May 22, 2012 | Middle Powers Initiative
MPI Panel at the Vienna NPT PrepCom MPI Event Report Vienna, Austria May 2, 2007 by Jim Wurst, MPI Program Director The Middle Powers Initiative (MPI) prepared a position paper for the NPT PrepCom entitled “Towards 2010: Priorities for NPT Consensus,” with...
May 22, 2012 | GSI News, Middle Powers Initiative
Salander Names Roche MPI Special Adviser Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. Ambassador Henrik Salander, Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative, is pleased to announce the appointment of former Senator Douglas Roche of Canada as Senior Adviser to MPI. Amb....
May 22, 2012 | Middle Powers Initiative
New Brief and World Tour New York, May 26. “It is urgent to begin collective preparatory work leading to the enactment of a universal, verifiable, irreversible and enforceable legal ban on nuclear weapons,” declared the Middle Powers...
May 22, 2012 | Middle Powers Initiative
When the UN Security Council convenes its summit meeting on September 24 with US President Barack Obama presiding, the Council has a unique opportunity to pronounce itself on one of most vital issues before the international community: nuclear non-proliferation and...
May 22, 2012 | Middle Powers Initiative
October 13, 2009 Event report by Rhianna Tyson Kreger It is an oft-repeated truism to assert that the 2010 Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty must succeed if we are to meet the 21 st century threats posed by nuclear weapons....
May 22, 2012 | Nonpartisan Security Group
August 10, 2007 Dear Friend of GSI, The Nonpartisan Security Group (NSG), the Washington-based program of the Global Security Institute (GSI), has been very active in D.C. Just this month, we met with Ambassador Thomas Pickering and the Center Aisle Caucus, where we...
May 22, 2012 | GSI News, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Alyn Ware, Global Coordinator for the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, will receive the 2009 Right Livelihood Award in recognition of “his effective and creative advocacy and initiatives over two decades to further peace education...
May 22, 2012 | Middle Powers Initiative
Wednesday November 23, 2011 On November 23, Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva hosted and chaired a diplomatic roundtable at the Palais des Nations on A Global Law to Ban Nuclear Weapons attended by...
May 22, 2012 | Events, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Monday October 24, 2011 Hosted by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations On October 24, 2011, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and the Parliamentarian Network for Conflict Prevention (a project of the East-West...
May 22, 2012 | Nonpartisan Security Group
Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Secretary-General, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) The Capitol Building, Washington, DC April 27, 2004 I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I look forward to...
May 22, 2012 | Nonpartisan Security Group
Washington, D.C. April 27, 2004 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...
May 22, 2012 | Nonpartisan Security Group
Bipartisan Security Group Welcomes Senate Ratification of START Media Advisory December 22, 2010For immediate release Contact: Kevin Davis, Bipartisan Security Group: (202) 251-8294; kdavis@gsinstitute.org Today’s Senate ratification of the new START arms...
May 22, 2012 | Nonpartisan Security Group
The Bipartisan Security Group Invites you to a Congressional briefing: “Analyzing the Obama Administration’s New Anti-Bioweapons Strategy”with Professor Barry Kellman Thursday, December 17 10:30 AM- 12 PM Rayburn House Building 2200 For more...
May 22, 2012 | Disarmament and Peace Education
Aegis Cruiser see Missile DefenseAlert Status The readiness level of a weapon or weapons system. Throughout the Cold War, US and Soviet nuclear forces were maintained on high alert, a policy that has changed little to this day.Air Based Laser see Missile...
May 22, 2012 | Disarmament and Peace Education
Send a letter to a local or national paper expressing your views on nuclear weapons, missile defense, space weaponization, or another issue.Guidelines and sample lettersList of newspaper e-mail addresses Tips for Writing an Effective Letter to the Editor When writing...
May 22, 2012 | Disarmament and Peace Education, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Nobel Peace Laureates are an important voice for a safer, saner planet. Through the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates, they call the world’s attention to the dangers of nuclear weapons and issue morally authoritative declarations on the urgency of a...
May 22, 2012 | Disarmament and Peace Education
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”—Margaret Mead Support Disarmament Campaigns The momentum towards nuclear disarmament has never been greater, more global or more creative,...
May 22, 2012 | Disarmament and Peace Education
Videos, animation, cartoons and other visual aids are an extraordinary educational tool. Here you can find a list of links to a variety of satirical, beautiful, frightening, serious or just plain good clips that we love. If you know of other good vids that...
Oct 24, 2011 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Events, Global Security Institute, Nuclear Proliferation, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, United Nations
Monday October 24, 2011 Hosted by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations On October 24, 2011, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and the Parliamentarian Network for Conflict Prevention (a project of the East-West...
Oct 23, 2010 | Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations
MPI Event Report October 18, 2010 (L-R): Ambassador Cabactulan, Senator Roche, Ambassador Strohal and Alyn Ware During the panel, “Routes to Elimination,” on October 18, the President of the 2010 NPT Review Conference called on middle power...
Sep 20, 2010 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT
Summary Report (L-R): Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute; H.E. Libran Cabactulan, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations; former UN Under-Secretary General Jayantha Dhanapala; UN High Representative for...
Aug 6, 2010 | Hiroshima, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter
August 6, 2010 Today marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and the beginning of a new era for the human race. Our capacity for destruction must be met with our more powerful capacity to be truly human. As we commemorate this moment and take...
Jul 7, 2010 | Bipartisan Security Group, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Robert Grey
July 7, 2010 PNND Members in leadership positions worldwide The Global Security Institute, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, the Middle Powers Initiative and the Bipartisan Security Group extend their most heartfelt congratulations to...
Jun 26, 2010 | Biothreats, Bipartisan Security Group, Disarmament and Peace Education, Global Terrorism, Iran, NATO, Newsletter, North Korea, NPT, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
A Message from the President DPE Activities – UN Panel Event: Sustainable Security for the 21st Century – Calling for Cooperation in Iran – The Middle East and the NPT – NPT Strategy Session – Principles, Values and Global Security...
Apr 14, 2010 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, NPT, Russia, U.S.
April 14, 2010 The Middle Powers Initiative, based on the results of the Atlanta Consultation III and the series of Article VI Forums, recommends the following policy options to the 2010 NPT Review Conference: 1. Disarmament: Reaffirm the unequivocal undertaking to...
Feb 2, 2010 | Bipartisan Security Group, Global Security Institute, Japan, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Robert Grey
Obama Opponents’ Arguments on Nuclear Policy Rebutted PNND Member Hideo Hiraoka February 22, 2010 PNND member Hideo Hiraoka and 203 other Japanese legislators sent a letter to US President Obama supporting his stated policy objectives of moving...
