My longtime friend Jim Barron had quite a vision in the 1990s for what became the Atlantic Rim Network (later Atlantic Rim Institute). He was dogged in developing an extraordinary idea, philosophy, entity, and network based on the belief that the Atlantic Rim is “a body of water surrounded by a state of mind.” This "New Atlanticism" emphasized the role of dynamic metropolitan regions engaged in cooperative problem-solving at the sub-national level. It moved well beyond old-fashioned models anchored in the United States and Western Europe to include, as well, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Arctic. This "New Atlanticism" came in response to the endless rhetoric at the time about the burgeoning Pacific Rim and ... it was way ahead of its time. I partnered with Jim in helping to realize this vision. Let there be no mistake, however, that he labored mightily and often as an undeterred solo pilot in landing this big idea and, over time, eng...
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