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Jonathan Granoff and Dr. Jane Goodall at Oxford Union
Humanity faces critical challenges for which national responses are too narrow. New levels of cooperation are required for success. Join world-renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall and Global Security Institute President Jonathan Granoff in a candid online...
Kazakhstan: October 18 Celebrations, the Day of Spiritual Consent
In Kazakhstan, October 18 is celebrated as a day that unites the people around traditional moral values, promulgates the idea of tolerance and spiritual accord for the sake of peace and stability of Kazakhstan society. On October 18th 1992 the 1st World Congress of...
Conference of the World Council of Religious Leaders on Faith and Diplomacy: Generations in Dialogue
GSI President Jonathan Granoff presented a speech at the Conference of the World Council of Religious Leaders on Faith and Diplomacy: Generations in Dialogue.” held October 4-7 in Lindau, Germany. The conference was produced by Religions for Peace and Ring for Peace,...
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 a compelling speech he gave for the Coalition for Peace Action in...
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Delayed Review – Issues Old and New
by Ambassador Thomas Graham This paper addresses the current uncertain status of the NPT Review Conference, originally scheduled for 2020. When the Conference is eventually held, three principal issues likely to be examined are the continued failure to bring the CTBT...
Open Letter to UNGA on Nuclear Risk Reduction
August 30, 2021 Open Letter to the United Nations General Assembly and Delegates to the September 26 UN High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament From People for Nuclear Disarmament, Human Survival Project and the Abolition 2000 Working Group on Nuclear Risk Reduction...
UN pledges full support to Nagasaki voices fuelling ‘powerful global movement’ against nuclear arms
António Guterres has reaffirmed the full support of the United Nations to amplifying the powerful testimony of the survivors of the atomic bomb that was dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, 76 years ago, which has helped build a “powerful global movement against...
Voices Hiroshima: Day Have We Done Enough?
A Voices Youth organized event. It has been 76 years since the catastrophic man-made destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We gather on this Hiroshima Day to discuss our progress in ridding the world of nuclear weapons, as well as whether we have done enough in the...
Senate Confirms Member of GSI’s Nonpartisan Security Group, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
The U.S. Senate finally confirmed Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins last week to be undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. Her confirmation followed more than six months of delays in the Senate and bipartisan calls among security experts for her...
On July 23, the Basel Peace Office, of which GSI is a founding partner, launched Nuclear Games, a new film and an animated web-documentary addressing humanity's nuclear history and the risks and impacts of nuclear weapons and energy. The web-documentary includes...
Germany’s Nuclear Deterrent: Pro and Con
It is very important to understand the logic of those with whom we do not agree. It is unwise to disregard the thinking that gives rise to the reality of today's nuclear threats as summarily foolish, or worse, done in bad faith. As Germany approaches a decision on...
Amb. Thomas Graham: Taiwan vs. Tyranny
The US Must Redouble Its Commitment to Secure this Shining Hill of Democracy in East Asia by Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and Mariana Budjeryn With a string of U.S. allies in East Asia wary of China’s rising power, the region is a focus of growing security concerns....
World Unity Week: Inner Peace and Outer Peace
GSI President Jonathan Granoff speaks on the relationship between inner peace and creating world peace, joined by Azza Karam, Secretary-General, Religions for Peace, Audrey Kitagwa, Founder, International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, and Sadhvi Bhagawati...
Granoff in Newsweek: Can Biden and Putin Ease Nuclear Dangers Like Reagan and Gorbachev?
At the recent Geneva Summit, President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint declaration containing strong echoes of Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. It "reaffirm[ed] the principle that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,"...
Genuine Human Security: with Jonathan Granoff and Maria Espinosa
An important dialogue with GSI President Jonathan Granoff and Maria Espinosa, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Ecuador and former President of the United Nations General Assembly. Ms. Espinosa was the first female UN Ambassador from Ecuador.
Frank Von Hippel: Biden should end the launch-on-warning option
Dr. Frank N. von Hippel, a member of GSI's Board of Advisors, is co-Director of Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. In the 1980s, as chairman of the Federation of American Scientists, he partnered with Evgenyi Velikhov in advising Mikhail Gorbachev on...
Important Message on Biden-Putin Summit
From GSI President Jonathan Granoff and Global Coordinator, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) Alyn Ware:Dear Friends, Legislators from a mix of nuclear armed, nuclear allied and non-nuclear states have joined other political,...
Human Security for All
“The only people who should be allowed to govern countries with nuclear weapons are mothers, those who are still breast-feeding their babies.” ― Tsutomu YamaguchiMay 11, 2021 – Human Security for All Index 1. Deep Dive with Jonathan Granoff 2. Announcements:...
Humanism, Human Security, and Human Survival: Roger Kimmel Smith interviews Jonathan Granoff
Roger Kimmel Smith, a a former network coordinator for the NGO Committee on Disarmament at the United Nations, interviews GSI President Jonathan Granoff.
American Bar Association International Law Section: Annual Meeting with ABA President, Kim Campbell and Jonathan Granoff
A dynamic dialogue at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association's International Law section, featuring the Right Honorable Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada, GSI President Jonathan Granoff, with opening remarks by ABA President Patricia Refo. Ms....
PNND Co-President Senator Ed Markey introduces ‘Invest in Cures Before Missiles’ (ICBM) Act
On March 26, US Representative Ro Khanna and PNND Co-President Senator Ed Markey introduced into the US Congress the Investing in Cures Before Missiles (ICBM) Act. The Act would stop the further development of the Pentagon’s new $93-96 billion ground-based strategic...
Frank Von Hippel: A Scientist in the Public Square
Dr. Frank von Hippel, a member of GSI's Board of Advisors, is co-Director of Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security. In the 1980s, as chairman of the Federation of American Scientists, he partnered with Evgenyi Velikhov in advising Mikhail Gorbachev on the...
Recovery: Peace Prospects in the Biden Era, With Douglas Roche.
We are excited to announce a new book, Recovery: Peace Prospects in the Biden Era, from our long term associate, and Chairman Emeritus of GSI's Middle Powers Initiative, Senator Douglas Roche. Douglas Roche, OC, KCSG is a Canadian author, parliamentarian, diplomat and...
James Goodby and David Koplow: An ambitious arms control agenda requires a new organization equal to the task
By James E. Goodby, David A. Koplow, January 12, 2021 Reprinted with permission, from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org/premium/2021-01/an-ambitious-arms-control-agenda-requires-a-new-organization-equal-to-the-task/ An exceedingly...
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Granoff in The Hill: Why Congress must invoke the 14th Amendment now
After the Senate acquitted him, Donald Trump and his political adherents pose a more serious threat to democracy than ever. Trump has lost no time in declaring victory, raising money, wielding influence, and consolidating power. He is already looming large over the...
A Commemoration of the Life and Legacy of George P. Schultz
On 26 February 2021, Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons commemorated the life and legacy of the Honorable George P. Shultz, Secretary of State of the United States of America from 1982 to 1989. Known for his instrumental role in the Reykjavik Summit and the...
Nuclear Weapons and International Law: ABA Conference with Former Gov. Jerry Brown, Jonathan Granoff, Amb. Thomas Graham and others
On November 12, 2020, the International Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA Int’l), Lawyers Committee On Nuclear Policy (LCNP), and Global Security Institute (GSI) hosted an all-day virtual conference on nuclear weapons and international law. An...
CONFERENCE NOV 12: Nuclear Weapons and International Law
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS AND EXPERTS ADDRESS NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW HOSTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL SECTION CO-SPONSORED BY GLOBAL SECURITY INSTITUTE (GSI) This virtual conference brings together leading public...
Democracy, Global Security and the Vote
AREDAY - AREI American Renewable Energy Institute Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute joins RMI co-founder and Chairman emeritus Amory Lovins in a dynamic dialogue on “Democracy, Global Security and the Vote” With the US Presidential...