New Atlantic Charter
The New Atlantic Charter is an agreement that was signed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson and the President of the United States Joe Biden on 10 June 2021. The agreement was signed at the first face-to-face meeting between Johnson and Biden at the 2021 G7 Summit in Cornwall, England.
The agreement is a new version of the Atlantic Charter, signed by Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. The meeting at which the agreement was signed was used to redefine the Western alliance.[1]
The article issues eight aims:[2]
- To defend the principles and institutions of democracy and open societies
- To strengthen and adapt the institutions, laws and norms that sustain international co-operation
- To remain united behind principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of disputes
- To harness and protect the countries' innovative edge in science and technology
- To affirm the shared responsibility to maintain collective security and international stability, including against cyber threats; and to declare the countries' nuclear deterrents to the defence of NATO
- To continue building an inclusive, fair, climate-friendly, sustainable, rules-based economy.
- To prioritise climate change in all international action
- To commit to continuing to collaborate to strengthen health systems and advance health protections
References
- ^ Sanger, David E.; Shear, Michael D. (2021-06-10). "Eighty Years Later, Biden and Johnson Revise the Atlantic Charter for a New Era". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "New Atlantic Charter and Joint Statement agreed by the PM and President Biden". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-06-11.