The International Alliance of Libertarian Parties is planning to relocate from Switzerland to the United States, according to remarks shared by Libertarian National Committee Chair Steven Nekhaila. The organization serves as an international network of libertarian political parties.
In a September 30 statement, Nekhaila said the organization voted to approve the move during a meeting held that afternoon with representatives from several member parties in attendance, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and Argentina. Members voted to relocate the network’s global headquarters from Switzerland to the United States in an effort to “reunify the organization.”
In his statement, Nekhaila said the Libertarian Party is in “full support,” urging American Libertarians to follow along with the alliance as it reorganizes. “Pax-libertas is alive in well, started by the US LP, reignited under Milei, and stewarded by freedom-lovers around the globe,” he stated. “We are very proud to be a part of this international libertarian movement.”
Additional details add that the organization is also now using “Libertarian International” as a working name, with Nekhaila adding that “the international council will convene by years end with a multitude of representatives from around the world to vote on a constitution and bylaws.”
The International Alliance of Libertarian Parties was established in 2015 following discussions at the 2014 Libertarian National Convention about creating a global ideological effort. Former LNC Chair Geoff Neale led the initiative, launching the group in England with representatives from nine national parties and two additional parties participating remotely.
The organization positions itself as a network of independent libertarian parties, each pursuing its own strategy while still collaborating on issues where possible. According to its mission, the group promotes the exchange of political strategies and best practices among member parties, as well as libertarian perspectives as a global brand.
The organization is currently based in Switzerland and includes 19 member parties across 18 countries, with Belgium having two recognized member parties. Its current president is Iván Dubois, representing La Libertad Avanza, the Argentine political coalition led by President Javier Milei.
“We are not competitors with the myriad of libertarian economic, educational and philosophical organisations around the world,” the group states of its goals. “We see them as partners. We are doing what they cannot.”
Duty, Evans–
No. The Libertarian International Organization (and Liberal Salons, or the LIO) is what you’re thinking of, and has been a Gilson-Lemos project in existence for centuries…strictly speaking, ‘Libertarianism’ refers to our network, nothing else. On request we OK’d use of Libertarian International by a European group that co-ordinated with SIL then ISIL, which then became Liberty International.
On the political front we also OK’d the USLP to form a directional party and spread the good word in collaboration with the Libertarian Radical Transnational Parties co-founded by my father. They went toes up some years ago, but for years were pretty chummy with the USLP, sending a delegation to visit USLP HQ some decades ago. This was called the Libertarian International Party project of the USLP and co-operating parties. The idea is start libertarian-oriented and -direction parties.
IALP was called that to avoid confusion and actually describe what the group does. It’s site calls it International, Libertarian as well. https://ialp.com/ It seems to be missing the Spanish P-Lib, UKIP and/or whatever Nigel Farage is doing this week, NZ ACT, and the Costa Rica LP’s, plus a host of Latin ones, so I hope they reach out. They seem focused on being what the LP were intended as as organizations, rally points for the center and engines of information and basic political training. If USLP would restore its original task of creating state/region political action/discussion clubs here and internationally and raise money for that, it would be good…
At present LIO only pays attention to state/region/small country LP’s with 2 people in public office per million population or more, or 1 if there is a major libertarian in the executive (or has a to-do list to carry out or ‘issue party’ and does so, like the old Irish Progressive Democrats). It’s collateral libertarian-in-office project is Libertarian Program, which reached a high of 13K people in office worldwide in 2020 and focuses (when active–shut down for now) solely on local appointive/elected non-partisan office. That was done all-volunteer, no funding. A manual will come out presently…
The Green projects got hijacked from their original aim of legalizing small libertarian hyper-tolerant eco-community and radically reducing pollution (that has been fairly successful)…
I’m retired from public life now working on my books, health, and going back to college. for some graduate degrees. So some info is old.
Hope this helps…
MG
Wasn’t “Libertarian International” the old name of Liberty International, the parent organization of Students for Liberty?
The article has been updated to reflect new details shared by the LPAlliance and reposted by LNC Chair Steven Nekhaila that the organization is now using “Libertarian International” as a working name.