Nuclear Weapons and the Moral Compass – April 30, 2014
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty has 190 member States, more than any other treaty addressing weapons. From April 28-May 9, 2014 its members met in the Trusteeship Council chambers of […]
Thinking Creatively: In and Out of the NPT Box
On December 11, 2013, the Global Security Institute (GSI), in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), hosted an informal roundtable discussion with presentations by Ambassador Libran Cabactulan of the […]
Distinguished Guest Speakers Discuss US Interests and the United Nations
“There is nothing else like it,” said senior advisor to the U.N. Foundation Gillian M. Sorensen of the United Nations at the International Law Society’s Distinguished Speaker Series event held […]
Nuclear Weapons Threats and Solutions: A Luncheon at the United Nations
On October 28, 2013, the Global Security Institute hosted a luncheon event at the United Nations titled “Nuclear Weapons: Threats and Solutions,” featuring UN High Representative Angela Kane and former […]
Civil Society Statement to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Entry-Into-Force Conference
September 27, 2013 More than 100 senior government officials gathered at the United Nations for a conference seeking the entry-into-force of the CTBT. GSI President Jonathan Granoff had the privilege […]
High Opportunity for Nuclear Disarmament at High-Level Meeting
by Jonathan Granoff September 19, 2013 This article originally appeared in the InterPress Service HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, U.S., Sep 18 2013 (IPS) – Every nation in the world has been invited to […]
Syria: Law and Legitimacy
by Jonathan Granoff published in the Huffington Post We can hear the drum beats of war again. Syria certainly appears to have committed heinous acts. The rebels may also have […]
Inter-Parliamentary Union Handbook: Supporting Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
The Inter-Parliamentary Union, the focal point for worldwide parliamentary dialogue working to establish representative democracy and promote peace and cooperation among peoples, together with the GSI program, the network of […]
A UN Celebration: Love Towards All, Malice Towards None
(L-R): Anwar ul Haque Chishty, Jonathan Granoff, Salman Chishty, Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, and Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri (photography credits: Jay Mandal) (UN Headquarters, New York): On the occasion of […]
PNND and IPU launch Parliamentary Handbook on UN Day
Launch and workshop at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Québec City, Canada Nearly 1000 parliamentarians from 150 parliaments (including most of those from nuclear weapons-possessing countries) will gather in Quebec […]