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Please visit Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs for this tribute to Amb. (ret) Jayantha Dhanapala, a distinguished diplomat and advocate for nuclear disarmament who received The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament for his contributions to nuclear disarmament, particularly as Chair of the 1995 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference and also served as the 2008 Simons Visiting Chair in International Law and Human Security at the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University.

The Simons Foundation Canada and Global Affairs Canada are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022-2023 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition.

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

See The Simons Foundation Canada's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

The Simons Foundation Canada is pleased to share this announcement from the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA). The competition is open to all youth between the ages of 16 and 29.

See The Simons Foundation Canada's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

The winners of the 2021-2022 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition presented their papers at a special seminar and Award Ceremony hosted by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa on November 30. 2022.

Visit APS Forum on Physics & Society for this recent article by Professor 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.

A total of four awards of CAD $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic. Awards also include domestic travel support to Ottawa where successful candidates will present their completed papers during a special seminar at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters. Click here for more information and to apply before April 28, 2023.

20 years after the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, Dr. Hans Blix, Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) from 2000-2003, sits down with SIPRI to reflect on his experience during the inspections to investigate the claims of WMD in Iraq.