January 2021 Breaking a Deadlock to Denuclearization of the Korean PeninsulaNortheast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ) as the end … More
Category: East Asia
Pugwash works to decrease the reliance upon nuclear weapons in the strategic calculus of countries in East Asia, as well as promote discussion on the safety and security of nuclear energy post-Fukushima.
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Shanghai meeting on arms control
On 4-5 December 2019 Pugwash and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences organized a discussion meeting in Shanghai as … More
Commentary on the US-DPRK Summit
On 15 June 2018, the President and Secretary General of Pugwash issued a short commentary on the recent summit between … More
Statement on DPRK Nuclear Test
The DPRK is the only country that keeps carrying out nuclear tests. This time the device tested by DPRK has … More
Video: “North East Asian Security”, 62nd Pugwash Conference
North East Asian Security 4m40s Gleb Ivashentov (Russia), former Ambassador of Russia to the Republic of Korea 17m30s Tong Zhao … More
Statement on nuclear risks in North East Asia
Statement on nuclear risks in North East Asia 4 May 2017 The mounting confrontation with North Korea is raising grave … More
Statement on DPRK Nuclear Test
On 11 September 2016, Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the nuclear … More
Statement on DPRK Nuclear Test
On 6 January 2016 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the nuclear … More
Video: Nagasaki Conference, “In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia”
3 November 2015, PL11: PLENARY SESSION: In Search of Peaceful Co-Existence in Northeast Asia Chair: Mr. Leon Sigal, Social Science Research Council (USA)* … More
Video: Simons Symposium, “Prospects for Nuclear- and WMD-Free Zones”
PL7 – PLENARY SESSION: Prospects for Nuclear- and WMD-Free Zones (Nagasaki University) Chair: Amb. (ret.) Jayantha Dhanapala, Pugwash President (Sri … More
Pugwash Delegation Visits Japan Ahead of Upcoming 61st Pugwash Conference
From 3-7 April 2015, a delegation from International Pugwash visited Nagasaki – the city which will host the 61st Pugwash … More
Japan presentations on Pugwash history
Between 12-17 March 2014, Pugwash Executive Director Sandra Ionno Butcher was hosted by Japan Pugwash for a number of presentations … More
Report: Istanbul Working Group 2 – Nuclear Energy and Security
Co-conveners : Steve Miller, Memduh Karakullucku, Victor Gilinsky Co-rapporteurs: Paul Guinnessy and Aaron Stein Working group 2 addressed the spread … More
Statement on DPRK Nuclear Test
On 13 February 2013, Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the nuclear … More