Relaunching soon but we don't have a name

It's taken a lot longer than planned but the successor to BritainAndAmerica.com will launch towards the end of August - just ahead of the Democrat Convention.

The new website will have two very related aims:

• To explore the nature of anti-Americanism and how America and America's friends might combat it;
• To advocate American engagement in the world - warning that 'a world without America' would be poorer, more dangerous and less just.

The website will be updated on a daily basis from its launch but at its heart will be a set of fifty briefings that will help students, journalists and all interested people explore America's place in the world.  Briefings will examine:

• The United Nations as an alternative to US leadership;
• The strengths and weaknesses of popular strategies to tackle anti-Americanism;
• The role of global media organisations in interpreting American power;
• The contribution of US faith communities to the development of American foreign policy;
• The contribution of American R&D expenditure to global welfare.

We have lots of special features planned for the website's first month and are very excited about possibilities.  We have one big problem, however.  We are struggling to find a good name for the project.  Now that you know the broad outline of the project we would greatly appreciate any good ideas in the thread below...

Comments

[Imogen Brodie]

I know... why not take one word from their country and one word from ours...

We could take United from USA and Kingdom from the UK.

UnitedKingdom.com ... very patriotic!

[Malcolm Dunn]

America and the World?

[Teck Khong]

I am happy to offer you www.Them-N-US.com - as long as there is due acknowledgement, you can apply for it without my usual introduction fee...........!!

[Vincent Wall]

The Center for American Engagement?

[Ken Stevens]

Atlantica

AtlanticAllySpeaking

AtlanticAlliance

Or, looking both ways from USA:
AtlanPacifica

[Iain Lindley]

gopfanclub.net?

[Ditz]

American Outreach.

[Daniel]

thespecialrelationship.com

[Giles McNeill]

How about UnitedKingdomAndStates.com?

[David Sergeant]

Or "US/UK"

[Donal Blaney]

Daniel's right: www.thespecialrelationship.com does what it says on the tin...

Am SO happy this site is coming back!!

[Jon Gale]

51stState.com

i_wish_i_was_american.com

[Ken Stevens]

Jon Gale
"51stState.com"

Yeah, I'll opt for that, particularly now that my littlest lad has just emigrated to one of the others!

Or how about Dave'nUS, looking forward to Prime Minister Cameron's renewal of the special relationship?

...Oh, OK, linking aforesaid littlest lad with Us back here

[Jason Reese]

The Pond

[Chuckles]

How about...

www.resolute.com

(A reference to the "Resolute Desk" in the Oval Office, made from the timber of HMS Resolute; the ship was restored by the U.S. government and returned to Britain as a courtesy; a desk was then made from the ship's timber and sent to President Hayes as a gift.) The name would signify the strength of the lasting bond of the two countries at the highest levels of government.

See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute_desk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Resolute

[Phil Whittington]

BestAndBiggest.com?

[Liam in Preston]

www.them-and.us =)

[Ash Faulkner]

I quite like Jason Reese's suggestion: 'The Pond', or perhaps, 'Across The Pond'. 'Special Relationship' isn't bad, but it might be taking itself too seriously.

[Robina]

The American Odyssey

[Kevin Sampson]

Whatever it's called, I'm looking forward to it.

[JF]

Tim, it's gratifying to see that the site will be resurrected, even if it's in a different form. Does this mean that the "special relationship" will no longer be a focus of the new project?

As far as names for the new project, it's going to be difficult to come up with a domain name that hasn't already been taken. In terms of the project name, based on what you outlined above (as much as it pains me to quote Madeleine Albright), how about "the indispensable nation" or some variation thereof?

[Nic Conner]

limeyYanks

or

empirel president

or

for queen and president

But I do like Daniel's: the special relashionship

[Londoner]

Bearing in mind much of its tone: "Their country, right or wrong?" More neutrally: "Anglo Atlantic".

[Tim Montgomerie]

Thanks for these comments... some more helpful than others!

JF: The new project will inevitable have a strong UK-US feel but, yes, the ambition is to be broader in scope.

MORE SOON!

(And further ideas are still welcome....)

[jdun]

Leadership and The United Nations should not be in the same sentence. It is the most corrupted international organization in the world. It is use as a shield for tyrants and mad men. It is nothing but a welfare program for leftists.