Jun 27, 2018 | Books, Douglas Roche, GSI News, News and Updates, Newsletter
In a newly released book, Hope Not Fear: Building Peace in a Fractured World, The Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C., an Advisory Board Member of GSI, presents a sober analysis of the current existential threats facing humanity. At the same time he directs us to practical...
Jun 27, 2018 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Cold War, Denuclearization, Douglas Roche, GSI News, Jonathan Granoff, News and Updates, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, North Korea, U.S.
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...
Nov 21, 2017 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, NATO, News and Updates, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, United Nations
Reposted from the Hill Times Last week’s papal speech is a reversal of a 35-year policy, which in the arcane world of Vatican diplomacy is not easy to do. VATICAN CITY—A new milestone in the moral rejection of nuclear weapons was reached at the Vatican last week when...
Apr 28, 2015 | Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, United Nations
For Immediate Release April 28, 2015: (New York) Can nuclear possessor states reconcile their use of—and threat to use—nuclear weapons with the laws of war? If so, how? Concurrently, can these states reconcile the use—and threat to use—nuclear weapons within...
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...
Jan 18, 2013 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative
I myself have no arms to hug you, but a heart as big as the open space of Kazakhstan ready to embrace the world for peace and nuclear disarmament. Karipbek Kuyukov, Honorary ATOM Project Ambassador The ATOM Project, an exciting new initiative to build global support...
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...
Jul 26, 2012 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Ambassador Thomas Graham, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Michael Douglas, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Recently, several members of GSI’s leadership have been in the media: Middle Powers Initiative Chairman Emeritus Douglas Roche, O.C., published an op/ed in Embassy magazine calling on Canada and other middle powers to support US President Barack Obama’s...
Oct 23, 2010 | Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations
MPI Event Report October 18, 2010 (L-R): Ambassador Cabactulan, Senator Roche, Ambassador Strohal and Alyn Ware During the panel, “Routes to Elimination,” on October 18, the President of the 2010 NPT Review Conference called on middle power...
Sep 20, 2010 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, NPT
Summary Report (L-R): Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute; H.E. Libran Cabactulan, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations; former UN Under-Secretary General Jayantha Dhanapala; UN High Representative for...
Jul 14, 2009 | Biothreats, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter
July 14, 2009 Jonathan Granoff receives Distinguished Alumni Award from Rutgers University Law School 11th Distinguished Service Award to presented to the Honourable Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman Emeritus of the Middle Powers Initiative GSI President Receives...
Jun 1, 2009 | Bipartisan Security Group, Disarmament and Peace Education, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament, U.S. Congress, UK, United Nations
Contents: A Message from the President GSI Activities – “Voices of Experience,” UN Panel Event – Meeting with the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – Briefing at the UN: Human Development is National Security – Book Launch at the United...
Oct 30, 2008 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Ambassador Henrik Salander, Bipartisan Security Group, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Michael Douglas, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Dear friends, The hopes of the world are focused on the US presidential election. It is probably the most important election in recent history. The collective challenges facing the world are daunting: the very health of the global commons – the oceans, rainforests and...
Aug 25, 2008 | Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, India, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, NPT, U.S.
Below is the text of an open letter to the Foreign Ministers of the Nuclear Suppliers Group regarding the role of the NSG in the pending nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and India. We urge all of our concerned friends and...
Jul 4, 2008 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Bipartisan Security Group, Canada, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, India, Iran, Japan, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Robert Grey
Dear friends, July 4 reminds me that ‘miracles really do happen in the course of human events.’ Below are some positive reports, a bit short of the miraculous but valuable all the same. On June 9-10, in New Delhi, India, there was a small high-level...
Mar 28, 2008 | Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, NPT
The Middle Powers Initiative released a summary report of the recent meeting of the Article VI Forum, held at the Dublin Castle in Dublin, Ireland, March 28-29, 2008. The Dublin consultation was the fifth meeting of the Article VI Forum, a unique project intended to...
Jan 25, 2008 | Denuclearization, Disarmament, Disarmament and Peace Education, Douglas Roche, Global Terrorism, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Russia, U.S., UK, United Nations Security Council
Report from GSI President Jonathan Granoff, an IPB Representative to the Nobel Peace Laureate Summit On January 28, 2008, President Mikhail Gorbachev and I were hosted to breakfast and a private meeting with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, at...
Apr 25, 2007 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Robert Grey, Weaponization of Space
The Global Security Institute endeavors to consistently provide relevant, insightful communications to advance the rule of law, the moral imperative to ensure a sustainable future and the elimination of nuclear weapons. We hope you find this material of value. 1....
Dec 25, 2006 | Ambassador Dhanapala, Disarmament, Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Middle Powers Initiative, Newsletter, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nobel Summit, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament
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...
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...
Oct 11, 2006 | Douglas Roche, Events, Global Security Institute, India, Jonathan Granoff, 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...
Sep 7, 2005 | Douglas Roche, Global Security Institute, Jonathan Granoff, Newsletter
HONORING A MAN WHO REMEMBERED HIS HUMANITY Sir Joseph Rotblat (1908-2005) Dear Friends: One of the most engaged and well-respected members of the GSI Board of Advisors, Sir Joseph Rotblat, died on August 31, 2005. The world has lost one the greatest men...
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 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 | 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...
