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US Unveils More Restrictive Nuclear Policy
Jonathan Granoff on Associated Press television discussing the security-enhancing cooperation facilitated by the new START treaty and the Nuclear Posture Review.
New Momentum for Nuclear Disarmament?
BSG Chairman Thomas Graham talks about opportunities for progress under the Obama administration.
The US-India Deal
GSI and MPI Adviser Jayantha Dhanapala talks about how the US-India nuclear cooperation deal violates the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The Three Most Important Legal Instruments
GSI President Jonathan Granoff discusses what he believes are the three most important legan instruments of the 20th century: the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the nuclear Non-Prolieration Treaty.
Interviews with GSI leadership and staff during the NPT PrepCom
May 2007 During the 2007 NPT PrepCom in Vienna, banningthebomb.tv interviewed several GSI leaders on various aspects of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. » "The Ladder of Nuclearism," GSI President Jonthan Granoff » "The Importance of the NPT," GSI...
The Greatest Threat
Jonathan Granoff talks about the current state of the world's nuclear arsenals. If the five declared nuclear weapons states cannot stop producing new nuclear weapons, he says, then what hope has the world of stopping nations like North Korea or Iran?
GSI’s Approach to Nuclear Proliferation
GSI Senior Officer Rhianna Tyson Kreger explains the synergy of GSI's unique programs on Global Connections TV.
MPI Statement on the September 24 Security Council Summit
When the UN Security Council convenes its summit meeting on September 24 with US President Barack Obama presiding, the Council has a unique opportunity to pronounce itself on one of most vital issues before the international community: nuclear non-proliferation and...
Millenium Development Goals Awards Ceremony at the United Nations
GSI President Jonathan Granoff On March 17, 2009, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and Dr. Kevin Cahill, a world reknown physician and humanitarian, received lifetime achievement awards at the Millennium Development Golas (MDGs) Awards Ceremony at...
Resources from the Sixth Meeting of the Article VI Forum
Berlin, Germany January 29-30, 2009 Documents Transcripts * Presentations Photographs MPI Chairman Henrik Salander and German Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler Documents - Final Report - Summary Report - Briefing Paper: "A Global Public Good of the Highest...
GSI eNewsletter Archives
January 2012 Visions Can Be Fulfilled: GSI eNewsletter January 2012 1. A Message from the President Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Undersecretary General for Disamament Affairs Sergio Duarte, Jonathan Granoff (GSI) 2. DPE Activities - GSI hosts Ban...
PM Gordon Brown and President Gorbachev Discuss a Wide Range of Issues
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...
India’s Prime Minister Supports Nuclear Disarmament
New Delhi, India -- In a statement that could have far-reaching consequences in the struggle to rid the world of nuclear weapons in a time-bound framework, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, told an international conference June 9-10 in New Delhi:...
Millennium Development Goals Awards Ceremony
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu The award ceremony was organized by the MDG Awards Committee in association with Humanitad. www.humanitad.org Highlight of the Humanitad produced event was the presentation of a Lifetime of Humanitarian Achievement Award to Archbishop...
Strengthening Global Security From Biothreats: A discussion with Dr. Barry Kellman
Policy roundtable event report By Katherine Prizeman April 15, 2010 (L-R): GSI President Jonathan Granoff, Dr. Barry Kellman and Dr. W. Pal Sidhu On April 15, 2010, the Global Security Institute and the EastWest Institute co-sponsored...
Sustainable Security for the 21st Century: Building Bridges between Disarmament and Development
Special UN Panel Event Report By Jesse Zeigler May 10, 2010 Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Jane Goodall On May 10, 2010, the Global Security Institute, with co-sponsorship by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, convened a...
GSI Announces Dr. James Martin as New Advisory Board Member
The Global Security Institute is very pleased to announce James Martin, Pulitzer-prize nominated author and world renown technology innovator and consultant, as our newest member of the GSI Board of Advisers. As one of the world's foremost information technology...
Moral, Ethical, Practical, and Spiritual Global Responsibility in the Nuclear Age
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, 2012Istanbul, Turkey The reigns of...
MPI Brief: Building a Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
The newest brief from the Middle Powers Initiative lays out the purpose and design of the newly inaugurated "Framework Forum" series: to help re-define the structure of a secure world without nuclear weapons and the means through which it can be built. »...
Unending Crisis: New book by BSG Chairman Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.
With a foreward by Hans...
GSI Activities Report from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom Vienna, 2012
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Science and Technology Experts' Briefing 3. MPI's Framework Forum 4. PNND Activities- Scottish MP presents campaign for WMD-Free Middle East - Presentation to the NPT PrepCom delegates - New Agenda Coalition NGO presentation 5....
Disarmament and Peace Education program
The Disarmament and Peace Education section of this website is intended for people who care about eliminating nuclear weapons and want to become involved, but feel they need to learn more about the issues before taking the next step. Through the DPE program, we...
American Bar Association Panel on Nuclear Weapons and International Humanitarian Law
April 20, 2012 Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City » Download the full PDF report (includes transcript) How does, and how should, international humanitarian law (IHL) governing the conduct of warfare apply to nuclear weapons? On April 20, 2012, three highly...
MPI: Framework Forum Inaugural Session
The inaugural meeting of MPI's Framework Forum was held in Vienna on May 1 with the theme of “Building the Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World: Laying Out the Map.” Held at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy with the support of the Austrian Federal...
VIDEO: A Dialogue with Michael Douglas at the ABA
A Dialogue on Responsibility, Art, Celebrity, Nuclear Weapons, and Making Movies with UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas and GSI President Jonathan Granoff at the American Bar Association April 2012 At the April 2012 Conference of the International Law Section of...
Secretary-General Ban Calls for Nuclear Disarmament “Progress on the Ground”
October 24, 2011-- "We know that the world of tomorrow is shaped by the decisions we make today. A world free of nuclear weapons is a concrete possibility," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the high-level conference commemorating United Nations Day co-organized...
Preserving the Rule of Law to Resolve Iran Impasse
GSI President Jonathan Granoff was featured in The Huffington Post, with an important article highlighting the special duty of America to follow the rule of law in addressing the international challenge of Iran. Regarding Iran, America Must Look to the Constitution...
HuffPost: NATO Looks Backward, Nobel Peace Laureates Look Forward to Youth
GSI President Jonathan Granoff and Mr. Pavel Palazhchenko, Adviser to President Mikhail Gorbachev, co-aurthored an article in The Huffington Post highlighting the recent Nobel Peace Laureate and NATO Summits in Chicago. Participants included: Jimmy Carter, Mikhail...
Policy Briefs and Reports
The following are policy briefs, major reports and publications of the Global Security Institute or our programs. Additional related items can be found in our documents section. For reports on individual events, please see our Event Reports. Books by GSI leaders are...
In Memoriam: Hermann Scheer
(24 April 1944 – 15 October 2010) PNND expresses our most profound sorrow for the passing of our good friend and long-time PNND member Dr Hermann Scheer. Dr Scheer was a dedicated and passionate leader in the movement to abolish nuclear...