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“Fail Safe” Sparks the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Press Release March 31, 2000 WASHINGTON, DC: Nuclear disarmament advocates plan to capitalize on heightened public awareness of the danger posed by nuclear weapons thanks, in part, to CBS's remake of the 1964 nuclear weapons thriller, "Fail Safe." Groups such as...
Op/ed: Warmongering Without Representation: Unilateralism is Not the American Way
Op/ed by Ambassador Robert T. Grey Jr. San Francisco Chronicle Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Sept. 11, 2001 focused the attention of the world on the threat of global terrorism, and the international community responded collectively to the threat it posed. But the tools...
A Place to Work Together: Keynote Address by Michael Douglas
Delivered at the BSG/GSI Congressional event, "The Limits of Unilateralism" Washington, D.C. October 2, 2003 It is a great honor to be here with you, especially because of the example set by the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and its co chairs Congressman...
“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 later...
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...
Event Report: Prospects for Preserving a Cooperative Security Framework in Outer Space
October 20, 2008 New York, NY Event report by Michael Kennedy On October 20th, the Global Security Institute (GSI), the Secure World Foundation (SWF), and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) co-hosted a panel event at the United Nations...
Strategy Session on the NPT
Event report by Irfan Ahmed, Rhianna Tyson Kreger and Jesse Ziegler March 16, 2010 Over 75 ambassadors, experts and UN staff attended the event. On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, the Global Security Institute held a briefing for ambassadors, diplomats...
Contributions of the United Nations System in Advancing the Entry-Into-Force of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty
Briefing and Strategy Session April 3, 2009 New York, NY Event report by Rhianna Tyson, GSI Senior Officer * Click here for transcripts, photos, fact sheets and more On April 3, 2009, the Permanent Mission of Austria and the Global Security Institute held a special...
Event Report: A discussion with Dr. Barry Kellman
Strengthening Global Security From Biothreats: A discussion with Dr. Barry Kellman Policy roundtable event report By Katherine Prizeman (L-R): GSI President Jonathan Granoff, Dr. Barry Kellman and Dr. W. Pal Sidhu On April 15, 2010, the...
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...
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON NUCLEAR ARMS ATTENDING THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS ON NUCLEAR ARMS ATTENDING THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE NEW YORK – May 3, 2010: Experts on nuclear weapons from countries including the United States, Sweden, Canada and New Zealand are attending the Non-Proliferation...
The Newark Peace Education Summit: International Peace Bureau participation
The Newark Peace Education Summit is shaping up to be the biggest peace event since the 1999 Hague Peace Conference. We are honored that GSI President Jonathan Granoff and PNND Coordinator Alyn Ware will be representing the Nobel Laureate Organization,...
“Towards a Nuclear Weapons-Free World”: Special Book Promotion at the United Nations
Event Report On May 5, 2009, the United Nations Bookstore hosted a special event to promote the book, “Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World,” edited by Manpreet Sethi and published by the Centre for Air Power Studies and Kalpana Shukla. The book features...
Event Report: Progressive Initiatives
Panel event organized by the Global Security Institute and the Government of Austria May 6, 2009 Project Report by Jim Wurst, MPI Program Director “Progressive Initiatives”, a UN panel event organized by the Global Security Institute (GSI) and co-sponsored...
Event Report: Voices of Experience
Panel event organized by the Global Security Institute, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs May 7, 2009 by Jim Wurst, MPI Program Director The May 7 panel “Voices of Experience” lived up to its...
GSI leadership addresses nuclear non-proliferation challenges posed by Iran
Ambassador Thomas Graham was recently featured on Fox Television with Niel Cavuto and wrote an article for Ambassadors Perspectives. Watch Ambassador Graham's Interview on Fox Read Ambassadors Perspectives article "Iran: The Course Ahead" (text below) ...
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...
India Poised to Take Lead on Nuclear Disarmament
Twenty-three years after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi presented to the world an Action Plan to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, India is once again poised to take a leadership role on global nuclear disarmament efforts. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi presenting his...
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...
Strategizing for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
Event Report A workshop of “Seizing the Moment: A One-Day Consultation on Breakthrough Measures to Build a New East West Consensus on Weapons of Mass Destruction and Disarmament” co-sponsored by the EastWest Institute, the Center for Nonproliferation...
204 Japanese Legislators Support Obama’s Vision of Nuclear Disarmament
Obama Opponents’ Arguments on Nuclear Policy Rebutted PNND Member Hideo Hiraoka PNND member Hideo Hiraoka and 203 other Japanese legislators sent a letter to US President Obama supporting his stated policy objectives of moving towards a world...
Good News for Disarmament!
Governments have now explicitly recognized the centrality of international humanitarian law (IHL) in the field of nuclear weapons policies. The 2010 NPT Review Conference expressed “deep concern at the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear...
A Call from the Central Asian Steppe:
International Forum For A Nuclear Weapons-Free World October 12-13, 2011 Kazakhstan GSI Report On October 12-13, the Government of Kazakhstan convened the "International Forum for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World" which hosted 400 scientists, experts politicians and...
GSI’s Open Letter to President Obama
March 2, 2012 RE: GSI Open Letter to President ObamaArms Control in the Information Age: The "Getting to Zero" Toolbox, Hon. Rose GottemoellerAscend the Political Ladder, OPANAL Presentation by Jonathan Granoff Dear Friend, I bring to your attention a letter to...
BSG – International perspectives on nuclear non-proliferation norms, focusing on the United States
Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Secretary-General, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) The Capitol Building, Washington, DC April 27, 2004 I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I look forward to...
BSG – “Seven Sound Strategies? The President’s Non-Proliferation Proposals.” by Ambassador Jonathan Dean
Washington, D.C. April 27, 2004 Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation. But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear...
Bipartisan Security Group Welcomes Senate Ratification of START
Bipartisan Security Group Welcomes Senate Ratification of START Media Advisory December 22, 2010For immediate release Contact: Kevin Davis, Bipartisan Security Group: (202) 251-8294; kdavis@gsinstitute.org Today’s Senate ratification of the new START arms...