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Atlanta Consultation III: Summary Report
The Middle Powers Initiative’s Atlanta Consultation III: Fulfilling the NPT was marked by openness in the deliberations and an eagerness to explore all options for fulfilling the Non-Proliferation Treaty – both at the May Review Conference and beyond. For...
MPI Recommendations to the 2010 NPT Review Conference
The Middle Powers Initiative, based on the results of the Atlanta Consultation III and the series of Article VI Forums, recommends the following policy options to the 2010 NPT Review Conference: 1. Disarmament: Reaffirm the unequivocal undertaking to accomplish...
Battle for the Planet: Report of the Third Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
By Senator Douglas Roche, O.C. October 19-20, 2002 Rome SUMMARY: The 3rd World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was held at Rome October 19-20, 2002, under the sponsorship of Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Gorbachev Foundation and the Nobel Peace Laureate of 1990....
“NATO is a major impediment to progress,” MPI Policy Paper for Canadian Government finds
Press Release March 22, 2004 Contact: Senator Douglas Roche, Ottawa, (613) 943-9559 or Zachary Allen, San Francisco, (415) 397-6760. NATO's nuclear policies have put Canada in conflict with its goals for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the Middle Powers Initiative...
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." The distinguished...
World Religions and Nuclear Disarmament
By Tracy Early Tidings Online Friday, June 3, 2005 The religions of the world "need to speak up much more strongly" about nuclear disarmament, a Canadian adviser to the Vatican on disarmament and security issues told a United Nations meeting last week. Calling nuclear...
MPI: Towards 2010
MPI Panel at the Vienna NPT PrepCom MPI Event Report Vienna, Austria May 2, 2007 by Jim Wurst, MPI Program Director The Middle Powers Initiative (MPI) prepared a position paper for the NPT PrepCom entitled “Towards 2010: Priorities for NPT Consensus,” with...
“Its the Future, Stupid!”: Canadian disarmament activists celebrate Senator Doug Roche’s 80th birthday
October 16, 2008, Ottawa: Many in the Canadian disarmament community were happy to attend the October 15th launch of Hon. Doug Roche's memoires in his latest book "Creative Dissent: A Politician's Struggle for Peace". The following morning, Doug...
MPI: Salander Names Roche MPI Special Adviser
Salander Names Roche MPI Special Adviser Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. Ambassador Henrik Salander, Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative, is pleased to announce the appointment of former Senator Douglas Roche of Canada as Senior Adviser to MPI. Amb....
MPI Calls for a Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons
New Brief and World Tour New York, May 26. "It is urgent to begin collective preparatory work leading to the enactment of a universal, verifiable, irreversible and enforceable legal ban on nuclear weapons," declared the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), a...
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...
Defining Success at the NPT Review Conference: MPI Seminar hosted by the Government of Switzerland
October 13, 2009 Event report by Rhianna Tyson Kreger It is an oft-repeated truism to assert that the 2010 Review Conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty must succeed if we are to meet the 21 st century threats posed by nuclear weapons....
Event: Humanitarian Law Versus Nuclear Weapons
GSI Event Report October 25, 2010 A stimulating panel, Humanitarian Law Versus Nuclear Weapons, took as its theme the international community’s reaffirmation earlier this year that law governing the conduct of warfare applies in the nuclear...
Photo Gallery: Ensuring Full Implementation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
An MPI Forum April 26, 2004 United Nations, New York, Conference Room 5 Page 1 | Page 2 Randy Rydell, Senior Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs Hon. Marian Hobbs, New Zealand Minister for Disarmament and Randy...
Photo Gallery: Article VI Forum, Ottawa
September 28-29, 2006 Ottawa, Canada...
Photo Gallery: 4th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Rome - November, 2003
Photo Gallery: 6th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
November 2005 Photos Courtesy of Ilmi Granoff
GSI eNewsletter: Visions Can Be Fulfilled
January is a time to reflect on the past year and present a vision for progress for the coming period. This is the report of a small civil society organization's contributions to help end the unacceptable risks presented by the deployment of nuclear weapons in the...
GSI eNews Alert: July 28, 2008
In this eNews alert: What's Next for India's Nuclear Trade Future: Press Briefing on Key Issues before the IAEA, NSG and US Congress MPI Chairman Calls on World Leaders to Stop US/India Trade Deal PNND Notes, 2008 edition, now available Video from the High-Level...
A message from NSG Director Ambassador Robert Grey, Jr.
August 10, 2007 Dear Friend of GSI, The Nonpartisan Security Group (NSG), the Washington-based program of the Global Security Institute (GSI), has been very active in D.C. Just this month, we met with Ambassador Thomas Pickering and the Center Aisle Caucus, where we...
GSI eAlert: January 2009
Congratulations to new MPI Chairman Ambassador Henrik Salander We are honored to welcome Ambassador Henrik Salander as the new Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative. Ambassador Salander is an accomplished diplomat and an effective disarmament advocate, and will be...
In Memoriam: Robert McNamara
On July 6, 2009, Robert McNamara died. On behalf of the Global Security Institute, I offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. We pray that he rests in eternal peace, forgiveness, and love. Long before the creation of the Global...
GSI eNewsletter December 2009
Contents 1. A Message from the President 2. MPI Activities 3. PNND Activities 4. GSI/DPE Activities 5. BSG Activities 6. New multimedia resources A Message from the...
GSI eAlert: Millenium Development Goals Awards
Dear friends, Please see below a special invitiation to the Millennium Development Goals Awards, held at the United Nations, March 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Vanessa Redgrave, GSI President Jonathan Granoff, Armand Assante and Sol Guy are co-hosting the event. The event is...
GSI eNewsletter: June, 2009
A Message from the President Dear friends, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made a joint announcement in London April 1, 2009, on the eve of the G20 summit: "We committed our two countries to achieving a nuclear free-world."...
GSI eAlert: PNND Global Coordinator Alyn Ware to Receive Right Livelihood Award
Alyn Ware, Global Coordinator for the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, will receive the 2009 Right Livelihood Award in recognition of "his effective and creative advocacy and initiatives over two decades to further peace education and to...
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...
Photo Gallery: Alan Cranston Peace Award Honoring Nancy Pelosi
2003
Photo Gallery: 2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award Honoring Ted Turner
2005 All Photos by Danielle Bock President Mikhail Gorbachev Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell Mr. Mark Malloch Brown Mr. Ted Turner and President Mikhail Gorbechev Mr. Ted Turner, President Mikhail Gorbachev, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell Mr. Kim Cranston Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE Mr. Ted...
Photo Gallery: 2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award
Press Conference Photos by Danielle Bock Ted Turner (L), businessman and philanthropist, smiles as former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks at a news conference to announce that Turner will receive the 2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award, at the United Nations in...