessed August 3, 2018 .
  4. ^ Tom Brooks-Pollock: 'Inclusive capitalism' conference ends in High Court battle between organizers . July 24, 2014, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed August 3, 2018]).
  5. ^ Matthew Jamison: "Brendan Simms and the racist corrupt Henry Jackson Society", linkedin.com, February 18, 2017.