See the link below for the full text of the letter sent to President-elect Trump by Dr. Tadatoshi Akiba, former Mayor of Hiroshima and a Peace Leader with The Simons Foundation.
The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016-2017 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition

The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016-2017 Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation competition:

  • Justin Young-Stewart
    Master of Arts, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
    University of Ottawa
     
  • Farzan Sabet Sarvestani
    Doctoral
    International History
    The Graduate Institute – Geneva
    & Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at CISAC Stanford
     
  • Jennifer Smith
    LLM, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
    European University – Viadrina
     
  • Patrick Segsworth
    Master of Arts in Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs
    University of Waterloo 

The successful candidate will each receive a cash award of Cdn$5,000.00 and present their papers at the 2016-2017 Graduate Research Awards Seminar held at Global Affairs Canada Headquarters in Ottawa on February 9, 2017.  

Click here for more information on the Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

The Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation are offered by The Simons Foundation and the International Security Research and Outreach Programme (ISROP) of Global Affairs Canada (GAC).  The primary objective of the awards is to enhance Canadian graduate-level scholarship on disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation issues.

 

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
January 3, 2017

Following President-elect Donald Trump’s comments on U.S. nuclear capabilities over the holidays, 2017 begins with worrisome questions about his intentions. Visit OpenCanada.org at the link below for commentary by Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow at The Simons Foundation.
See The Simons Foundation's Disarming Arctic Security page for briefing papers on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Defence Policy and Arctic Security at The Simons Foundation.

Disarming Arctic Security Briefing Paper
by Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Senior Fellow in Defence Policy and Arctic Security
The Simons Foundation

With so many bad things happening during 2016, The Simons Foundation is pleased to feature our Peace‎ Leader, the Hon. Douglas Roche, who provides some of the good news from this past year as well as hope for the future.
See The Simons Foundation's Disarming Arctic Security page for briefing papers on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Defence Policy and Arctic Security at The Simons Foundation.

Disarming Arctic Security Briefing Paper
by Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Senior Fellow in Defence Policy and Arctic Security
The Simons Foundation
December 13, 2016