GSI Programs

MPI Statement on the September 24 Security Council Summit

Sep 24, 2009 | Ambassador Henrik Salander, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations, United Nations Security Council

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...

GSI eNewsletter: June 2009

Jun 1, 2009 | Bipartisan Security Group, Disarmament and Peace Education, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament, U.S. Congress, UK, United Nations

Contents: A Message from the President GSI Activities – “Voices of Experience,” UN Panel Event – Meeting with the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – Briefing at the UN: Human Development is National Security – Book Launch at the United...

2009 MPI Event Reports from 2002 to 2009

Jan 28, 2009 | Middle Powers Initiative

MPI Report Berlin, Germany January 28, 2009 Hosts Sixth Meeting of Article VI Forum in Berlin The sixth Article VI Forum was held in Berlin, January 29-30, 2009, with the theme New Imperatives and Openings for a Nuclear weapon-Free World. Convened with the support of...

GSI eNewsletter: October 30, 2008

Oct 30, 2008 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Ambassador Henrik Salander, Bipartisan Security Group, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Michael Douglas, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

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 collective challenges facing the world are daunting: the very health of the global commons – the oceans, rainforests and...

GSI eNewsletter: July 4, 2008

Jul 4, 2008 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Canada, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, India, Iran, Japan, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Robert Grey

Dear friends, July 4 reminds me that ‘miracles really do happen in the course of human events.’ Below are some positive reports, a bit short of the miraculous but valuable all the same. On June 9-10, in New Delhi, India, there was a small high-level...

GSI eNewsletter: May 30, 2008

May 25, 2008 | Bipartisan Security Group, Canada, Christie Brinkley, Global Security Institute, India, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, NPT, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, U.S.

Contents: 1. GSI Office Move 2. DPE Activities – India Celebrates 20 years of the Rajiv Gandhi Plan – Overcoming Nuclear Dangers Conference, Harvard University – GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley Receives Smart Cookie Award from Condé Nast –...

Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century by Rhianna Tyson, Senior Officer of the Global Security Institute

Apr 24, 2008 | China, Cold War, France, Global Terrorism, India, Israel, Japan, Media, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., United Nations

prepared for the Model United Nations convention Marriot Marquis, New York City April 24, 2008 Thanks again to the organizers for inviting me back here to discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation to this outstanding group of young people.  From briefly...

Restoring U.S. Nuclear-Free Leadership by Thomas Graham, Jr. and Max Kampelman

Apr 8, 2008 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Biothreats, Cold War, DPE, India, Iran, Israel, Media, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., U.S. National Security

  Washington Times April 2, 2008 After a long dry spell, the seeds planted by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva in 1985 and Reykjavik in 1986, appear to be bearing fruit. Their declaration in Geneva that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must...

PM Gordon Brown and President Gorbachev Discuss a Wide Range of Issues

Jan 25, 2008 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Disarmament and Peace Education, Douglas Roche, Global Terrorism, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Russia, U.S., UK, United Nations Security Council

Report from GSI President Jonathan Granoff, an IPB Representative to the Nobel Peace Laureate Summit On January 28, 2008, President Mikhail Gorbachev and I were hosted to breakfast and a private meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, at...

GSI eNewsletter: December 11, 2007

Dec 11, 2007 | Biothreats, Bipartisan Security Group, Christie Brinkley, DPE, Global Security Institute, Japan, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, United Nations

Contents: 1. A Message from the President 2. PNND Activities – Five Women Leaders elected Co-Presidents of PNND – Christie Brinkley and parliamentarians working to abolish nuclear weapons – Preventing Nuclear Genocide, PNND address by Senator Roméo...