Nov 12, 2004 | Cold War, DPE, GSI News, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence
Introduction Saadi, the Persian poet of the 13th century, sang: The human family is one body with many parts Creations arising from one unseen essence Any harm to any part summons an awakening a dis-ease and a healing response from all parts You who fail to feel the...
Nov 12, 2004 | Cold War, DPE, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations
From 10-13 November, twenty-three Nobel peace laureates and laureate organizations met in Rome, Italy for the 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. As in previous years, their annual Summit was organized by the Gorbachev Foundation and co-hosted by former Soviet...
Nov 11, 2004 | Disarmament and Peace Education, DPE, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit
Remarks by Alyn Ware, International Coordinator, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament Note: This presentation included slides of peace education in action. Most of the photos and additional information is available from the New Zealand Ministry of Education...
Nov 11, 2004 | DPE, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Iraq, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Russia, U.S.
Dialogue between Gunnar Westberg, MD, Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) & Alex Rosen, Medical Student representative to the Board of IPPNW G: We are sometimes told that terrorism is the greatest threat in...
Nov 11, 2004 | 9-11, DPE, Global Terrorism, GSI Programs, Human Rights, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Nuclear Proliferation, U.S., UK, United Nations
Dear Friends, On 11th September, people everywhere were shocked into the realization that we live in a dangerous world. Those who lost loved ones, and the American people, had our sympathy. But how did the American Administration respond? Tragically, very badly. There...
Nov 11, 2004 | Cold War, DPE, Global Terrorism, Hiroshima, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S., United Nations
International terrorism and nuclear weapons are two areas of the greatest concern to world security at the present time. President George W. Bush said the following about nuclear weapons: “They are the pre-eminent threat to international security.” With...
Nov 10, 2004 | DPE, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Speeches & Presentations
Speech by Paul A. Lacey, Clerk, American Friends Service Committee I will concentrate on two aspects of the same problem: the threat of terror and the danger of the War on Terror. I speak as a Quaker pacifist and as an American citizen, fully recognizing that terror...
Nov 5, 2004 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, China, Cold War, Denuclearization, DPE, France, Global Security Institute, India, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, NPT, Pakistan, Russia, Speeches & Presentations, U.S., UK
In 1958, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made clear the reason the United Kingdom acquired nuclear weapons. Referring to the British nuclear weapon program, Macmillan said in a television interview that “the independent contribution [i.e., British...
Jun 30, 2004 | 9-11, DPE, Global Terrorism, Iraq, Senator Alan Cranston, United Nations
As we witness the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq, I wonder what my father, the late Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., would have thought about the situation there. A few days before he passed away in December 2000, he completed a book entitled “The Sovereignty...
Jun 21, 2004 | Disarmament, DPE, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
“It’s difficult enough to think about one’s own mortality; it’s overwhelming to think about the mortality of the species. And that’s what we’re talking about.” So said Jonathan Granoff ’70 on the Public Radio...
Jun 14, 2004 | Biothreats, Cold War, DPE, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Jonathan Granoff, Senator Alan Cranston, United Nations
Contact: Zachary Allen Tel: (415) 397-6760 “Senator Alan Cranston was a passionate public servant, a true citizen of the world and an inspirational force for peace. The Sovereignty Revolution, finished shortly before his death, gives voice to his...
Jun 14, 2004 | Disarmament, Disarmament and Peace Education, DPE, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Dear Friends: When I look into the eyes of my children, I remember why I am committed to working for a safer world, a world without nuclear weapons. Imagine a world without organizations like the Global Security Institute. Could we survive if the voices of...
Apr 27, 2004 | Biothreats, China, DPE, France, India, Iraq, Israel, Libya, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., UK
Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation. But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the complex of...
Apr 24, 2004 | Disarmament, DPE, Global Security Institute, Hiroshima, Human Rights, Middle Powers Initiative, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Dear Friends: I am not an expert on nuclear weapons or global politics, but I do have enough common sense to know two things: First, nuclear weapons threaten the lives of billions of people. And second, my country will be unable to persuade others not to...
Apr 21, 2004 | DPE, Global Security Institute, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, News and Updates, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
People make mistakes. We should not be too surprised or dismayed at the failure of intelligence regarding weapons in Iraq. We now know that blood and treasure is being spent based on speculation or evidence ignored. David Kay’s testimony that Iraq did not pose a...
Dec 13, 2003 | Douglas Roche, DPE, Jonathan Granoff, Robert Grey, Senator Alan Cranston
GSI – News Archives Bush Should’ve Taken His Father’s Advice On War By Robert T. Grey, Jr. Chicago Sun Times December 13, 2003 Power Over the Ultimate Evil By Jonathan Granoff Tikkun A Bimonthly Jewish Critique of Politics, Culture & Society...
Apr 22, 2003 | DPE, North Korea
April 22, 2003 U.S. hard line will not curb North Korea’s nuclear policy The Bush administration wrongly believes it can eliminate the nuclear threat by wars of prevention. This policy may actually stimulate efforts by other countries to quickly obtain...
Apr 21, 2003 | Christie Brinkley, Disarmament, DPE, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Michael Douglas, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston
Please join Christie Brinkley, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, and Michael Douglas on April 21 in New York City for a special evening. DOWNLOAD YOUR INVITATION (PDF) Christie Brinkley, Model/Spokeswoman and Activist Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada, and...
Apr 12, 2003 | Denuclearization, DPE, Events, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Iraq, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston, United Nations
On Saturday, April 12, 2003 the Global Security Institute presented Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi with the 2003 Alan Cranston Peace Award. Following is a transcript of her remarks, as prepared. “I wish to express my appreciation to the Members of the Board, the...
Apr 12, 2003 | DPE, Global Security Institute, Inspiration, Senator Alan Cranston
Proclamation City and County of San Francisco WHEREAS, Senator Alan Cranston (1914-2000) dedicated his life and work to peace, justice, environmental sustainability, human rights, the rights of veterans, the rule of law and cooperation amongst peoples, and...
Apr 12, 2003 | Ambassador Dhanapala, DPE, Events, Global Security Institute, Senator Alan Cranston
GSI – News Archives« Previous |Main Archives| Next » TEST NANCY PELOSI House Democratic Leader to receive ALAN CRANSTON PEACE AWARD NANCY PELOSI To benefit the Global Security Institute at a gala event in San Francisco on Saturday evening, April 12, 2003....
Mar 25, 2003 | Biothreats, Denuclearization, Disarmament, DPE, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Nadine Kjellberg, Nobel Summit, North Korea, Robert Grey, U.S., United Nations
A)- On March 25, the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation of the US Congress will host a panel on The Biological Weapons Convention: Relevance for International and National Security. The Bipartisan Security Group (a program of the Global Security...
Mar 25, 2003 | Biothreats, Bipartisan Security Group, DPE, Global Security Institute, Robert Grey, U.S. Congress, Weapons of Mass Destruction
On March 25, the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation of the US Congress will host a panel on The Biological Weapons Convention: Relevance for International and National Security. The Bipartisan Security Group (a program of the Global Security Institute)...
Feb 7, 2003 | Disarmament, DPE, Global Security Institute, GSI News, Iraq, United Nations, Weapons of Mass Destruction
An increasing number of countries on the UN Security Council support “robust monitoring” as an effective and peaceful alternative to war in Iraq. Reacting to Secretary of State Colin Powell’s speech at the UN Security Council on Wednesday,...
Feb 5, 2003 | Disarmament, DPE, Iraq, United Nations, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Download Detailed Brief on Robust Monitoring (PDF) The debate concerning Iraq’s possible weapons of mass destruction and their elimination has devolved into an inadequate debate about inspections vs. war. In the interest of international peace and...
Dec 30, 2002 | DPE, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nuclear Proliferation
2002 Annual Report Download Here (PDF) During this time of war, we must “refuse to accept the cynicism and despair that crushes hope and vision.” I invite you to join the Nobel Peace Laureates, who at a recent gathering in Rome affirmed strongly...
