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 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 | 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 | 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...
Oct 25, 2004 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter
Contents 1. A Message from the President: Bush v. Kerry 2004 2. MPI Chairman Honored by New Agenda Coalition 3. New Book by BSG Chairman Thomas Graham, Jr. MORE…
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 | Bipartisan Security Group, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.
April 27, 2004 The President’s 11 February speech at the National Defense University set out seven proposals to strengthen America’s, and the world’s, non-proliferation efforts. Each of the proposals is a step in the right direction. Indeed, if the...
Apr 27, 2004 | Bipartisan Security Group, India, Iran, Libya, Media, North Korea, NPT, Pakistan
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 non-proliferation regime,...
Apr 27, 2004 | Bipartisan Security Group, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Robert Grey
April 27, 2004 Washington, DC In response to the President’s non-proliferation proposals announced in February, the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Global Security Institute’s Bipartisan Security Group, hosted a...
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 25, 2004 | Global Security Institute, Iraq, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, Newsletter, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation
April 7, 2004 Dear Friends: One of the goals of the Global Security Institute is to influence the nuclear weapons policies of NATO governments. We have had some recent progress in that regard. The Middle Powers Initiative recently prepared a policy paper for the...
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 | Bipartisan Security Group, Iraq, Media, Robert Grey, United Nations
December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ”Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably...
Dec 13, 2003 | Bipartisan Security Group, Iraq, Media, Robert Grey, U.S.
Chicago Sun Times December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ”Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending...
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...
Dec 1, 2003 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Ed Markey, United Nations
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up This has been a year of struggle, war and extraordinary efforts by those who yearn for a world at peace. Despite many set backs,...
Nov 25, 2003 | Jonathan Granoff, Media, Middle Powers Initiative, Nobel Summit
November 25, 2003 In these troubled times, it is good to announce something positive and uplifting. There are leaders who raise our vision. Many are gathering at the 4th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome November 27-30, 2003. Three members of our...
Nov 25, 2003 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Nobel Summit, Nuclear Proliferation
November 25, 2003 President’s Message: The Nobel Peace Summit In these troubled times, it is good to announce something positive and uplifting. There are leaders who raise our vision. Many are gathering at the 4th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in...
Oct 31, 2003 | Denuclearization, Media, Nadine Kjellberg, Nuclear Proliferation, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament
For Immediate Release: October 31, 2003 Contact: Kath Delaney kath@gsinstitute.org Tel: 415-397-6760 Vancouver…Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons and...
