Atlantische Commissie - Atlantic Youth

Since 2006, Netherlands Atlantic Youth has been a subcommittee of the Netherlands Atlantic Association. It aims to increase awareness among students and young professionals and to involve them more in common transatlantic security issues.

Netherlands Atlantic Youth is a platform for dialogue on the future of NATO, not only for young people in the Netherlands, but also for those in other NATO and Partnership for Peace countries. In order to meet these goals, Netherlands Atlantic Youth organises various national and international events that are aimed at a young audience (from 18–35 years), and it does so in cooperation with various partner organisations.

Netherlands Atlantic Youth is the official Dutch member of the Young Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA).

Energy Conference

On 26 and 27 November 2008 the Netherlands Atlantic Association, together with Netherlands Atlantic Youth, the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) and the Young Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) organized a two day conference on energy issues, entitled

‘Energy for All – a Challenge for All’

Some 60 young people from 20 European and North American countries took part in the conference at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. They listened to lectures about, among other topics, energy security, the role of technology, resource nationalism, climate change, and the scenarios that Shell uses. Beside this, the participants took part in workshops that elaborated on the earlier introductions.

Click here for the full program of the conference

Click here for a report of the conference

Click here for the Shell energy scenarios