The idea for the organization was first conceptualized by Moisés Naím in 1993 under the auspices of the oldest foreign policy think-tank in the United States, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The idea for the organization was initially proposed by Moisés Naím in 1993 under the patronage of the most venerable think-tank focused on international relations in the United States, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.