Nobel Summit


A Time For Serious Thinking by Jonathan Granoff

Dear Friends, This is a time in which serious thinking is needed. Spectacle is interesting entertainment, but only for a short while. It is insufficient for responsible governance of international security issues. The recent G7 Summit, which brought allies to...

Living, and Illuminating, Peace: GSI eNewsletter Winter/Spring 2015

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...

Living Peace: A Gift for 2015 from the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

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,...

Harvard University Divinity School Convenes “Religions and Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?”

On December 2, 2013, Harvard University Divinity School (HDS) convened a group of scholars, practitioners, and advocates to address “Religions and Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?” for a public panel followed by an in-depth evening discussion at HDS...

GSI eNewsletter: December 15, 2006

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Recently the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered in Rome for the 7th World Summit, where they adopted “The Rome Declaration,” a very strong and clear statement on nuclear weapons.  Everyone working for disarmament is encouraged...

ElBaradei Accepts Nobel Prize – The Associated Press – Nobel laureate Says World Must Abandon Nuclear Weapons

Oslo, Norway – Fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, the risk of nuclear disaster is as great as ever with terrorists zealously pursuing atomic weapons, chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei said Saturday in accepting the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize....

GSI eNewsletter: January 13, 2005

Dear Friend: The Global Security Institute joins in offering condolences and support to the survivors of the recent tsunami. In the midst of an inspiring outpouring of caring for those injured by world’s worst natural disaster of modern times, where thousands...

Event Report: 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Takes Place in. Rome, Italy – By Jonathan Granoff (Head of Delegation), Alyn Ware (IPB Vive-President) and Urs Cipolat (Program and Technical Support)

About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up From 10-13 November, twenty-five Nobel Peace Laureates and their organizations met in Rome, Italy to consider vital issues of multi-ethnicity, human...

Nobel Peace Laureates Express Grave Concern About Nuclear Arms Race, Call for Strengthening of NPT and UN – Event Report by Dr. Urs Cipolat – Rome, Italy

From 10-13 November, twenty-three Nobel peace laureates and laureate organizations met in Rome, Italy for the 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. As in previous years, their annual Summit was organized by the Gorbachev Foundation and co-hosted by former Soviet...

“Reflections on Human Unity” by Jonathan Granoff – Presented at the 5th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates – Rome, Italy

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...

“The Role of Ethical Economics in Overcoming Inequality & Divisions in a Globalized World” by M S Swaminathan – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 2 – Rome, Italy

About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by M S Swaminathan President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World AffairsI. Guiding principles of ethical economics Spreading the concept...

“Terrorism an Other Threats to Humanity” by Mary Ellen McNish – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3 – Rome, Italy

About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by Mary Ellen McNish Secretary General, American Friends Service Committee Before I begin my short remarks I feel I must, as an American,...

“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Gunnar Westberg & Alex Rosen – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3, Rome, Italy

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...

“Lifting Up the World: Building a Culture of Peace” by Alyn Ware – Presented at the 5th Summit Of Nobel Peace Laureates, Rome, Italy

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...

“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Mairead Corrigan Maguire – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3 – Rome, Italy

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...

“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Sir Joseph Rotblat – 5th World Summit Of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3 – Rome, Italy

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...

“Multi ethnicity and Human Rights” by Paul A. Lacey – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 1, Rome, Italy

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...

Nobel Peace Summit: A Report from the President – Rome, Italy

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,...

2003 Nobel Peace Laureates Summit

  GSI 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...