History and Political Aims
The society was founded in March 2005 by academics and students at Cambridge (mostly affiliated with the Centre for International Studies), including Brendan Simms, Alan Mendoza, Gideon Mailer, James Rogers and Matthew Jamison. It organises meetings with speakers in the House of Commons. The society advocates for an interventionist foreign-policy that promotes human rights and reduces suffering, by both non-military and military methods, when appropriate.
In 2006, the society worked to raise the profile of the Ahwazi Arabs of Iran, who it claims are presently being oppressed by the Iranian regime.
The organisation is a registered charity, The Henry Jackson Society Project for Democratic Geopolitics and fundraises via private donations and from grant-making organisations which support its work.
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