Jonathan Granoff

Speeches, writings and interviews by GSI President Jonathan Granoff.


New Implications for the NPT 2005 Review

MPI Event Report by Matt Werner United Nations, New York November 4, 2004 United Nations, New York – On November 4, 2004, the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI) hosted a forum at the United Nations entitled, “New Implications for the NPT 2005 Review.”...

Peace — The Only Way to Peace

Peace – The Only Way to Peace presentation by Jonathan Granoff prepared for the Sidi Shiker World Meeting of Tassawuf Affiliate Organized by the Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs July 10-11, 2009 Marrakesh, Morocco Bismillahirahmaniraheem....

Reflecting and Serving on Hiroshima Day

August 6, 2010 Today marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and the beginning of a new era for the human race. Our capacity for destruction must be met with our more powerful capacity to be truly human. As we commemorate this moment and take...

Pacta Sunt Servanda: Promises to Keep

Pacta Sunt Servanda: Promises to Keep Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute UN Day Conference – Nuclear Disarmament: A Compass Point for Progress and Accountability On United Nations Day three years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set forth a...

“The Limits of Unilateralism” By Amb. Thomas Graham, Jr.

Remarks by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr.Washington, DC October 2, 2003 Disarmament, arms control, is not a new issue. In the Middle Ages, the Pope outlawed the crossbow declaring it to be “hateful to God and unfit for Christians.” However, the crossbow was...

Forsaking Space Weapons Would Spur Peace

Op-ed by Rhianna Tyson Click here for the original publication at Commondreams.org Tensions, it seems, between the US and Russia heighten daily. Increasingly hostile rhetoric is slung from both sides in a tactical volley best characterized as dumb and dumber. One...

Toward a Nuclear-Free World: Reaganites against the bomb

Op-ed by Tyler Wigg Stevenson and Jessica Wilbanks This article was originally published in Sojourners Magazine, April 2008. Reprinted with permission. +1 (800) 714-7474 In January 4, 2007, former Reagan administration officials George Shultz and Henry Kissinger...

Strengthening Space Security

October 14, 2009 Event report by Jim Wurst     (L-R): John Steinbruner, Nancy Gallagher, Cesar Jaramillo Technology in outer space is outpacing the global legal regime governing their use. New arrangements are therefore needed to ensure that space is kept...

Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

Presentation by Rhianna Tyson Senior Officer of the Global Security Institute prepared for the Model United Nations conventionMarriot Marquis, New York CityApril 24, 2008 Thanks again to the organizers for inviting me back here to discuss nuclear disarmament and...

Remarks by Ambassador Robert Grey Jr.,

at the Arthur Armitage Award Ceremony honoring Jonathan Granoff Rutgers Law School-Camden June 11, 2009 (Check against delivery) I am honored to be here today to honor the man you have chosen to honor. He is simply put unique. His life’s work is to strengthen...

Remarks by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr.,

Remarks by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr.,at the Arthur Armitage Award Ceremony honoring Jonathan Granoff Rutgers Law School-Camden June 11, 2009 We are here today to honor Jonathan Granoff, the 2009 recipient of the Arthur E. Armitage, Sr. Distinguished Alumni Award...

Honoring Footsteps

Remarks by Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute on accepting the Arthur E. Armitage Distinguished Alumni Award Rutgers University Law School-Camden June 11, 2009 Although it is my name and hands accepting this honor today, the reality is that...

Audio Resources

Bipartisan Security Group’s Ambassador Thomas Graham on BBC’s “Is There a New Nuclear Arms Race?” April 2015 Ambassador Thomas Graham, Chairman of the Bipartisan Security Group, explains the colossal consequences of nuclear-weapon states...

Introductory Remarks

delivered at the Scientific/Technical Experts’ Briefing on Nuclear Weapons Practices and Policies Vienna, Austria GSI organized this briefing session to give advocates for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament confidence that empirical evidence favors their...

Ascend the Political Ladder

Presentation of Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute, on behalf of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament at the International Seminar: “The Experience of the NWFZ in Latin America and the Caribbean and the perspective...

Pacta Sunt Servanda: Promises to Keep

Presentation by Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute delivered at the UN Day Conference- Nuclear Disarmament: A Compass Point for Progress and Accountability On United Nations Day three years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon set forth a compass...

Bring Words Into Action

presentation by Jonathan Granoff, President, Global Security Institute delivered to the High Level Workshop to Mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests:From Here to 2015: Prioritizing the NPT Action Plan United Nations, New York City Thank you very much, Dr....