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 28, 2004 | Biothreats, Global Security Institute, GSI News, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, NPT, U.S., United Nations
The inspection disarmament efforts through the UN system worked in Iraq. The invasion was not necessary. Billions of dollars have been squandered, thousands of lives and limbs lost, and the people of Iraq live in increasing poverty and insecurity. Did this happen...
Jul 27, 2004 | Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Inspiration, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Nuclear Proliferation
July 27, 2004 Dear Friends: For a sustainable future where rainforests can thrive and provide homes for primates, and where hope and joy can shine in the faces of children who live without fear of war, higher levels of international cooperation are needed. Science and...
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 25, 2004 | Denuclearization, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Security Institute, Iraq, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston
June 30, 2004 Dear Friends: It is hard to believe that it will be five years ago this November when my father, Alan Cranston, called his friend Mikhail Gorbachev and asked him to be the first member of the Global Security Institute’s Board of Advisors. With...
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, 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, 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, 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 27, 2004 | Ambassador Henrik Salander, Biothreats, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, U.S.
About BSG BSG Experts News Room BSG Publications Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Secretary-General, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I...
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 31, 2003 | Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Nobel Summit, U.S. Congress, United Nations
GSI December 31, 2003 A Message of Hope from Pierce Brosnan 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...
Dec 15, 2003 | Biothreats, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Hiroshima, Jonathan Granoff, Nagasaki, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S., United Nations
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up There are approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world, 90 percent of which are possessed by Russia and the United States. The United...
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 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 | 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 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Denuclearization, Dr. Jane Goodall, Jonathan Granoff, Media, United Nations
October 31, 2003 UN Under-Secretary-General Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parliamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Dangers Vancouver…Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer Allen...
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...
Oct 31, 2003 | Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament, United Nations
GSI October 31, 2003 UN Under-Secretary-General Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parliamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Dangers Vancouver…Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer...
Oct 31, 2003 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Nuclear Proliferation, Robert Grey, Senator Ed Markey
October 31, 2003 UN Under-Secretary-General Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parliamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Dangers Vancouver…Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer Allen...
Oct 30, 2003 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Dr. Jane Goodall, Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Jonathan Granoff, Media, Michael Douglas, NPT, United Nations
October 30, 2003 Washington, DC-On October 2, the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Bipartisan Security Group (BSG), hosted a special session titled, “Limits of Unilateralism.” Addressing an...
