Using “Building Blocks” to Construct a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Roundtable held at the United Nations on October 22, 2014co-sponsored by the Global Security Institute and the Permanent Missions of Japan and the Netherlands to the UN On October 22, […]
What Would Gandhi Say? GSI Newsletter, Fall 2014
Events, reports, and analysis Mahatma Gandhi at the United Nationsphoto credit: Michael Greene A Message from the President On September 26, 2014, the United Nations commemorated the […]
A Beacon of Hope
Far from extinguishing hopes for progress in nuclear disarmament, the violence-torn summer of 2014– televised killings in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq– should remind us of the inarguable imperative of […]
MPI Holds Framework Forum Conference in Berlin
February 22-23, 2013 Creating the Conditions and Building the Framework for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World was the title of the Middle Power Initiative’s Berlin Framework Forum, a new initiative designed […]
Event Report from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty PrepCom Vienna, 2012
The Global Security Institute, the Middle Powers Initiative and the network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament were actively engaged in the first Preparatory Committee conference of States parties […]
MPI: Former Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba Named New Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative
August 3, 2012: The former Mayor of Hiroshima, Tadatoshi Akiba, has been appointed Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), David Krieger, Chairman of MPI’s Executive Committee, announced today. He hailed Akiba, […]
MPI Recommendations to the NPT Review Conference
April 14, 2010 The Middle Powers Initiative, based on the results of the Atlanta Consultation III and the series of Article VI Forums, recommends the following policy options to the […]
GSI eNewsletter: December 16, 2009
A Message from the President MPI Activities – MPI and Swiss UN Permament Mission Host 74 Representatives from Government and Civil Society – MPI Chairman Gives Keynote Address at International […]
MPI Statement on the September 24 Security Council Summit
When the UN Security Council convenes its summit meeting on September 24 with US President Barack Obama presiding, the Council has a unique opportunity to pronounce itself on one of […]
GSI eNewsletter: June 2009
Contents: A Message from the President GSI Activities – “Voices of Experience,” UN Panel Event – Meeting with the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – Briefing at the UN: […]