The Meaning of Iran’s Nuclear Weapon Program

by Rhianna Tyson KregerHuffington PostMay 18, 2012 Iran’s presumed quest for nuclear weapons isn’t just about nuclear weapons. It is also about prestige, and it is also about respect, both of which Iran believes it is entitled to, and neither of which it feels it sufficiently has. MORE…

Iran: All Options On the Table?

  By Jonathan Granoff Huffington Post March 21, 2012   We hear a great deal of bravado on the best way to respond to the international security threat posed by Iran. The mantra of having “all options on the table” should include the many options beyond just increased sanctions and military force.   MORE…

Iran: The Course Ahead

  By Thomas Graham Ambassadors Perspective March 15, 2012   Iran has been pursuing a nuclear program for nearly four decades.  It began when the Shah was in power, was initially not continued by the Islamic Republic but by the late 1980’s was resumed again in earnest.  Iran has been a party to the Nuclear […]

Re-thinking Israeli Security

Huffington Post by Rhianna Tyson Kreger June 14, 2010   Jewish ingenuity helped create the weapon that is now the greatest threat to our survival. Let it also be Jewish brilliance, leadership, and morality that contribute towards the liberation of all humanity from the Damocles sword of nuclear weapons.   MORE…

Bush Should’ve Taken His Father’s Advice On War

 December 13, 2003 By Robert T. Grey, Jr. Chicago Sun Times In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ”Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad […]

Warmongering Without Representation: Unilateralism is Not the American Way

 January 15, 2003 By Ambassador Robert T. Grey Jr. San Francisco Chronicle Sept. 11, 2001 focused the attention of the world on the threat of global terrorism, and the international community responded collectively to the threat it posed. But the tools for collective international action are being undermined by a small, radical and vociferous minority […]

GSI Activities Report from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom Vienna, 2012

  Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Science and Technology Experts’ Briefing 3. MPI’s Framework Forum 4. PNND Activities– Scottish MP presents campaign for WMD-Free Middle East – Presentation to the NPT PrepCom delegates – New Agenda Coalition NGO presentation 5. Beyond “deterrence”: Nuclear Abolition Forum event     Two recent, major meetings highlighted the contradictory directions […]

Preserving the Rule of Law to Resolve Iran Impasse

GSI President Jonathan Granoff was featured in The Huffington Post, with an important article highlighting the special duty of America to follow the rule of law in addressing the international challenge of Iran. Regarding Iran, America Must Look to the Constitution Jonathan GranoffHuffington Postpublished 04/13/2012 The debate over what should be done about the risk […]

BSG Chairman Ambassador Thomas Graham on Fox Business with Neil Cavuto

March 16, 2012 Ambassador Graham talks with Niel Cavuto about the impact of a potential Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program on the Middle East and gas prices. First clip:   Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Second clip: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

The Middle East: Peacemaking and the NPT

  May 21, 2010 At the height of the negotiations on the Middle East at the NPT Review Conference, GSI Senior Officer Rhianna Tyson chaired a session organized by Greenpeace Mediterranean, Israel. Speakers included MPI Expert Consultant Dr. Rebecca Johnson, Anne Penketh of BASIC and Sharon Dolev of Greenpeace Israel.   (Video starts at 4:13)