Atlantic Community
Activities
Activities
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The main feature of the Atlantic Community is the [Policy Workshop](/wiki/Policy_Workshop "Policy Workshop"), where new commentary is published from think\-tankers, journalists and decision makers working in subjects which are relevant to the transatlantic partners. Among contributors to the Workshops were [Eckart von Klaeden](/wiki/Eckart_von_Klaeden "Eckart von Klaeden"), Minister of State at the [German Chancellery](/wiki/German_Chancellery "German Chancellery"), Karsten D. Voigt, the Coordinator for German\-American Cooperation in the [German Foreign Office](/wiki/German_Foreign_Office "German Foreign Office"), Julianne Smith of the American think tank [CSIS](/wiki/Center_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies "Center for Strategic and International Studies"), and current [Chatham House](/wiki/Chatham_House "Chatham House") director [Robin Niblett](/wiki/Robin_Niblett "Robin Niblett"). Members of the Atlantic Community then comment on these strategies and add their own ideas below the original article. The finished product, called an Executive Summary, is a one\-page policy memo in [PDF](/wiki/PDF "PDF") format that summarizes the [netroots](/wiki/Netroots "Netroots") suggestions and discussion from the community.

In 2011 Atlantic Community celebrated the tenth anniversary of [UN Resolution 1325](/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1325 "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325") by launching an op\-ed competition "[Women on Transatlantic Security](http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/Open_Think_Tank_Article/Competition_Winners%3A_Women_on_Transatlantic_Security)". The initiative was sponsored by the [NATO](/wiki/NATO "NATO") Public Diplomacy Division and the [United States Mission to NATO](/wiki/United_States_Permanent_Representative_to_NATO "United States Permanent Representative to NATO"). The competition aimed at empowering young women working in the peace and security areas and encouraging them to participate in debates on [international security](/wiki/International_security "International security") issues.

The next two Policy Workshop competitions were ["Ideas with Impact: Students Advise Decision Makers"](http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/Open_Think_Tank_Article/Students_Advise_Decision_Makers) and ["Your Ideas, Your NATO"](http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/articles/view/Your_Ideas,_Your_NATO), which took place respectively in May 2011 and May 2012 in [Berlin](/wiki/Berlin "Berlin"). The former Policy Workshop competition focused on policy recommendations on [Iran](/wiki/Iran "Iran"), [Russia](/wiki/Russia "Russia") and [climate change](/wiki/Climate_change "Climate change"); the winners of the competition presented their policy proposals to [Philip D. Murphy](/wiki/Philip_D._Murphy "Philip D. Murphy"), the US Ambassador to Germany, [CDU/CSU](/wiki/CDU/CSU "CDU/CSU") Foreign Policy Spokesman [Philipp Mißfelder](/wiki/Philipp_Mi%C3%9Ffelder "Philipp Mißfelder") and their policy advisers. The latter competition concentrated on [NATO](/wiki/NATO "NATO") values, NATO partnerships after the [Arab Spring](/wiki/Arab_Spring "Arab Spring"), and Smart Defense; the competition winners presented their policy recommendations to [Philip D. Murphy](/wiki/Philip_D._Murphy "Philip D. Murphy") and Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense [Christian Schmidt (CSU)](/wiki/Christian_Schmidt_%28CSU%29 "Christian Schmidt (CSU)").

The most recent competition was "[Shaping Our NATO: Young Voices on the Warsaw Summit 2016](http://www.atlantic-community.org/-/shaping-our-nato-young-voices-on-the-warsaw-summit-2016)". It focused on encouraging students and recent graduates under 28 years of age to produce innovative solutions to either contemporary or future problems. The four categories ranged from how NATO can increase solidarity amongst its members, to suggesting ways that the Alliance should learn from its mistakes and adapt to change.

Apart from competitions and workshops, Atlantic Community provides daily top press commentaries, regular up\-dates on the best of think\-tanks' publications, and conducts expert surveys. For example, in April 2010 the think tank carried out a NATO sponsored survey of Russian experts aimed at gauging the path of [NATO\-Russia relations](/wiki/NATO-Russia_relations "NATO-Russia relations").

[Jimmy Wales](/wiki/Jimmy_Wales "Jimmy Wales"), the founder of the [Wikipedia](/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia"), was featured among the decision makers interviewed by the Atlantic Community.


In what format is an Executive Summary?