Jun 12, 2019 | 9-11, Events, Global Terrorism, GSI News, Human Rights, Inspiration, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, Senator Alan Cranston, Speeches & Presentations, Weapons of Mass Destruction
This week the Oslo Peace Center is hosting and event to address ways to advance greater levels of tolerance. I am pleased to be a speaker in a session with Nobel Peace Laureates Presidents Willem deKlerk and Lech Walesa. Below is the presentation that will be...
Jun 12, 2018 | Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, News and Updates, Newsletter
On 30 May 2018, the Mission of Bulgaria convened a high-level meeting, entitled “Sustaining Peace and Conflict Prevention through Multitrack Education and Initiatives for the Culture of Peace and SDGs,” in order to explore how both a culture of peace and...
Sep 17, 2017 | Dr. Jane Goodall, GSI Programs, Human Rights, Inspiration, Jonathan Granoff
Dear Friends, On Sunday, September 17, in cooperation with ICV and the Franklin Institute, Mr. Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, engaged in a riveting discussion with his good friend GSI Advisory Board member Dr. Jane Goodall at...
Jun 6, 2017 | Denuclearization, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Policy Briefs and Reports, Weapons of Mass Destruction
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May 18, 2017 | Human Rights, News and Updates, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit
Click here to read The Colombia Charter, drafted by the Nobel Peace Laureates at the World Summit.
Sep 11, 2015 | Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, United Nations
September 2015 A Message from the President Dear friends, One of the most inspiring and unique inclusions in this eNewsletter is a a short report about the first International Day of Yoga, held at the United Nations, where I had the profound pleasure of...
Aug 3, 2015 | Human Rights, Iran, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds, Russia, U.S., United Nations
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post, August 3, 2015. We should be grateful to the diplomats for ensuring no further proliferation of nuclear weapons in a volatile region. The Iran Deal demonstrates that when powerful nations identify a common...
Apr 9, 2015 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Human Rights, NPT, Op Eds, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, Rose Gottemoeller, U.S., United Nations
The below article, regarding Pope Francis’ recent statement and the April 9 event which GSI co-hosted with the Holy See to highlight it, was originally published by TIME on Friday, April 10. The original version can be found here. By Elizabeth Dias –...
Mar 16, 2015 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, NATO, Op Eds, Russia, U.S.
The original article, which was published on March 16, 2015 in Russian by the TASS News Agency of Russia, can be found here. Below english translation provided by TASS News Agency of Russia. NEW YORK, March 16 /TASS/. Time for “new realism” has...
Jan 13, 2015 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Op Eds, United Nations
This op/ed, written by GSI President Jonathan Granoff, was published in the Huffington Post on January 13, 2015. Violence, war, catastrophes, and the personal affairs of celebrities pass for news these days, but we need more than that. In troubled times like these,...
Dec 30, 2014 | Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Op Eds, United Nations
Open Letter sent to President Obama by GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear Mr. President, Thanks to you, Mr. President, during your administration, the United States of America has made significant progress in numerous areas of immense importance: providing affordable...
Dec 10, 2014 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, GSI News, Hiroshima, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nagasaki, Op Eds, United Nations
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 2014 (IPS) – Civil society groups are urging the U.N. General Assembly to pass a resolution declaring nuclear strikes on cities to be a clear-cut violation of international humanitarian law. At the Dec. 8-9 Vienna Conference on the...
Sep 25, 2014 | Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Op Eds, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence
Originally published in the Huffington Post, September 23, 2014 by Jonathan Granoff I had the privilege of joining with several hundred thousand people who love the planet and all its inhabitants on September 21, 2014, in New York City. We walked through Manhattan...
Sep 19, 2014 | Douglas Roche, Human Rights, Middle Powers Initiative, Op Eds, United Nations
The failure of the major powers to overcome their narrow, short-term interests has crippled the UN’s ability to enforce the peace and security of the world. by Douglas Roche, O.C. This article was originally published in Embassy magazine, September 17, 2014. Special...
Jul 25, 2014 | Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds
To many if not most, the present turmoil in the world is evidence of a world gone chaotic: the downed Malaysian airliners, the horrific consequences of increased militarization in Israel and Palestine, instability in Egypt, the steady ruination of Syria, the...
Mar 17, 2014 | Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Op Eds
Lead article published in Eruditio, the e-journal of the World Academy of Art and Science, March 14, 2014 Today’s global threats require a cooperative response. The ongoing cycle of fear −wherein armaments spread insecurity and insecurity...
Nov 26, 2013 | Events, Human Rights
WHEN: Monday, December 2, 2013; 5:15 pm to 7:00 pm WHERE: Sperry Room, Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA WHAT: For much of history since WWII, religious conflict has plagued civilization. In the Middle East, Israeli Jews fight Muslim and Christian...
Oct 31, 2013 | Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Op Eds
We are the first civilization in which the pursuit of the real and the good has become separated. The current predominant worldview adopts the scientific method as the singular legitimate method of discovering the truth. It relies on prediction, repetition, control,...
Oct 28, 2013 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Disarmament, Events, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, U.S., United Nations
On October 28, 2013, the Global Security Institute hosted a luncheon event at the United Nations titled “Nuclear Weapons: Threats and Solutions,” featuring UN High Representative Angela Kane and former US Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. The event was co-hosted by the...
Aug 29, 2013 | Biothreats, Human Rights, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Op Eds, United Nations
We can hear the drum beats of war again. Syria certainly appears to have committed heinous acts. The rebels may also have done so as well. Chemical weapons have not been the only horrific means of injuring innocent people. Tens of thousands have died and millions of...
Dec 12, 2012 | Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Inspiration, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation, Speeches & Presentations, United Nations
presentation delivered at the Rotary Club Breakfast United Nations, New York City It is an honor to speak to you today. Rotary Clubs inspire at personal, local and global levels. Whether it is to remind an individual business man that his decisions matter or...
Mar 12, 2009 | Events, Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, United Nations
On March 17, 2009, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and Dr. Kevin Cahill, a world reknown physician and humanitarian, received lifetime achievement awards at the Millennium Development Golas (MDGs) Awards Ceremony at the General Assembly Hall of the United...
Nov 7, 2007 | France, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, India, Jonathan Granoff, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., United Nations
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events GSI eNewsletter Click here for the original publication By Jonathan Granoff Special to The Courier-Journal Religious leaders gathering this week at the Festival of Faiths...
Apr 21, 2007 | Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation
DC: I am Deepak Chopra, this is Wellness Radio. I have a very special guest in the next segment, I will tell you about him in a minute but let’s start off with this beautiful poem from Rumi it’s called Dervishes: You’ve heard descriptions of the ocean of...
Nov 19, 2006 | Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Human Rights, India, Iran, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations
United Nations, NY – On October 11, 2006 a panel convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled The United Nations and Security. The purpose of the panel was to bring experts and practitioners in the fields of development, human rights, gender...
Jun 30, 2006 | Biothreats, DPE, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Op Eds, U.S.
As a result of nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands 60 years ago, many of the Marshallese Islanders still suffer today. Yet, few Americans know about this shameful chapter of history. Today, June 30, which marks a painful anniversary for many in the South Pacific,...
