NGOs and Global (Un)Civil Society

The No Bases Network is composed of a variety of NGOs including: (among others)

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA), Asian Peace Alliance (APA) , Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK) , Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (UK) , Campaign for the Demilitarization of the Americas (CADA) , Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cuba) , CETIM , Chagossian Support Group Waiheke Island , Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques (Puerto Rico) , Confederacion COBAS (Italy) , Focus on the Global South , For Mother Earth , German Peace Council , LALIT (Diego Garcia) , Nasion Chamoru-Fuetsan Famalao’an’ (Chamoru Nation-The Woman’s Power/Strength) , Peace Boat (Japan) , OCLAE (Cuba) , Stop - USA (Belgium) , Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women (TW-MAE-W) , Transnational Institute , US Peace Council , World Peace Council

Some other organizations connected to the No Bases Network can be found here

The No Bases Network could more closely align with anti-war organizations in the United States, which are actively opposing U.S. involvement through wars. The norm entrepreneurs view bases largely as the perpetuation of war and violence, and should build coalitions with organizations with similar goals, such as the Iraq Peace Action Coalition, Peace Action, among others. U.S. NGOs may be more powerful in affecting their domestic agenda than a diffuse network of international organizations against foreign bases. In addition, this alignment would not require frame extension activities, but rather support the existing frame of the coalition.

While the No Bases Network has attempted to frame the problematic of foreign bases as a violation of human rights, it has not successfully connected with the powerful NGOs working on human rights. It is debatable, however, how successful the network will be in the human rights networks, as one of its constituent part is made up by organizations that focus on the geostrategic consequences of US, EU and NATO military deployment (such as the Transnational Institute, Global South etc.). While the focus is distinct from the human rights debate, these organizations present the No Bases Network's international agenda and representation.

International Organizations:

The No Bases Network is in need for an international treaty or regulation that will lead to a more controlled stationing of foreign bases, as expressed by the head of the network's Secretariat (Wilbert Van der Zeijden, 2010). To achieve any sort of legal status, the No Bases Network should attempt to target the appropriate agency within the United Nations. This will also allow the network to advocate the issue and consequences of foreign bases as an infringement on "human rights" . In addition, the No Bases Network can address the necessary policy gatekeepers directly through the states' respective UN representatives.

In addition, the No Bases Network could attempt to target a global NGO that focuses on economic exploitation, as it is part of the network's framework to oppose foreign bases. The network also highlights that foreign bases are increasingly used for political and economic aims carrying out civilian missions, rather than for the purpose of war preparation (Van der Zeijden, 2010).