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GSI and BSG Events in Washington, DC: Consultations with Members of Congress and a Showcase Panel at the American Bar Association
Washington, DC
May 3-4, 2007

On May 3 and 4, 2007, a delegation comprised of Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., Chairman of the Bipartisan Security Group, Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, and Dr. Hans Blix, Chairman of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, advocated timely policies on international security in the US Congress and to the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.

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Testimony Before the US Congress
Washington, DC
September 26, 2006

BSG Chairman Ambassador Thomas Graham and GSI President Jonathan Granoff testified at a Congressional Hearing on Weapons of Mass Destruction: Current Nuclear Proliferation Challenges, which was convened by the US House of Representatives Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations.

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"Do As I Say, Not As I Do, Comments to the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation" by Dr. Ivan Oelrich
Washington, D.C.
April 27, 2004

The President's 11 February speech at the National Defense University set out seven proposals to strengthen America's, and the world's, non-proliferation efforts. Each of the proposals is a step in the right direction. Indeed, if the proposals are to be faulted, it is that they do not go far enough. The greatest weakness of the proposals is not their content but their context. The President's NDU speech cried out, "Do as I say, not as I do." Rather than address the proposals directly, as Ambassadors Salander and Dean have already done so well, I would like to discuss several Administration actions that undermine the intent of the President's speech.

Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation.

But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the complex of treaties, implementation rules and inspections centered on the Non-Proliferation Treaty is extremely bad. As I see it, the complete collapse of the non-proliferation regime could happen in the next several years.

I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I look forward to our discussion after my brief presentation.

First, let me just make it clear that I do not speak today for the WMDC as such - for the commissioners or for their chairman Hans Blix. Nor do I speak in my earlier capacity as a Swedish ambassador. I represent only myself today.

We have been through turbulent times recently. Not only has the first large counterproliferation war occurred - but also different kinds of diplomatic non-proliferation efforts, notably with Libya, with Iran, and with North Korea. These efforts range from very successful to so far unsuccessful. Furthermore, an enormous clandestine procurement network masterminded by Pakistani scientists has been exposed.

In response to the President's non-proliferation proposals announced in February, the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Global Security Institute's Bipartisan Security Group, hosted a high-level panel discussion on Capitol Hill April 27, 2004 on the theme: "Seven Sound Strategies? The President's Non-Proliferation Proposals." Following the panel, discussions were held with Members of Congress.

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"Limits of Unilateralism" Discussion Well Received by Members of Congress
Report by Nadine Kjellberg
October 30, 2003

Washington, DC-On October 2, the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Bipartisan Security Group (BSG), hosted a special session titled, "Limits of Unilateralism."

Addressing an overflow crowd in the Committee on Government Reform room of the Rayburn House Office Building, keynote speakers Dr. Jane Goodall, Michael Douglas, and BSG Chairman Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., stressed the need for collaboration in dealing with global security threats. Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT), co-chairs of the House Task Force, co-hosted the event, with Global Security Institute President Jonathan Granoff serving as moderator.