contribution by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow 
The Simons Foundation 
"Rethinking General and Complete Disarmament in the Twenty-first Century"
UNODA Occasional Papers - No. 28
October 2016

 

Dr. Hans Blix says Japan should take the lead in efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons. Visit The Asahi Shimbun at the link below for their recent interview with Dr. Blix.

Interview with Dr. Hans Blix
Published by The Asahi Shimbun
October 30, 2016

Dr. Hans Blix, Swedish diplomat, was Chair of The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Head of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and is a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation.

Commentary by Paul Meyer
The Simons Foundation Senior Fellow
Published by The Hill Times
October 28, 2016

Amb. (Ret) Paul Meyer is Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada; and Senior Fellow in Space Security, The Simons Foundation.

Visit The Hill Times for commentary by Paul Meyer on Canada's position related to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee resolution, "Taking Forward Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations" (L41), adopted on October 27th, which authorizes negotiation of a nuclear weapons ban.

Presentation by Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D.
Founder and President, The Simons Foundation
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Symposium: The Fierce Urgency of Nuclear Zero: Changing the Discourse
Santa Barbara, CA
October 23-25, 2016

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED. Four awards of $5,000 are available through the 2016-2017 GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC). Click here for more information and to apply by December 5, 2016.

Presentation by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Space Security Index side event Tracking Space Security: Are We Ready to Go Live? held during the United Nations General Assembly First Committee
UN Headquarters
October 18, 2016

 

See the following for the text of Paul Meyer's presentation at the Space Security Index side event, "Tracking Space Security: Are We Ready to Go Live?", held during the United Nations General Assembly First Committee in New York.
Visit IDN-InDepthNews for 2 recent articles by Jayantha Dhanapala, a Peace Shaper with The Simons Foundation as a recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament.