British American Security Information Council

British American Security Information Council (BASIC) is an NGO. It is 'a progressive and independent analysis and advocacy organization which researches and provides a critical examination of global security issues, including nuclear policies, military strategies, armaments and disarmament. BASIC assists in the development of global security policies, policy-making and the assessment of policy priorities, and promotes public awareness and understanding of these policies and of policy-making in Europe and the US.'

In July 2003, BASIC co-hosted a meeting to discuss what in hindsight should have been done differently in the role the media played in reporting the war in Iraq. 

Member of the Peace and Security Liaison Group


 * Paul Ingram - Co-Executive Director, London
 * Steven Monblatt - Co-Executive Director, Washington

Council Members 2007
Accessed August 2007:


 * Robert L. Barry
 * Andrew Cottey
 * Jonathan Dean
 * Brian Eno
 * Nicholas Grief
 * Susan M. Kincade
 * James Leonard
 * Trevor McCrisken
 * Daniel N. Nelson
 * James O'Connell
 * Sima Osdoby
 * Malcolm Savidge
 * Joanna Spear
 * Trefor Williams

Council Members 2005

 * Robert L. Barry (ex US diplomatic bigwig)
 * Andrew Cottey
 * Peter Crampton (ex-MEP)
 * Michael Dando
 * Ralph Earle
 * Susan M. Kincade
 * James Leonard - Washington Council on Non-proliferation
 * Kenneth Luongo - Russian-American Nuclear Security Advistory Council
 * James O'Connell - ex Department of Peace Studies at Bradford
 * Sima Osdoby
 * Paul Rogers - Department of Peace Studies at Bradford
 * Joanna Spear - King's College, London

Advisors
Accessed August 2007:


 * Robert Aldridge
 * Malcolm Dando
 * James Goodby
 * Randall Forsberg
 * Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
 * Dimitry Polikanov

Funding
On their website, the British American Security Information Council, mention that there funding "comes from a wide group of foundations and some individual and government donors. We are grateful to all them for their support." 

BASIC donors past and present:
 * W. Alton Jones Foundation
 * Carnegie Corporation of New York
 * Canadian Government
 * Colombe Foundation
 * Compton Foundation
 * Economic and Social Research Council
 * Educational Foundation of America
 * The Ford Foundation
 * Kirsch Foundation
 * Marmot Trust
 * Network for Social Change
 * Polden-Puckham Foundation
 * Ploughshares Fund
 * Rockefeller Family Associates
 * Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
 * Scurrah Wainwright Charity

Contact Details
British American Security Information Council UK The Grayston Centre 2nd Floor 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT Tel: +44 (0)20 7324 4680 Fax: +44 (0)20 7324 4681 Email: basicuk AT basicint.org http://www.basicint.org

British American Security Information Council US 110 Maryland Ave, NE, Suite 205 Washington, DC 20002 Tel: +1 202 546 8055 Fax: +1 202 546 8056 Email: basicus AT basicint.org

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 * Natalie J. Goldring - former deputy director