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The Role of Faith in International Affairs: Securing People’s Wellbeing and Planetary Sustainability

More than 600 people attended the Ninth Annual Symposium on the Role of Religion and Faith-based Organizations in International Affairs, held online on 24 January. Exploring the theme “Securing People’s Wellbeing […]

Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. Makes the Case for “No First Use”

Julie Schelling with Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons interviews Voices Founding Member and Chair of GSI’s Nonpartisan Security Group, Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. Ambassador Graham reads from […]

Harvard University Divinity School Convenes “Religions And Peace: Do Universities Have A Role?”

On December 2, 2013, Harvard University Divinity School (HDS) convened a group of scholars, practitioners, and advocates to address “Religions and Peace: Do Universities Have a Role?” for a public […]

A Dialogue with Michael Douglas at the ABA

A Dialogue on Responsibility, Art, Celebrity, Nuclear Weapons, and Making Movies with UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas and GSI President Jonathan Granoff at the American Bar Association, April 2012. […]

Policy Briefs and Reports

The following are policy briefs, major reports and publications of the Global Security Institute or our programs. Additional related items can be found in our documents section. For reports on […]

Global Security Institute eNewsletter: December 15, 2006

December 15, 2006 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Recently the Nobel Peace Laureates gathered in Rome for the 7th World Summit, where they adopted “The Rome Declaration,” a very strong and […]

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 […]

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 – […]

In Memoriam: Robert McNamara

On July 6, 2009, Robert McNamara died. On behalf of the Global Security Institute, I offer our deepest condolences to his friends and family. We pray that he rests in […]

GSI eNewsletter: Visions Can Be Fulfilled

January is a time to reflect on the past year and present a vision for progress for the coming period. This is the report of a small civil society organization’s […]