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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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International Law and Human Security

"It’s time to invoke Article 4 of the NATO Treaty"

Visit The Globe and Mail for this commentary by Paul Meyer, Adjunct Professor of International Studies and Fellow in International Security at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Nuclear scientist implores colleagues to face moral responsibility"

Visit NHK World Japan for this article on the 63rd Pugwash Conference where scientists from around the world gathered in Hiroshima, Japan to chart a path toward a world free of nuclear weapons. The conference was Chaired by Iraqi nuclear chemist Hussain Al-Shahristani, "a man whose own life has been defined by the moral boundaries of science — and by the price he once paid for refusing to cross them." Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, Founder and President of The Simons Foundation Canada, is a member of the Pugwash Council.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"‘Act for life and not death’: social movements and nuclear abolition"

Visit Nuclear Times for this commentary by Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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Arctic Security

Arctic Military Preparedness Needs More “Jaw Jaw”

Visit the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the link below for this analysis by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"Douglas Roche: why ‘much of my public career has been marked by dissent, and [why] I’m not stopping now’"

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation Canada.
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“Russia Won’t Stop at Ukraine” And the Politics of Exaggeration

Visit SANE Policy Institute for this commentary by Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director of SANE Policy Institute and Chair of Canadian Pugwash Group.
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