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In Memoriam: Theodore C. Sorensen

      A great champion of nuclear disarmament, Theodore C. Sorensen, died on Sunday at the age of 82. As the former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy, his was an important voice in the long struggle to, as President Kennedy said in his...

In Memoriam: Sir Joseph Rotblat

September 7, 2005 HONORING A MAN WHO REMEMBERED HIS HUMANITY Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005) Dear Friends: One of the most engaged and well-respected members of the GSI Board of Advisors, Sir Joseph Rotblat, died on August 31, 2005. The world has lost one the...

A Message from GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley

    GSI President Jonathan Granoff, GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley and Nobel Peace Summit Award Recipient George Clooney This past December, the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered together in a Summit in Rome, and I had the privilege of joining GSI President...

Kazakhstan hosts “Nuclear Weapons Free World Forum”

October 12-13, Astana Kazakhstan the Government of Kazakhstan convened the ‘Nuclear Weapons Free World Forum’ which hosted 400 scientists, experts politicians and representatives from different countries, and the heads and representatives of international...

Progress on Disarmament

UN Secretary-General’s Five-Point Proposal, Presentations at the UN by Dr. William Perry and Dr. Henry Kissinger Dear friends, The hopes of the world are focused on the US presidential election. It is probably the most important election in recent history. The...

MDG Awards Presentation by Jonathan Granoff

Millennium Development Goals Awards Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City, New York September 19, 2010 Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute Perspectives Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Friends,   World War I ended with a myopic...

Event: Humanitarian Law Versus Nuclear Weapons  

GSI Event Report October 25, 2010       A stimulating panel, Humanitarian Law Versus Nuclear Weapons, took as its theme the international community’s reaffirmation earlier this year that law governing the conduct of warfare applies in the nuclear...

GSI eNewsletter: Visions Can Be Fulfilled

January is a time to reflect on the past year and present a vision for progress for the coming period. This is the report of a small civil society organization’s contributions to help end the unacceptable risks presented by the deployment of nuclear weapons in...

GSI eNews Alert: July 28, 2008

In this eNews alert: 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...

GSI eAlert: January 2009

Congratulations to new MPI Chairman Ambassador Henrik Salander We are honored to welcome Ambassador Henrik Salander as the new Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative. Ambassador Salander is an accomplished diplomat and an effective disarmament advocate, and will be...

GSI eNewsletter: June, 2009

A Message from the President Dear friends, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a joint announcement in London April 1, 2009,  on the eve of the G20 summit: “We committed our two countries to achieving a nuclear...

In Memoriam: Robert McNamara

On July 6, 2009, Robert McNamara died. On behalf of the Global Security Institute, I offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. We pray that he rests in eternal peace, forgiveness, and love.       Long before the creation of the Global...

GSI eAlert: Millenium Development Goals Awards

Dear friends, Please see below a special invitiation to the Millennium Development Goals Awards, held at the United Nations, March 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Vanessa Redgrave, GSI President Jonathan Granoff, Armand Assante and Sol Guy are co-hosting the event. The event is...