Jul 23, 2012 | Events
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...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
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, 2009Project Reportby Jim Wurst, MPI Program Director The May 7 panel “Voices of Experience” lived...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
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...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event report by Rhianna Tyson, GSI Senior Officer *April 3, 2009 New York, NY 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 briefing on a lynchpin issue on...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event report by Michael KennedyOctober 20, 2008New York, NY 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...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
co-sponsored by the EastWest Institute, the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, the British-American Security Information Council, the Global Security Institute and the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security Co-chaired by Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala and...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
October 11, 2007 United Nations, New York A GSI-PNND Project Report by Rhianna Tyson “What’s a model have to do with nuclear weapons?” asked Christie Brinkley, speaking at a panel event on the subject at the United Nations on October 11. Ms....
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report by Adam Nester United Nations, New York October 11, 2006 United Nations, NY – On October 11, 2006 a panel convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled The United Nations and Security. The purpose of the panel was to bring experts...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report by John Koogler, GSI & Sarah Estabrooks, Project Plougshares United Nations, New York October 11, 2005 United Nations, New York – On October 11, 2005, The Global Security Institute and the (Space Security Index (SSI)) co-hosted an event at the...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report by Matt Werner May 24, 2005 United Nations, New York – On May 24th, the Global Security Institute presented a panel of outstanding experts whose unique experiences at the center of the nuclear weapons crisis qualify them to offer insights for the...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report on Press Conference & Evening Panel By Matt Werner United Nations, New York May 9, 2005 Read the UN Press Briefing On May 9th, the Global Security Institute, in partnership with The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and the Simons...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report May 10, 2002 During the two weeks of the Preparatory Committee (April 8-19, 2002) for the upcoming 2005 Review of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty*, the Global Security Institute held several events at the United Nations for delegates,...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
GSI Event Report Contributors: John Harrington, Esq, and Laura McGrath Moulton October 17, 2001 UNITED NATIONS — Delivering a clarion call for nuclear disarmament, former US Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara was the focal point of back-to-back sessions at...
Jul 12, 2012 | Events
Event Report March 7, 2001 In order to stimulate discussion of past nuclear crises and current nuclear risks, the Global Security Institute hosted a screening of Thirteen Days, the critically acclaimed film about the Cuban Missile Crisis, on March 7 at the United...
Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds
UN Chronicle by Miguel Marin-Bosch After the worst of times, we are perhaps entering the best of times for proponents of nuclear disarmament. At long last, advocates of the elimination of nuclear weapons have reason for some guarded optimism. The road to a...
Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds
Huffington Post by Jonathan Granoff and Rhianna Tyson Kreger President Obama’s historic Security Council summit on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation should be seen for what it is: an extremely important step towards a safer, saner, more secure...
Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds
Disarmament Times by Rhianna Tyson Spring 2009 With the ushering in of the Obama administration, the mood of the international security community has drastically changed. We have moved far from that low point in May 2005, when the Review Conference of the...
Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds
Arms Control Today Jim Wurst December 2008 The UN General Assembly committee dealing with nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament issues ran a wait-and-see session in October 2008, with progress perhaps stymied by the upcoming presidential transition in the United...
Jul 5, 2012 | Op Eds
BY JOHN BURROUGHS* September 26, 2007 Read the full text original article, published in Newsday On Friday at the United Nations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will discuss strategy regarding Iran’s nuclear program with her counterparts from Britain,...
Jul 5, 2012 | Op Eds
May 2, 2007 Analysis by Douglas Roche, O.C.Embassy Representatives of 188 nations, which have ratified the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), are meeting in Vienna this week and next to try again to construct a viable plan for nuclear disarmament. They will continue...
