It is a thought-provoking little cultural wrinkle, particularly in a week when Britain has just appointed Mark Carney, a Canadian citizen, to serve as governor of its central bank. As it happens, I don’t have any objection to being (politely) excluded from the hallowed ranks of CFR membership. CFR friends invite me to events and any society has a right to set its own rules.
这是一个发人深思的文化问题,特别是在英国刚刚任命加拿大人马克·卡尼(Mark Carney)为央行行长的背景下。既然是这样,对于被(礼貌地)拒绝成为CFR“神圣的一员,我也没有什么异议。CFR的朋友会邀请我参加一些活动。任何组织都有权制定自己的规则。
But it is notable that in London the nearest equivalent to the CFR think-tank – namely Chatham House – does not impose a citizenship requirement in its rules. On the contrary, it accepts anybody solvent enough to pay their dues, and earnest enough to attend meetings to discuss international issues. Indeed, a Chatham House spokesman says it “would completely go against the grain to even consider the issue of citizenship when granting membership; to them, the idea seems laughably bizarre.
但我们也可以看到,与CFR有着同等知名度的英国皇家国际事务研究所(Chatham House),却并没有规定成员必须具备公民身份。相反,任何人只要能够缴纳会费并且认真出席会议来讨论国际问题,都可以加入。事实上,该研究所的一位发言人还说,在授予会员资格时,即使只是考虑一下公民资格的问题都是“完全违背常理的,因为对他们来说,这种想法可笑而又奇怪。
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