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Security Reflections: A Holistic Approach without Nuclear Weapons by Jonathan Granoff
Lead article published in Eruditio, the e-journal of the World Academy of Art and Science, March 14, 2014 Today's global threats require a cooperative response. The ongoing cycle of fear −wherein armaments spread insecurity and insecurity generates more...
Musings on a New Paradigm – Published in the Cadmus Journal: Promoting Leadership in Thought that leads to Action
We are the first civilization in which the pursuit of the real and the good has become separated. The current predominant worldview adopts the scientific method as the singular legitimate method of discovering the truth. It relies on prediction, repetition, control,...
High Opportunity for Nuclear Disarmament at High-Level Meeting by Jonathan Granoff
This article originally appeared in the InterPress Service HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, U.S., Sep 18 2013 (IPS) - Every nation in the world has been invited to participate at the highest political level in the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear...
Its Time to Make the Middle East WMD-Free by Jonathan Granoff – Published in the World Policy Dog
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2013/09/12/its-time-make-middle-east-wmd-free Eliminating the chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria through international cooperation and bringing Syria into full compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention would be a public good for...
Syria: Law and Legitimacy by Jonathan Granoff published in the Huffington Post
We can hear the drum beats of war again. Syria certainly appears to have committed heinous acts. The rebels may also have done so as well. Chemical weapons have not been the only horrific means of injuring innocent people. Tens of thousands have died and millions of...
Practical Proposals for a Real Change in North Korea by Jonathan Granoff – Pub listed in the Huffington Post
published in the Huffington Post Following the latest heightened, bellicose threats from North Korea, the UN Security Council unanimously passed a new round of sanctions on the already isolated country, aimed primarily at starving their growing missile program....
What Oslo Conferences Mean for Nuke Abolition
Alyn Ware writes for InDepth News-- February 21, 2013 A meteor blasting into the atmosphere over Siberia (on February 15), injuring about 1000 people with debris, provided a graphic warning of the risk of a larger meteor, or even an asteroid, hitting earth. About the...
Ronald Reagan, Republicans, and Nuclear Weapons by Jonathan Granoff – Huffington Post
Listening to today's candidates --at any level -- one would not know that, historically, Republicans have been instrumental in advancing arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear disarmament. That is, until the recent Bush administration. In fact, active Republican...
NATO Looks Backward, Nobel Peace Laureates Look Forward to Youth
by Jonanthan Granoff and Pavel PalazhchenkoHuffington Post May 31, 2012 NATO's Heads of State and Government met in Chicago on May 20 and 21. A few weeks earlier, April 23-25, the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered there for their annual summit. A city that could carry...
The Meaning of Iran’s Nuclear Weapon Program
by Rhianna Tyson KregerHuffington PostMay 18, 2012 Iran's presumed quest for nuclear weapons isn't just about nuclear weapons. It is also about prestige, and it is also about respect, both of which Iran believes it is entitled to, and neither of which it feels it...
United Nations
A Beacon of Hope
Far from extinguishing hopes for progress in nuclear disarmament, the violence-torn summer of 2014-- televised killings in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq-- should remind us of the inarguable imperative of prohibiting and eliminating nuclear weapons. The newest brief...
Major Powers Must Unite Behind the UN
The failure of the major powers to overcome their narrow, short-term interests has crippled the UN’s ability to enforce the peace and security of the world. by Douglas Roche, O.C. This article was originally published in Embassy magazine, September 17, 2014. Special...
A Moral Compass
opening remarks by Jonathan Granoff at the event "Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass" co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Philippines and the Global Security Institute United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber April 30, 2014 Sometimes a specific...
Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass – April 30, 2014
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has 190 member States, more than any other treaty addressing weapons. From April 28-May 9, 2014 its members met in the Trusteeship Council chambers of the United Nations in New York City and failed to make progress on reducing no...
Thinking Creatively: In and Out of the NPT Box
On December 11, 2013, the Global Security Institute (GSI), in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), hosted an informal roundtable discussion with presentations by Ambassador Libran Cabactulan of the Phillippines, President of the 2010 Review Conference...
Harvard University Divinity School Convenes “Religions and Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?”
On December 2, 2013, Harvard University Divinity School (HDS) convened a group of scholars, practitioners, and advocates to address "Religions and Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?" for a public panel followed by an in-depth evening discussion at HDS Dean David...
Distinguished Guest Speakers Discuss US Interests and the United Nations
“There is nothing else like it,” said senior advisor to the U.N. Foundation Gillian M. Sorensen of the United Nations at the International Law Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series event held on Wednesday, November 14th in the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Widener...
Ambassador Graham at the American Physical Society Forum on Physics and Society
On November, 2, 2013, Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., delivered remarks at the American Physical Society Forum on Physics and Society, centered on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its relationship to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. In it, he...
Nuclear Weapons Threats and Solutions: A Luncheon at the United Nations
On October 28, 2013, the Global Security Institute hosted a luncheon event at the United Nations titled “Nuclear Weapons: Threats and Solutions,” featuring UN High Representative Angela Kane and former US Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. The event was co-hosted by the...
High Opportunity for Nuclear Disarmament at High-Level Meeting by Jonathan Granoff
This article originally appeared in the InterPress Service HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, U.S., Sep 18 2013 (IPS) - Every nation in the world has been invited to participate at the highest political level in the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Nuclear...
U.S. Congress
Congressional Letter to President George W Bush Expressing Concern About Development of Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons
February 14, 2002 In December 2001, the Washington Post reported that some officials in the Bush administration were advocating the development of a new "usable" nuclear weapon or "mini-nuke." Additional news articles in January 2002, said that the Bush...
Experts Work to Keep Weapons Out of Space – Congressional Leaders Join Dialogue in Philadelphia
December 04, 2001 PHILADELPHIA: On the eve of the Bush Administration's December 3 test of an anti-ballistic missile interceptor, a group of experts gathered in Philadelphia's Friends Conference Center for a conference addressing the implications of missile defense on...
Activism Gets Results in Washington, D.C. – Project Report
June 15, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C.--From June 10-13, 2001, Project Abolition, a coalition of non-profit organizations promoting security through nuclear disarmament, worked with the Nuclear Disarmament Partnership to organize a press conference, Congressional education...
New Leadership of The GSI, Inspired by Legacy Senator Alan Cranston, Hosts “13 Days” Screening for Congressional Audience
February 16, 2001 The Global Security Institute had a smooth transition of leadership in the wake of founder Senator Alan Cranston's death on New Year's Eve. The Board of Directors elected Jonathan Granoff as GSI President, and Kim Cranston, Senator Cranston's son, as...
New Leadership of the Global Security Institute, Inspired by Legacy of Senator Alan Cranston, Hosts 13 Days Screening for Congressional Audience – GSI Report
GSI Report February 16, 2001 The Global Security Institute had a smooth transition of leadership in the wake of founder Senator Alan Cranston's death on New Year's Eve. The Board of Directors elected Jonathan Granoff as GSI President, and Kim Cranston, Senator...
New Leadership of the GSI, Inspired by Legacy of Senator Alan Cranston, Hosts “Thirteen Days” Screening for Congressional Audience – Lesson For Modern Times
The Global Security Institute had a smooth transition of leadership in the wake of founder Senator Alan Cranstons death on New Years Eve. The Board of Directors elected Jonathan Granoff as GSI President, and Kim Cranston, Senator Cranstons son, as Chairman...
President Bush to Screen “Thirteen Days” at White House – Upcoming Screening Also Set for U.S. Congress, U.N., Berlin Film Festival – PR Newswire
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Thirteen Days, the critically acclaimed dramatization of the Cuban Missile Crisis staring Kevin Costner, will be the first film screened by President...
Senate Resolution – Relative to the Death of Alan Cranston, Former U.S. Senator for the State of California – 107th Congress – 1st Session
S. RES. 12 January 22, 2001 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Relative to the death of Alan Cranston, former United States Senator or the...
Ratify, but Review by Harold Brown, Melvin R. Laird and William J. Perry – New York Times – Op Ed
January 7, 2001 WASHINGTON: Much media attention has been focused on cabinet selections and partisan politics. But it has become clear that any legislative success in the 107th Congress will require a coalition of centrists from both sides of the aisle. Nowhere is...
Peace Declaration: Address by Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, on the occasion of the 54th Anniversary of Hiroshima Bombing – Congress Expressing the Sense That Nuclear Weapons Should Be Taken off Hair-Trigger Alert
August 06, 1999 Peace Declaration: Address on the occasion of the 54th anniversary of Hiroshima A century of war, the twentieth century spawned the devil's own weapons-nuclear weapons-and humankind has yet to free itself of their threat.Nonetheless, inspired by the...