On 21-23 June 2020, Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta Ramusino and Pugwash Council Member Sergey Batsanov visited Vienna and had meetings…
65 years after the Russell-Einstein Manifesto: where are we now?
On July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued…
Pugwash document on the NPT Review Conference Postponement and Risks after the Pandemic
6 May 2020 This is a Pugwash document concerning nuclear problems and tensions in the time of COVID-19. This document…
Tehran meeting on JCPOA
On 23-24 June 2019 a delegation from Pugwash travelled to Iran to participate in a specially-arranged two-day meeting organized together…
Pugwash Note on The Deposit of the 50th Instrument of Ratification of the Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
Pugwash notes with deep appreciation the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of…
75 years after
The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 people died—highlighted the…
Former German disarmament diplomats call for increased efforts to reduce nuclear dangers
Berlin, 5 August 2020. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The…
Pugwash condolences on the passing of Bruce Blair
The Pugwash community is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Bruce Blair, a tireless and effective advocate…
Statement on the Open Skies Treaty
24 May 2020 After the Open Skies Treaty, What Fate for New START? A Treaty on Open Skies was initially…
Geneva Workshop on Hypersonic Weapons
On 9-10 December 2019, the Pugwash Conferences held a workshop in Geneva on hypersonic weapons. The meeting, organized by the…
Pugwash President interviewed about the NPT Review Conference
On 6 March 2020 the leading Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo published a front-page article [in Portuguese] based on…
Geneva workshop on Cyber Security and Warfare
On 30-31 January 2020, Pugwash held its second workshop on the theme of cyber security and warfare at the Palais…
Pugwash Statement on the US-Taliban agreement
Pugwash welcomes the agreement signed yesterday between the United States government and the Taliban on the planned withdrawal of American…
63rd Pugwash Conference, Doha
DIALOGUE NOT CONFRONTATION Regional Security and Nuclear Risks The 63rd Pugwash Conference has been postponed due to the escalating global…
Pugwash statement on Iran-US tensions
14 January 2020 The killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani is not justified under international law. This attack was a violation…
