Global Security Institute
May 22, 2012 | Events
GSI Event Report St. Francis Yacht Club San Francisco January 9, 2003 Photo: R. McNamara, K. Campbell, S. Spaulding, J. Granoff, R. Grey On January 9, 2003, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara joined Jonathan Granoff and a high-level panel of GSI senior...
May 22, 2012 | Events, Policy Briefs and Reports
Report by Jonathan Granoff President, Global Security Institute Photo courtesy of Michael Collopy The Institute for Political and International Studies of the Foreign Ministry of Iran held a high level conference in Tehran on March 9, 2008 titled...
May 22, 2012 | Events
Presentation by Rhianna Tyson Senior Officer of the Global Security Institute prepared for the Model United Nations conventionMarriot Marquis, New York CityApril 24, 2008 Thanks again to the organizers for inviting me back here to discuss nuclear disarmament and...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
A Message from the President One could reasonably assert that the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the third most important legal instrument of the 20th Century, standing behind the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
A Message from the President One could reasonably assert that the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the third most important legal instrument of the 20th Century, standing behind the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Without...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Building a Common Purpose: A Message from the President The work of the programs described in this newsletter are designed to fulfill the aspirations of President Obama to obtain “the security of a world without nuclear weapons” which United Nations...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
1. A Message from the President 2. DPE Activities – GSI hosts Ban Ki-moon on UN Day – Promoting the SG’s Five Point Proposal – Advancing International Humanitarian Law – Launching Nuclear Abolition Forum – A Call for Abolition from...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
January 21, 2008 Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. On January 15, former Secretaries of State George Schultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Perry and former Senator Sam Nunn published their second widely-circulated op/ed in the Wall Street...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear friend, We are pleased to share with you an outline of Global Security Institute’s Ongoing Initiatives. We are further pleased to notify you and encourage your attendance at several substantive, Upcoming Events. (Both the Ongoing Initiatives document and...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
GSI eNewsletter Upcoming Events Update Dear friends, There have been some changes and updates to GSI’s Calendar of Events for autumn. For example, we now have secured the co-sponsorship of the Government of China for our event on outer space security, held in...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear Friends: The Presidential election in the U.S. will have an enormous impact on the world’s future. During the first Presidential Debate, the candidates both declared that the most important and serious issue before America and the world is the threat...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear Friends: The 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference did not accomplish much needed progress in nuclear non-proliferation or disarmament. Renewed efforts to make the world safer have become more urgent. The interim report below tells how a...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear Friends: Senator Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative recently joined GSI Advisory Board Member and Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, in Japan at commemorative events surrounding the 60th Anniversary of the bombings of...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear Friends: It is an honor to share the following report on the contribution of GSI and its programs during the last six months. I believe that GSI’s founder Senator Alan Cranston would be very proud of these accomplishments. First, however, is a report...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Dear Friends: Congratulations are in order to our friend Mary Becker who is the Executive Producer of the short film B is for BOMB, which won the 2006 Cannes Online Film Competition. The work is based upon her 2004 film Original Child Bomb, which is an...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
December 15, 2006 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Recently the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered in Rome for the 7th World Summit, where they adopted “The Rome Declaration,” a very strong and clear statement on nuclear weapons. Everyone working for disarmament...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
January 8, 2007 A message from GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear Friends, Testimony before the US Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations On September 26, 2006, BSG Chairman Ambassador...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
January 17, 2007 Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is a pleasure to share “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons”, an op-ed by George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn which was published in The Wall Street Journal on January 4, 2007. It is a...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
March 20, 2007 Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Project for Nuclear Awareness (PNA) is an alliance of five expert and citizen groups. The Global Security Institute (GSI) is proud to be a founding member of PNA along with Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities,...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
March 27, 2007 A Message from GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear friends, Hon. Douglas Roche O.C., Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative, delivered an impassioned speech, “Turning Pessimism into Optimism: A Growing Consensus on Nuclear Disarmament,” at...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
Peace – the way and our goal We believe that effectively addressing threats posed by nuclear weapons can only be achieved by integrating national and international security interests. We are thus pleased to share recent reports, briefs and announcements of...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
GSI President Jonathan Granoff A message from the President Humanity is mastering the energies operating at a subatomic level and has begun to unravel the mysteries of the genetic code. With advances into ever new realms of discovery, capacities for blessing...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
A Message from the President Those of us who vigorously advocate for a nuclear weapon-free world are often thought to ignore positive efforts of nuclear weapon states. Let us put that to rest. Here is a short list of several noteworthy...
May 22, 2012 | Newsletter
May 30, 2008 The Global Security Institute (GSI) is pleased to announce that we have a new location for the New York office, which also serves as headquarters for the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI). We remain very much grateful to Helena Durst and the Durst...
May 22, 2012 | GSI News
Make sure nuclear weapons are NOT here to stay. Concerned citizens everywhere are having their voices heard by joining the symphony to eliminate the global nuclear threat. Here are five SIMPLE steps that you can take right now that will help make the world a safer,...
May 22, 2012 | GSI News
Dear friends, As the Global Security Institute prepares for a new season of activities to advance nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, we would like to pause and share a few words in memory of Dr. Alan Phillips. Dr. Phillips was an outstanding citizen, physician...
