The Global Security Institute (GSI) is a largely private (though partly bipartisan), non-governmental
international organization
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with a mission to
eliminate nuclear weapons through international cooperation and security. It aims to influence national
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...
s, seeking to accomplish its mission by focusing on
nuclear arms control
Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction. Historically, arms control may apply to melee wea ...
,
non-proliferation, and
disarmament
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.
History
The institute was founded by
US Senator Alan Cranston
Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and as President of the Citizens for Global S ...
in October 1999. He believed that nuclear weapons are "impractical, unacceptably risky, and unworthy of civilization."
Leadership
The current leadership of the institute is as follows:
*
Kim Cranston –
Chair of the Board, elected in 2000 after the passing of his father
*
Jonathan Granoff –
President
Programs
The institute currently consists of four well-defined programs:
*Bipartisan Security Grou
– constituencies include members of the
United States Congress
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and their staff
*Disarmament and Peace Educatio
– constituencies include citizens and leaders in the global community
*Middle Powers Initiativ
– constituencies include heads of government and diplomats, primarily in
Brazil
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,
Egypt
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,
Ireland
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,
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
,
New Zealand
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,
South Africa
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, and
Sweden
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*Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmamen
– constituencies include legislators around the
world
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References
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External links
Global Security Institute
Anti-nuclear organizations
Organizations established in 1999
1999 establishments in the United States