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Disarmament Education

Report of the 2019-2020 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

November 9, 2020

Papers presented by the 2019-2020 Graduate Research Award winners.

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Nuclear Disarmament

"Building Blocks for Nuclear Ban Treaty: NPT & Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice"

Visit Inter Press Service News Agency at the link below for this commentary on the recent Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by The Simons Foundation's Fellow, Dr. John Burroughs.

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Nuclear Disarmament

"Building Blocks for Nuclear Ban Treaty: NPT & Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice"

November 2, 2020

Opinion by John Burroughs, J.D., Ph.D.
Senior Analyst, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
and Fellow, The Simons Foundation Canada
Published by Inter Press Service News Agency
November 2, 2020

"Building Blocks for Nuclear Ban Treaty: NPT & Advisory Opinion of the Internat…

Nuclear Disarmament

"In subtle diplomatic move, Canada ceases its opposition to nuclear weapons prohibition treaty"

Please visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, a Peace Leader with The Simons Foundation Canada.

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Nuclear Disarmament

"In subtle diplomatic move, Canada ceases its opposition to nuclear weapons prohibition treaty"

October 30, 2020

Commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C.
Published by The Hill Times (subscription required)
October 30, 2020

"In subtle diplomatic move, Canada ceases its opposition to nuclear weapons pro…

Nuclear Disarmament

The Bruce Blair Memorial Fund to support work on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament at Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS)

The Simons Foundation Canada has supported the creation of The Bruce Blair Memorial Fund at Princeton University to support work at the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) on nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, and disarmament. The Fund will support SGS efforts that in particular advance the work of Bruce Blair, who joined SGS in 2013 as a research scholar and passed away in July 2020.

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Nuclear Disarmament

"How to achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world"

Visit UNFOLD ZERO for a transcript of Professor the Hon. Gareth Evans' presentation at the #wethepeoples2020 Program for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World event for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. As a recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament, Prof. Evans is one of The Simons Foundation Canada's Peace Shapers.

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