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According to its website the Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by private citizens of [[Japan]], [[European Union]] countries, [[United States]] and [[Canada]] to foster closer cooperation among these core industrialized areas of the world with shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system.<ref>http://trilateral.org/page/3/about-trilateral</ref> | According to its website the Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by private citizens of [[Japan]], [[European Union]] countries, [[United States]] and [[Canada]] to foster closer cooperation among these core industrialized areas of the world with shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system.<ref>http://trilateral.org/page/3/about-trilateral</ref> | ||
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| + | The Trilateral Commission has had a massive influence on both Republican and Democrat administrations – consistent with how the deep state remains in power regardless of who is elected to lead. While Republican [[Ronald Reagan]] criticized Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] for having Trilateralists dominate his administration, Reagan chose several Trilateral Commission members for his own presidential administration after being elected.<ref name="Perloff2009">Perloff, James (July 23, 2009). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/1213-council-on-foreign-relations Council On Foreign Relations]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 1, 2018.</ref> These Reagan Administration Trilateralists included [[George H. W. Bush]], who succeeded Reagan as president.<ref name="Perloff2009"/> Not even the Trump Administration was free from the Trilateral Commission – after serving in the White House, the Trump Administration appointed Trilateralist Kenneth Juster as the U.S. Ambassador to India.<ref>Jasper, William F. (December 19, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/27611-trump-s-ambassador-to-india-another-cfr-trilateral-globalist Trump’s Ambassador to India: Another CFR-Trilateral Globalist]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 1, 2017.</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://trilateral.org/ Official website] | * [http://trilateral.org/ Official website] | ||
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[[Category:Think Tanks]] | [[Category:Think Tanks]] | ||
[[Category:Globalism]] | [[Category:Globalism]] | ||
[[Category:Liberal Organizations]] | [[Category:Liberal Organizations]] | ||
Revision as of 04:13, January 2, 2018
Trilateral Commission is a think tank founded by banker David Rockefeller. George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter were both members prior to their presidential campaigns. It was unpopular with many, conservatives such as Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms.
According to its website the Trilateral Commission was formed in 1973 by private citizens of Japan, European Union countries, United States and Canada to foster closer cooperation among these core industrialized areas of the world with shared leadership responsibilities in the wider international system.[1]
Deep state infuence
- See also: Deep state
The Trilateral Commission has had a massive influence on both Republican and Democrat administrations – consistent with how the deep state remains in power regardless of who is elected to lead. While Republican Ronald Reagan criticized Democrat Jimmy Carter for having Trilateralists dominate his administration, Reagan chose several Trilateral Commission members for his own presidential administration after being elected.[2] These Reagan Administration Trilateralists included George H. W. Bush, who succeeded Reagan as president.[2] Not even the Trump Administration was free from the Trilateral Commission – after serving in the White House, the Trump Administration appointed Trilateralist Kenneth Juster as the U.S. Ambassador to India.[3]
References
- ↑ http://trilateral.org/page/3/about-trilateral
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perloff, James (July 23, 2009). Council On Foreign Relations. The New American. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ Jasper, William F. (December 19, 2017). Trump’s Ambassador to India: Another CFR-Trilateral Globalist. The New American. Retrieved January 1, 2017.