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PNND Japan Report to the Council Summit in Pugwash, Nova Scotia
July 4, 2008
PNND Council member Tom Kono, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Senior Vice Minister for Justice, offers his report to the PNND Council meeting taking place in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, July 10-13, 2008.
"Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons":
Conference organized by Centre for Strategic and International Studies and the Indian Council of World Affairs
June 9-10, 2008
An international conference was held in New Delhi to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rajiv Gandhi plan to eliminate nuclear weapons. Speakers included:
Interview with PNND Co-President Alexa McDonough, MP
June 2, 2008
Senior MP Alexa McDonough, Co-President of the network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, speaks with the CBC's Peter Mansbridge about her decision to make this her last term as a federal politician.
On Day 1: What should the next President of the United States do on their first day in office?
Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, offers three concrete steps the next President should take immediately upon resuming office:
GSI Board Member Christie Brinkley Receives Smart Cookie Award for her work with GSI
Christie Brinkley was one of 7 recipients of the 2008 Smart Cookie Award from Cookie Magazine for her outstanding activism in making a safer, saner, nuclear-free world.
In the lead up to their Model UN Conference, WFUNA asks GSI Senior Officer Rhianna Tyson what can lead governments to stay away from, or do away with, nuclear weapons?
GSI presentation on outer space security to the UN General Assembly
GSI Senior Officer Rhianna Tyson delivers the first ever NGO presentation on outer space security to the United Nations General Assembly, First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, October 26, 2007
Christie Brinkley speaks at GSI-PNND event at the United Nations
American cultural icon Christie Brinkley was one of the engaged, informed, and empowered women speaking at a special panel event hosted by GSI and PNND entitled “Amplifying the Moral and Practical Missions of the United Nations: Parliamentarians, diplomats and engaged citizens working to abolish nuclear weapons.”
Joining the American cultural icon on the panel was the Hon. Marian Hobbs, parliamentarian and former Minister for Disarmament of New Zealand, Ms. Cora Weiss, a longtime peace activist and leader for gender equality at the UN, and the Hon. Alexa McDonough, a senior member of the Canadian parliament. Moderated by GSI Senior Officer, Rhianna Tyson, the event brought together women who are working on all levels to prevent conflict involving nuclear weapons.
Interview with Amb. Thomas Graham on December 5, 2006
PierreTerre, a compilation of stories of value, wisdom, intelligence and good intent, produced an interview with Bipartisan Security Group Chairman Ambassador (Ret.) Thomas Graham. In this 6 minute interview produced for the Project for Nuclear Awareness, Amb. Graham offers straight talk about what it will actually take to keep the US and the world safe from nuclear and WMD dangers. Amb. Graham describes the value and importance of dialogue and strong negotiations in keeping the world safe.
Interview with Jonathan Granoff on October 28, 2005
Interview with Good News Broadcast Network at the Albert Schweitzer Institute Reverence for Life event at Quinnipiac University. Jonathan Granoff shares his profound thoughts with Good News in this video interview. Mr. Granoff shares concern about Nuclear Weapons and he created a major event at the UN honoring Ted Turner some months ago that Good News covered.
Interview with Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. on October 29, 2005
The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation honored Dr. Daniel Ellsberg with its 2005 Distinguished Peace Leadership Award and The Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C. (Chairman of the Middle Powers Initiative) with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Following the awards presentation, Helen Thomas conducted a live unscripted interview with both honorees. The Awards were presented during the Foundation’s 22nd annual Evening for Peace gala and ceremony at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, California. The theme for the 2005 awards dinner was Taking a Stand for Peace.
GSI organized a press conference at the United Nations featuring former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, as well as representatives of three key countries: Ambassador Elisabet-Borsiin Bonnier of Sweden, Ambassador Paul Meyer of Canada, and Ambassador Friedrich Gröning of Germany, moderated by Mr. Granoff. The press conference garnered extensive press coverage, especially Mr. McNamara's remarks, which were made available for wide distribution.
US Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Goals: Honoring the Balance
Event hosted May 9, 2005 at United Nations with guests Dr. Hans Blix, Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA)
GSI collaborated with the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, chaired by Dr. Hans Blix, and The Simons Foundation to organize a bipartisan presentation at the NPT Review Conference featuring U.S. Congressmen Ed Markey (D-MA) and Curt Weldon (R-PA). They joined Dr. Hans Blix on a panel moderated by Jonathan Granoff titled "U.S. Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Goals: Honoring the Balance" before an invitation-only audience consisting of 120 select diplomats and experts.
Documentary featuring several GSI and MPI experts, including Chairman Douglas Roche, O.C., as well as footage from GSI's 2005 UN event with Ted Sorensen and Robert McNamara
2005 Alan Cranston Peace Award Honoring Ted Turner
On April 20, 2005, President Mikhail Gorbachev gave a keynote address, his first speech at the United Nations since his historic address in December of 1988, and then presented philanthropist and businessman Ted Turner with the Alan Cranston Peace Award on behalf of the Global Security Institute.
Other speakers included the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Dr. Jane Goodall, Mr. Kim Cranston, and Mr. Mark Malloch-Brown, Chef de Cabinet to the UN Secretary General. The public ceremony took place before a standing-room-only audience of more than 1000 people, and was made available for worldwide media distribution by UN TV.
In October 2004, Jonathan Granoff gave a speech about the U.S. Constitution and The Earth Charter at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Robert McNamara and Ted Sorensen: Applying Lessons of the 20th Century to the 21st Century
Spring Meeting 2004, American Bar Association Section of International Law & Practice
Jonathan Granoff talks about the current state of the world's nuclear arsenals. If the five declared nuclear weapons states cannot stop producing new nuclear weapons, he says, then what hope has the world of stopping nations like North Korea or Iran? Despite the fact that this video was filmed before the 2005 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty review, we believe there is still considerable value to be found in watching it.
On December 11, 2002, Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School hosted a
Community Forum: "What's Next in Iraq? Is War Inevitable?"
The panel discussion was moderated by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School. Panelists included: Michael Doran, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Studies; Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute; Frank N. von Hippel, Professor of Public and International Affairs; Co-Director, Program on Science and Global Security; Paul R. Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs.
Democracy, Disarmament and Public Education:
A conversation with Senator Alan Cranston
In this video, part of the "Conversations with History" series, GSI founder Senator Alan Cranston speaks with Harry Kreisler of the Institute for International Studies.
Host Peter Coyote and studio guests discuss the nuclear threat in the post-Cold War age. The Nuclear Lullaby presents information which the US government has not divulged on Nuclear Proliferation, the use of Depleted Uranium, and the storage hazards and “disposal” of nuclear waste.
