Nuclear non-proliferation: We must keep working for a world without nuclear weapons (yes, it’s possible) by James Goodby and Steven Pifer

Apr 24, 2015 | China, France, Global Security Institute, Op Eds, Russia, U.S., UK, Weapons of Mass Destruction

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...

Nuclear Talks: Will it Play in Persepolis?

Dec 9, 2014 | Iran, Op Eds

Originally published by Foreign Policy, November 21, 2014 by Nancy Gallagher For the first time in more than a decade, the United States and Iran are both pushing hard to resolve their long-standing disagreements about Tehran’s nuclear program. Making that investment...

Cooperation in Action: GSI eNewsletter, Spring, 2014

Jun 9, 2014 | Newsletter

Events, reports, and analysis Spring, 2014 A Message from the President The Global Security Institute is an organization with physical and fiscal resources not commensurate with its mission to advance international cooperation, the rule of law, and the abolition of...

PNND Annual Assembly 2014

Mar 5, 2014 | Events

The network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) held a resoundingly successful Annual Assembly in Washington, DC, February 25-28, 2014. US Senator Ed Markey functioned as honorary Chair of the event, which was organized...

South Asian Delegates Call for Elimination of Nuclear Arsenals

Jul 12, 2012 | Events

GSI Report By Nadine M. Kjellberg Washington, DC July 18, 2002 A PDF version of this report can be found here By Nadine M. Kjellberg July 18, 2002–WASHINGTON, DC–Addressing a spill over crowd of congressional staffers and religious representatives in the...

Activism Gets Results in Washington, D.C.

Jul 12, 2012 | Events

 Event Report June 15, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C.–From June 10-13, 2001, Project Abolition, a coalition of non-profit organizations promoting security through nuclear disarmament, worked with the Nuclear Disarmament Partnership to organize a press conference,...

Religious and Military Leaders Call for Nuclear Disarmament

Jul 12, 2012 | Events

 GSI Report June 21, 2000 On June 21, 2000, religious and military leaders issued a call through Washington National Cathedral for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Call by Military and Religious Leaders, endorsed by 18 retired flag-rank military officials...

Heeding the warning of bioterrorism

Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds

  The Hill by Barry Kellman January 25, 2010   The warning is clear:  Bioterrorism is a serious danger to the United States, says the Report Card Grading Government on Protecting the United States, released Tuesday by the congressionally-mandated...

Arms Control Has Been Bipartisan

Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds

  Wall Street Journal LTE by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.   In “Why Democrats Fail at Arms Control” (op-ed, Sept. 24), Stephen Rademaker argues that Democratic presidents have failed with Russia on strategic arms control agreements because of...

Mr. Obama and Nuclear Weapons

Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds

Washington Post Letter to the Editor Thomas Graham, Jr. April 13, 2009 Anne Applebaum claimed that worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons was President Obama’s idea [“Yes, We Can . . . Disarm?” op-ed, April 7]. But President Ronald Reagan called...

Nuclear Weapons: What Obama actually said on deterrence

Jul 6, 2012 | Op Eds

 August 1, 2008 The Washington Times by John Hollum The Washington Times recently published an op-ed by Peter Huessy (“Playing games with U.S. security, Obama’s feel-good approach puts nuclear deterrent at risk”) which mischaracterized Sen....

The Test of Leadership

Jul 5, 2012 | Op Eds

The Washington Times July 9, 2008 by James Goodby Much has been written about what the next president’s priorities should be. Iraq? Health care? The environment? The economy? Seldom mentioned is a danger many Americans have chosen to forget – the atom...