Oct 2, 2017 | China, Denuclearization, Disarmament, France, GSI Programs, Jonathan Granoff, NATO, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, North Korea, NPT, Russia, U.S., UK, United Nations
Presently, the entire world is hostage to a nuclear crisis expressed in the language of war and destruction by the leaders of North Korea and the United States We can look over the abyss and the reality of the consequence of the uses of nuclear weapons strikes...
May 18, 2017 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Policy Briefs and Reports, U.S.
In 1996, the International Court of Justice issued an opinion that the use of nuclear weapons is scarcely reconcilable with international humanitarian law and concluded that nations have an obligation to pursue good-faith negotiations leading to disarmament. Not only...
Apr 14, 2017 | Denuclearization, News and Updates, NPT, Op Eds, United Nations
By Sergio Duarte, former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs* Originally posted on IndepthNews.net NEW YORK (IDN) – Despite being shunned by the nine possessors of nuclear weapons and most of their allies, the first part of the negotiations mandated...
Oct 10, 2015 | Denuclearization, Events, NPT
Since President Obama’s 2009 announcement of his long-term nuclear disarmament vision in Prague and the following signing of the 2010 US-Russia START Treaty, Prague has established itself as a venue for discussion and taking stock of issues related to nuclear arms...
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...
May 2, 2015 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Op Eds, Russia, U.S., United Nations
The below article, by Jonathan Granoff, was originally published in the Huffington Post on May 2, 2015. This month at the United Nations, 190 nations will gather to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which constrains the spread of nuclear weapons and...
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 –...
Apr 3, 2015 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Events, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, NPT, Photo Galleries, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence
Events, reports, and analysis A Message From the President The necessity of human solidarity must not be trumped by the divisiveness of nuclear weapons. This was part of the historic message expressing the ideas of His Holiness Pope Francis shared at the recent...
Mar 15, 2015 | Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Op Eds
The below article was originally published on March 15, 2015 in Farsi by TREND News. The translated version can be found here. Baku, Azerbaijan, March 15 By Khalid Kazimov – Trend: A nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 will be a good one if it brings...
Dec 8, 2014 | Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, Video Blog
Emphasizing the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons continues to gain momentum as a viable approach to advancing nuclear disarmament. As part of this momentum, the Austrian government held the Third International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of...
Sep 22, 2014 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, GSI Programs, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT, Policy Briefs and Reports, United Nations
Far from extinguishing hopes for progress in nuclear disarmament, the violence-torn summer of 2014– televised killings in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq– should remind us of the inarguable imperative of prohibiting and eliminating nuclear weapons. The...
May 14, 2014 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, U.S., United Nations
opening remarks by Jonathan Granoff at the event “Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass” co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of the Philippines and the Global Security Institute United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber April 30, 2014 Sometimes a...
Apr 5, 2014 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, NPT, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, United Nations
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has 190 member States, more than any other treaty addressing weapons. From April 28-May 9, 2014 its members met in the Trusteeship Council chambers of the United Nations in New York City and failed to make progress on reducing no...
Feb 3, 2014 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, France, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, NPT, Senator Ed Markey
February 3, 2014 The Global Security Institute (GSI) works to strengthen international cooperation based on the rule of law, with a particular focus on achieving the security of a world without nuclear weapons. You can support our work by sharing this eNews with...
Dec 23, 2013 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, GSI News, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
December 23, 2013 Dear friend, The Global Security Institute makes our voices for a safer world impact where it matters–decision makers in Washington, capitals around the world, and the United Nations. Your investment in its work will make a difference. My work...
Dec 11, 2013 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Events, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, United Nations
On December 11, 2013, the Global Security Institute (GSI), in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), hosted an informal roundtable discussion with presentations by Ambassador Libran Cabactulan of the Phillippines, President of the 2010 Review Conference...
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...
Sep 13, 2013 | Biothreats, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Op Eds, Russia, U.S., UK, United Nations, Weapons of Mass Destruction
http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2013/09/12/its-time-make-middle-east-wmd-free Eliminating the chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria through international cooperation and bringing Syria into full compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention would be a public good for...
Feb 28, 2013 | Events, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, United Nations
February 22-23, 2013 Creating the Conditions and Building the Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World was the title of the Middle Power Initiative’s Berlin Framework Forum, a new initiative designed to help implement the decisions of the 2010 NPT Review...
Nov 30, 2012 | Biothreats, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Op Eds
Listening to today’s candidates –at any level — one would not know that, historically, Republicans have been instrumental in advancing arms control, nonproliferation, and nuclear disarmament. That is, until the recent Bush administration. In fact,...
Aug 15, 2012 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Events, Global Security Institute, Iran, Jonathan Granoff, North Korea, NPT, Rose Gottemoeller, U.S.
Law, US Security and Nuclear Weapons: The Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty and Beyond Ambassador Rose Gottemoeller Ambassador Thomas Graham On July 20, 2012, a dynamic and informative teleconference was convened by the International Law Section of the American Bar...
Aug 3, 2012 | Events, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, Speeches & Presentations
Presentation by Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute delivered to the Halki Summit on “Global Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability: A Conversation on Environment, Ethics, and Innovation” June 18-20, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey...
Aug 3, 2012 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT
August 3, 2012: The former Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, has been appointed Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), David Krieger, Chairman of MPI’s Executive Committee, announced today. He hailed Akiba, one of the world’s foremost...
Aug 3, 2012 | Denuclearization, Events, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT
The Global Security Institute, the Middle Powers Initiative and the network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament were actively engaged in the first Preparatory Committee conference of States parties to the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation...
Jul 26, 2012 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, NPT
Dr. Deepak Chopra, one of the world’s most influential advocates of well being and peace, is featuring GSI President Jonathan Granoff on a series of interviews for his video blog, Intent, and Sirius Radio show. » Click here to watch clips from the first...
Jul 25, 2012 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Global Security Institute, Iran, Israel, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, NPT, Robert Grey, U.S.
Dear friends, We would like to draw your attention to the recent declaration of the Middle Powers Initiative on the US/Iran confrontation. Such a clear, powerful statement advocating for the resolution of differences through intensified diplomatic means is a welcomed...
