Disarmament Education

Disarmament Education in a Dangerous Era: A "Mapping" study of Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament course offerings at Canadian universities

Prepared for The Simons Foundation Canada by Paul Meyer, Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security at Simon Fraser University and Alireza Mamdouhi, Ph.D. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University.
January 2024

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Nuclear Disarmament

"Parliamentarians for the TPNW" Conference

The Simons Foundation Canada and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) co-convened this International Parliamentary Conference at the United Nations in New York during the Second Meeting of the States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Parliamentarians for the TPNW" Conference

Co-convened by ICAN and The Simons Foundation Canada at the Second Meeting of the States Parties to the 
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
United Nations
New York, NY
November 27-29, 2023

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Nuclear Disarmament

The Simons Foundation Award presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt

The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament was presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt on November 29, 2021 for his role as an architect and engineer of both the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which “dramatically reshaped diplomatic discussions on nuclear disarmament” and the subsequent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). He has demonstrated that he is a true Shaper of a safer world, that he is committed to save humanity from one of the most critical dangers we face.
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Nuclear Disarmament

Report of the Simons Forum on Repairing the U.S.-NATO-Russia Relationship and Reducing the Risks of the Use of Nuclear Weapons

The 2018 Conference and Forum on "Repairing the U.S.-NATO-Russia Relationship and Reducing the Risks of the Use of Nuclear Weapons" was convened by The Simons Foundation Canada and Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, under the auspices of the Simons Distinguished Visiting Fellow in International Law and Human Security at Simon Fraser University, in September 2018.
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International Law and Human Security

The Responsibility to Protect: Re-Energizing the Key Players

The Simons Forum on the Responsibility to Protect: Re-Energizing the Key Players was convened by The Simons Foundation under the auspices of the Simons Visiting Chair in International Law and Human Security at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, 22-24 March 2017.
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Arctic Security

Circumpolar Military Facilities of the Arctic Five - updated: June 2016

June 30, 2016

Prepared by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Defence Policy and Arctic Security, The Simons Foundation and Michelle Jackett, M.A.

Updated: June 2016

Circumpolar Military Facilities of the Arctic Five - updated June 2016.pdf
Nuclear Disarmament

"How Obama Could Revolutionize Nuclear Weapons Strategy Before He Goes"

June 23, 2016

By Bruce G. Blair, Ph.D.
Published by Politico Magazine
June 23, 2016

Bruce G. Blair, Ph.D., is Co-Founder of Global Zero, Research Scholar with the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, and one of The Simons Foundation's Peace Leaders.

"How Obama Could Revolutionize Nuclear Weapons Strategy Before He Goes" - Polit…
Disarmament Education

Report of the 2015-2016 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Award Winners Seminar

May 30, 2016

Global Affairs Canada Headquarters
Lester B. Pearson Building
Ottawa, Canada
February 26, 2016

Report of the 2016 Graduate Research Awards Seminar-Ottawa, February 2016.pdf

Defence in the Absence of Military Threats

May 11, 2016

The promised public consultations on Canadian defence policy are now underway. They are intended to contribute to the development of a “new” defence policy for Canada, to be released in early 2017. The process will engage Canadians beyond officialdom and the established “defence community,” and the outcome will have important implications for the kinds of key defence decisions that every Canadian Government faces – including major procurement projects and the deployment of forces overseas.

Defence in the Absense of Military Threats, Defence Policy Review briefing paper - May 11 2016.pdf
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