International Crisis Group
International non-governmental organization
| International Crisis Group link Powerbase Sourcewatch Website | |
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| Abbreviation | ICG |
| Motto | "Working to prevent conflict worldwide." |
| Formation | 1995 |
| Founders | George Soros, ? |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Type | International non-governmental organization |
| Membership | Robert Malley,Mark Malloch-Brown,Frank Giustra,,Fola Adeola,Hushang Ansary,Gérard Araud,Carl Bildt,Emma Bonino,Cheryl Carolus,Maria Livanos Cattaui,Ahmed Charai,Nathalie Delapalme,Hailemariam Desalegn,Alexander Downer, Sigmar Gabriel,Stephen Hadley,Hu Shuli,Mo Ibrahim,Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,Wadah Khanfar,Nasser al-Kidwa,Bert Koenders,Andrey Kortunov,Ivan Krastev,Tzipi Livni,Helge Lund,Susana Malcorra,William H. McRaven,Shivshankar Menon,Naz Modirzadeh,Federica Mogherini,Saad Mohseni,Marty Natalegawa,Ayo Obe,Meghan O'Sullivan,Thomas R. Pickering,Ahmed Rashid,Ghassan Salamé,Juan Manuel Santos Calderón,Wendy Sherman,George Soros,Alexander Soros,Jonas Gahr Støre,Jake Sullivan,Lawrence H. Summers,Helle Thorning-Schmidt,Wang Jisi,Martti Ahtisaari,George J. Mitchell,Laurence Parisot,Karim Sadjadpour,Jonas Gahr Støre,Thorvald Stoltenberg,Jan Egeland,Helge Lund,Marianne Heiberg,Ine Eriksen Søreide |
| Soros-funded, Bilderberger-staffed group that is "working to prevent conflict worldwide." | |
Purposes
Co-founder, George Soros commented that "“My support of the ICG is part of a larger strategy. I believe in crisis prevention and crisis resolution. I have developed what I call the Soros doctrine — preventive action of a constructive nature which I juxtapose to the Bush doctrine of preemptive action of a military nature . . . I am the member of a well-balanced board which has such people on it as Richard Perle and Richard Allen."[1]
Funding
At the beginning of the ICG, funding was mainly from co-founder George Soros. ICG has an Advisory Council, which includes corporations like Chevron and Shell, as well as one member who is listed on its website as "Anonymous". Crisis Group has been criticised for serving the interests of its corporate and government funders.
Awards
The ICG's "In Pursuit of Peace Award" was established in 2005, and is associated with a gala event in New York City. Recipients include cabal leader George H. W. Bush and members Bill Clinton & Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as Nobel Peace Prize laureates Martti Ahtisaari and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and financier (and ICG co-founder) George Soros.
Staff
Board of Trustees at the International Crisis Group, as of May 2020[2], plus some others.
Karim Sadjadpour was "chief Iran analyst" at the International Crisis Group.