The United Nations Can Help us Get Through These Dark Days

Russia’s war on Ukraine must be strongly condemned, but that war, heinous as it is, does not invalidate the right to peace. If anything, it reinforces the overriding imperative of building a world structure that supports the right to peace. Such a structure already exists: the United Nations.

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. Can Biden and Putin make the world safer than it was in 1985? Time will tell, but history gives us hints.

ABA 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.

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 deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and direct those savings towards development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.

Dr. Frank von Hippel and Princeton's Program on Science and Global Security

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 technical basis for steps to end the nuclear arms race. In 1994-5, he served as Assistant Director for National Security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. And much more

Von Hippel was recently profiled in a brilliant article in the Princeton Alumni Weekly Magazine.

James E. Goodby and David A. Koplow in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

An exceedingly challenging agenda of urgent, important, and diverse arms control issues awaits the Biden administration. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) will surely be a top priority, as well as picking up the pieces left from the Trump administration’s wreckage of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Treaty on Open Skies, and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. Ambassador James Goodby, member of GSI’s Non-Partisan Security Group, and David A. Koplow , both members of GSI’s Non-Partisan Security Group, reflect in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on possible structures and routes to tackle the vital issues before them. A “do not miss” article.

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Human Security | Strategies for Transformative Global Leadership

Human Security | Strategies for Transformative Global Leadership

Title of Presentation: Human Security Date: June 19, 2020 Event: e-Conference on 'Strategies for Transformative Global Leadership' Organizers: World Academy of Art & Science, in partnership with the United Nations Office at Geneva Moderators: Jonathan Granoff,...

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Important Message on Biden-Putin Summit

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,...

Jonathan Granoff Message for UN International Day of Conscience

Jonathan Granoff Message for UN International Day of Conscience

Video Message: Jonathan Granoff Enjoy the message from GSI President Jonathan Granoff for the UN International Day of Conscience. Reflections on United Nations Day of Conscience “Promoting A Culture of Peace With Love and Conscience” And Golden Rule Day Jonathan...

Mikhail Gorbachev: No One Else Can Hide

Mikhail Gorbachev: No One Else Can Hide

From the Interfax News Agency, April 2, 2020:  Former USSR President calls for revision of world agenda under the influence of the coronavirus pandemic Moscow. April 2 INTERFAX.RU - The first and only President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev answered the questions of...

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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.

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Global Security Institute Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Global Security Institute Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

The Global Security Institute condemns the Russian military action against Ukraine. It is as an act of aggression. It violates the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 1994 signed by Ukraine, Russia, US, and the UK and later adopted by France and China. That...

Watch: Jane Goodall and Jonathan Granoff at Oxford Union

Watch: Jane Goodall and Jonathan Granoff at Oxford Union

Humanity faces critical challenges for which national responses are too narrow. New levels of cooperation are required for success. On November 30, 2021, world-renown primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall and GSI President Jonathan Granoff held a candid one...

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

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...

Open Letter to UNGA on Nuclear Risk Reduction

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...

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

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...

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