Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
President Obama: A Chance to Lead
The below article, by Jonathan Granoff, was originally published in the Huffington Post on May 2, 2015. This month at the United Nations, 190 nations will gather to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which constrains the spread of nuclear weapons and...
The Iran Deal is a Terrible Blow… To War Profiteers (Theirs and Ours) by Jonathan Granoff
Huffington Post on April 29, 2015. A deal with verifiable measure that helps prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons in exchange for taking steps to help it normalize its relationships with the rest of the world is a very good deal. Lifting sanctions will help...
Nuclear non-proliferation: We must keep working for a world without nuclear weapons (yes, it’s possible) by James Goodby and Steven Pifer
At the Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference later this month at the United Nations, the five nuclear weapon states recognized by the Treaty—the United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China—will come in for critical scrutiny from an international community...
Pope Francis’ Latest Mission: Stopping Nuclear Weapons (TIME Magazine)
The below article, regarding Pope Francis' recent statement and the April 9 event which GSI co-hosted with the Holy See to highlight it, was originally published by TIME on Friday, April 10. The original version can be found here. By Elizabeth Dias - TIME...
Living, and Illuminating, Peace: GSI eNewsletter Winter/Spring 2015
Events, reports, and analysis A Message From the President The necessity of human solidarity must not be trumped by the divisiveness of nuclear weapons. This was part of the historic message expressing the ideas of His Holiness Pope Francis shared at the recent...
Time has come for “new realism” in Russia-US relations, President of US-based Global Security Institute says
The original article, which was published on March 16, 2015 in Russian by the TASS News Agency of Russia, can be found here. Below english translation provided by TASS News Agency of Russia. NEW YORK, March 16 /TASS/. Time for "new realism" has come in the...
Nuke deal a good one if making Iran part of world community (TREND News)
The below article was originally published on March 15, 2015 in Farsi by TREND News. The translated version can be found here. Baku, Azerbaijan, March 15 By Khalid Kazimov - Trend: A nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 will be a good one if it brings Iran out...
Living Peace: A Gift for 2015 from the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
This op/ed, written by GSI President Jonathan Granoff, was published in the Huffington Post on January 13, 2015. Violence, war, catastrophes, and the personal affairs of celebrities pass for news these days, but we need more than that. In troubled times like these,...
An Open Letter to the President: A Legacy the World Needs
Open Letter sent to President Obama by GSI President Jonathan Granoff Dear Mr. President, Thanks to you, Mr. President, during your administration, the United States of America has made significant progress in numerous areas of immense importance: providing affordable...
U.N. Urged to Ban Nuke Strikes against Cities
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 2014 (IPS) - Civil society groups are urging the U.N. General Assembly to pass a resolution declaring nuclear strikes on cities to be a clear-cut violation of international humanitarian law. At the Dec. 8-9 Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian...