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Editorials on START
See below for two new pieces on START-- the new treaty between the US and Russia which aims to reduce each country's arsenal to no more than 1,550 deployed warheads-- by GSI leadership. Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.'s letter to the editor on "When Treaties are Stuck...
In Memoriam: Theodore C. Sorensen
A great champion of nuclear disarmament, Theodore C. Sorensen, died on Sunday at the age of 82. As the former Special Counsel to President John F. Kennedy, his was an important voice in the long struggle to, as President Kennedy said in his...
MPI releases summary report from the Dublin Article VI Forum
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...
GSI eNewsletter: A Message from BSG Chairman Thomas Graham
January 21, 2008 Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. On January 15, former Secretaries of State George Schultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Perry and former Senator Sam Nunn published their second widely-circulated op/ed in the Wall Street...
GSI eNewsletter: Ongoing Initiatives and Upcoming Events
Dear friend, We are pleased to share with you an outline of Global Security Institute's Ongoing Initiatives. We are further pleased to notify you and encourage your attendance at several substantive, Upcoming Events. (Both the Ongoing Initiatives document and the...
GSI eNewsletter
GSI eNewsletter Upcoming Events Update Dear friends, There have been some changes and updates to GSI's Calendar of Events for autumn. For example, we now have secured the co-sponsorship of the Government of China for our event on outer space security, held in...
A MESSAGE FROM GSI’S MANAGING DIRECTOR and AN APPEAL FROM CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
June 8, 2004 A MESSAGE FROM GSI'S MANAGING DIRECTOR Dear Friends: I was recently in New York City with Global Security Institute (GSI) President Jonathan Granoff and Middle Powers Initiative (MPI) Chairman Senator Douglas Roche for a reception at the home of Elizabeth...
GSI eNewsletter: October 1, 2004
Dear Friends: The Presidential election in the U.S. will have an enormous impact on the world's future. During the first Presidential Debate, the candidates both declared that the most important and serious issue before America and the world is the threat posed...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: June 15, 2005
Dear Friends: The 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference did not accomplish much needed progress in nuclear non-proliferation or disarmament. Renewed efforts to make the world safer have become more urgent. The interim report below tells how a...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: August 10, 2005
Dear Friends: Senator Douglas Roche, O.C., Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative recently joined GSI Advisory Board Member and Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, in Japan at commemorative events surrounding the 60th Anniversary of the bombings of...
In Memoriam: Sir Joseph Rotblat
September 7, 2005 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...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: January 2006
Dear Friends: It is an honor to share the following report on the contribution of GSI and its programs during the last six months. I believe that GSI's founder Senator Alan Cranston would be very proud of these accomplishments. First, however, is a report on...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: June 2006
Dear Friends: Congratulations are in order to our friend Mary Becker who is the Executive Producer of the short film B is for BOMB, which won the 2006 Cannes Online Film Competition. The work is based upon her 2004 film Original Child Bomb, which is an...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: December 15, 2006
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...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: January 8, 2007
January 8, 2007 A message from GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear Friends, Testimony before the US Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations On September 26, 2006, BSG Chairman Ambassador...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: January 7, 2007
January 17, 2007 Dear Friends and Colleagues, It is a pleasure to share "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons", an op-ed by George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger and Sam Nunn which was published in The Wall Street Journal on January 4, 2007. It is a seminal...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: March 20, 2007
March 20, 2007 Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Project for Nuclear Awareness (PNA) is an alliance of five expert and citizen groups. The Global Security Institute (GSI) is proud to be a founding member of PNA along with Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities,...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter (15)
March 27, 2007 A Message from GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear friends, Hon. Douglas Roche O.C., Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative, delivered an impassioned speech, "Turning Pessimism into Optimism: A Growing Consensus on Nuclear Disarmament," at a...
Global Security Institute eNewsletter: May 2, 2007
Peace – the way and our goal We believe that effectively addressing threats posed by nuclear weapons can only be achieved by integrating national and international security interests. We are thus pleased to share recent reports, briefs and announcements of...
Testimony before the US Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Testimony before the US Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations On September 26, 2006, Bipartisan Security Group Chairman Ambassador Thomas Graham and I had...
GSI eNewsletter: A message from the President
GSI President Jonathan Granoff A message from the President Humanity is mastering the energies operating at a subatomic level and has begun to unravel the mysteries of the genetic code. With advances into ever new realms of discovery, capacities for blessing...
GSI eNewsletter Event Report: December 10, 2007
A Message from the President Those of us who vigorously advocate for a nuclear weapon-free world are often thought to ignore positive efforts of nuclear weapon states. Let us put that to rest. Here is a short list of several noteworthy...
A Message from GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley
GSI President Jonathan Granoff, GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley and Nobel Peace Summit Award Recipient George Clooney This past December, the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered together in a Summit in Rome, and I had the privilege of joining GSI President...
Spring eNewsletter: Table of Contents
May 30, 2008 The Global Security Institute (GSI) is pleased to announce that we have a new location for the New York office, which also serves as headquarters for the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI). We remain very much grateful to Helena Durst and the Durst...
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....
MDG Awards Presentation by Jonathan Granoff
Millennium Development Goals Awards Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City, New York September 19, 2010 Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute Perspectives Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Friends, World War I ended with a myopic...
Event Report: Global Ethics: Deep Foundation for International Legal Norms
Report on United Nations Summits September 5, 1997 at XLI CongressUnion Internationale Des Avocats International Association of Lawyers Philadelphia, PA By Jonathan Granoff United Nations Representative of Lawyers Alliance for World...
Statement by President Jimmy Carter at the MPI Atlanta Consultation III 2010
Statement by President Jimmy Carter Atlanta Consultation III The Carter Center Atlanta , Georgia January 21, 2010 (transcript) Thank you, Jonathan. I was enjoying that very much. Well this is like a family reunion for me, because we have had these sessions two times...
Statement by Sergio Duarte at the MPI Atlanta Consultation III 2010
The 2010 NPT Review Conference: Forecasting the Outcome Statement by Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Atlanta Consultation III The Carter Center Atlanta , Georgia January 21, 2010 I wish to begin today by...
Keynote Statement by Dr. Nancy Gallagher at the MPI Carter Consultation 2010
Keynote Statement by Dr. Nancy Gallagher,Center for International and Security Studies at University of Maryland Atlanta Consultation III The Carter Center Atlanta , Georgia January 22, 2010 This consultation is a wonderful opportunity for like-minded diplomats,...