Strategy Session on the NPT

Event report by Irfan Ahmed, Rhianna Tyson Kreger and Jesse Ziegler   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 and non-governmental...

Atlanta Consultation III: Fulfilling the NPT

January 20-22, 2010by Jim Wurst 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...

PNND Assembly 2009

On 11-12 October 2009, PNND held its Annual Assembly in New York. This included a conference on The Role of Parliamentarians in advancing nuclear abolition, and the Annual PNND Council meeting. It also included a special PNND Council Dinner with guest of honour the Rt...

Strengthening Space Security

October 14, 2009Event 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...

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...

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...

GSI eNewsletter: July 2011

Building a Common Purpose: A Message from the President The work of the programs described in this newsletter are designed to fulfill the aspirations of President Obama to obtain “the security of a world without nuclear weapons” which United Nations...

GSI eNewsletter: Summer 2010

A Message from the President One could reasonably assert that the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) is the third most important legal instrument of the 20th Century, standing behind the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Without...

GSI eNewsletter: January 2012

1. A Message from the President 2. DPE Activities – GSI hosts Ban Ki-moon on UN Day – Promoting the SG’s Five Point Proposal – Advancing International Humanitarian Law – Launching Nuclear Abolition Forum – A Call for Abolition from...

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...

Presentation: Words Into Action

Presentation delivered at the Forum for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World by GSI President Jonathan Granoff Astana – Semey, Kazakhstan October 11-13, 2011 It is an honor and privilege to be here with so many deeply committed people whose efforts to end threats posed...