Who are the Trilateral Commission?
Launched in 1973, the European Union, North America (the United States and Canada), and Japan—the three main democratic industrialized areas of the world—form the three sides of the Trilateral Commission. The Commission’s members are about 330 distinguished citizens, with a variety of leadership responsibilities in business, politics (except for government positions), academia, and the media. The full Commission gathers once each year: the 1995 meeting was in Copenhagen, the 1996 meeting in Vancouver, and the 1997 meeting was in Tokyo. In addition to special topical sessions and reviews of current developments in the regions, a portion of each annual meeting is devoted to consideration of draft reports to the Commission. These reports are generally the joint product of authors from each region, who draw on a range of consultants in the course of their work. Publication follows discussion in the Commission’s annual meeting. The authors are solely responsible for their final text. Th
Launched in 1973, the European Union, North America (the United States and Canada), and Japan—the three main democratic industrialized areas of the world—form the three sides of the Trilateral Commission. The Commission’s members are about 330 distinguished citizens, with a variety of leadership responsibilities in business, politics (except for government positions), academia, and the media. The full Commission gathers once each year: the 1995 meeting was in Copenhagen, the 1996 meeting in Vancouver, and the 1997 meeting was in Tokyo. In addition to special topical sessions and reviews of current developments in the regions, a portion of each annual meeting is devoted to consideration of draft reports to the Commission. These reports are generally the joint product of authors from each region, who draw on a range of consultants in the course of their work. Publication follows discussion in the Commission’s annual meeting. The authors are solely responsible for their final text. Th
