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Newsweek: Trump’s Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal Weakened the West and Unleashed Russia
A groundbreaking article was published by Newsweek today, authored by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., a member of GGI's Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Nonpartisan Security group, and GSI President Jonathan Granoff, on the ramifications of the U.S....
Newsweek: The Shutdown Crisis is Far Worse than Either Party Realizes
GSI President GSI in Newsweek: "In his recent Oval Office speech, President Trump invoked humanitarian motives, fears of beheadings, and even God to justify shutting down the government until he gets $5 billion for a wall to “protect” the U.S. border with...
Granoff in The Hill : US doesn’t have the right to violate Iran nuclear deal
By Jonathan Granoff Published in The Hill The Trump Administration has just walked away from the United States’ commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known in the American media as "the Iran Deal." But it’s not an informal...
“The Turtle, The Horse and Nuclear Weapons” by Jonathan Granoff
Presently, neither leadership nor support in the pursuit of nuclear disarmament can be expected from the nuclear weapons states. They have not vigorously pursued the incremental steps for which there is enormous international support to help make us safer and...
Banning Nuclear Weapons – An Auspicious Start by Sergio Duarte
By Sergio Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs* Originally posted on IndepthNews.net NEW YORK (IDN) - Despite being shunned by the nine possessors of nuclear weapons and most of their allies, the first part of the negotiations mandated by the...
The Shame and Horror of Nuclear Weapons by William Swing and Tyler Stevenson
The following excerpt originally appeared on TheWeek.com on August 7, 2015. [...] As preachers, we know that the Bible's Psalms tell us that "the days of our years are threescore and ten." By that counting, then, the bomb has grown old, too. As we mark the 70th...
The Iran Deal: Steps Toward the Common Good
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post, August 3, 2015. We should be grateful to the diplomats for ensuring no further proliferation of nuclear weapons in a volatile region. The Iran Deal demonstrates that when powerful nations identify a common...
President Obama: A Chance to Lead
The below article, by Jonathan Granoff, was originally published in the Huffington Post on May 2, 2015. This month at the United Nations, 190 nations will gather to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which constrains the spread of nuclear weapons and...
The Iran Deal is a Terrible Blow… To War Profiteers (Theirs and Ours) by Jonathan Granoff
Huffington Post on April 29, 2015. A deal with verifiable measure that helps prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons in exchange for taking steps to help it normalize its relationships with the rest of the world is a very good deal. Lifting sanctions will help...
Nuclear non-proliferation: We must keep working for a world without nuclear weapons (yes, it’s possible) by James Goodby and Steven Pifer
At the Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference later this month at the United Nations, the five nuclear weapon states recognized by the Treaty—the United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China—will come in for critical scrutiny from an international community...
United Nations
PNND Update: Women legislators release appeal for common security and nuclear disarmament
On May 24, 2018, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament. May 24 was also Women's International Day for Peace and Disarmament. PNND women leaders used the occasion to release an appeal Common security for a...
Granoff in The Hill : US doesn’t have the right to violate Iran nuclear deal
By Jonathan Granoff Published in The Hill The Trump Administration has just walked away from the United States’ commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known in the American media as "the Iran Deal." But it’s not an informal...
Witness to history: Pope’s rejection of nukes a milestone, by GSI Senior Advisor Douglas Roche
Reposted from the Hill Times Last week’s papal speech is a reversal of a 35-year policy, which in the arcane world of Vatican diplomacy is not easy to do. VATICAN CITY—A new milestone in the moral rejection of nuclear weapons was reached at the Vatican last week when...
Jonathan Granoff and Michael Fitzpatrick honor Gandhi’s Birthday at UN
Today is Gandhi's Birthday! Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute and one of the Peace Pledge Project initiators honors the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi at the UN Assembly with a message of non-violence and love that is relevant today. The...
Today’s Nuclear Crisis, Perspective and Moving Forward
Presently, the entire world is hostage to a nuclear crisis expressed in the language of war and destruction by the leaders of North Korea and the United States We can look over the abyss and the reality of the consequence of the uses of nuclear weapons strikes...
PNND addresses the UN General Assembly on Nuclear Disarmament
Civil society addresses the UN General Assembly on nuclear disarmament Sep 27, 2017 | Movement News | Global citizens have the means and power today to end the threat from nuclear weapons, according to civil society representatives speaking at...
Banning Nuclear Weapons – An Auspicious Start by Sergio Duarte
By Sergio Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs* Originally posted on IndepthNews.net NEW YORK (IDN) - Despite being shunned by the nine possessors of nuclear weapons and most of their allies, the first part of the negotiations mandated by the...
Seeking Urgently Needed Effective Solutions: Responding to the Call of Pope Francis to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations cordially invites friends and supporters of the Global Security Institute to a special event titled, "Seeking Urgently Needed Effective Solutions." The event will be held Wednesday, October 7, from 1:15- 2:45...
GSI September 2015 eNewsletter: More Than How: Remembering the Why
September 2015 A Message from the President Dear friends, One of the most inspiring and unique inclusions in this eNewsletter is a a short report about the first International Day of Yoga, held at the United Nations, where I had the profound pleasure of...
The Iran Deal: Steps Toward the Common Good
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post, August 3, 2015. We should be grateful to the diplomats for ensuring no further proliferation of nuclear weapons in a volatile region. The Iran Deal demonstrates that when powerful nations identify a common...
U.S. Congress
GSI eNewsletter: June 2009
Contents: A Message from the President GSI Activities - "Voices of Experience," UN Panel Event - Meeting with the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - Briefing at the UN: Human Development is National Security - Book Launch at the United Nations - CTBT Briefing and...
GSI eNewsletter: July 28, 2008
Contents What's Next for India's Nuclear Trade Future: Press Briefing on Key Issues before the IAEA, NSG and US Congress MPI Chairman Calls on World Leaders to Stop US/India Trade Deal PNND Notes, 2008 edition, now available Video from the High-Level Conference...
Diverse Coalition Launches Campaign to Stop U.S. Nuclear Deal with India
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2008 Contact: Kevin Davis, Bipartisan Security Group, (202) 543-9017 bsg@gsinstitute.org www.bipartisansecuritygroup.org www.responsiblenucleartrade.com Arms Control Experts, Environmental Activists, Consumer Advocates, Religious...
GSI eNewsletter: August 1, 2007
Contents: A message from the President GSI News - GSI Event Report: "Weapons in Space and the Disarmament/Non-proliferation Regime" - Policy Brief: Advancing a Cooperative Security Regime in Outer Space - Consultation on Outer Space Security, featuring Dr. Detlev...
The Tide is Turning by Rhianna Tyson – Speech Delivered at a Rally to Commemorate Nagasaki Day, Organized by the Peace Boat
It is such an honor and a pleasure to speak here today on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. As an American, I feel a profound responsibility to work to ensure that nuclear weapons are never again used and to commemorate this anniversary with...
GSI and BSG Events in Washington DC: Consultation with Members of Congress and a Showcase Panel at the American Bar Association
Photo Gallery Overview On May 3 and 4, 2007, a delegation comprised of Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., Chairman of the Bipartisan Security Group, Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, and Dr. Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass...
GSI and BSG Events in Washington, D.C. – Consultation with Members of Congress and a Showcase Panel at the American Bar Association
Overview On May 3 and 4, 2007, a delegation comprised of Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., Chairman of the Bipartisan Security Group, Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, and Dr. Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)...
Advancing Cooperative Security in Space: A Lunch Time Consultation – Event Report by Rhianna Tyson, Program Officer
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Advancing Cooperative Security in Space: A lunchtime consultation Event Report by Rhianna Tyson, Program Officer New York, NY February 9, 2007 New...
GSI eNewsletter: January 8, 2007
Contents: Message from the President Highlight of Activities - MPI Convenes Third Meeting of the Article VI Forum, Ottawa, Canada - BSG Offers Congressional Hearing Testimony, Washington, DC - PNND Update - World Summit of Nobel Laureates, Rome, Italy - Panel...
Global Security Institute Experts Testify Before Congress – Event Report by Adam Nester – Washington, DC
Washington, DC - On September 26, 2006 a hearing was held by the in House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations entitled "Weapons of Mass Destruction: Current Nuclear Proliferation...