Between 29 April and 10 May 2014 Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Executive Director Sandra Butcher held a wide … More
Category: Nuclear Weapons
The hallmark of Pugwash continues to be working toward the
reduction and elimination of the risk posed by nuclear weapons. In
practice, this translates to fostering dialogue on risk reduction,
arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament that will promote
and enhance cooperative security.
VIDEO: Jayantha Dhanapala: Vision of a world free of nuclear weapons
Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala promotes the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. “We can achieve the banning … More
VIDEO: Hugh Beach on the fallacy of deterrence
British Pugwash member Sir Hugh Beach explains the lack of indepence in the British nuclear deterrent. “In history, many countries … More
Report: Istanbul Working Group 1 – Nuclear weapons and their elimination
Co-conveners: Wael Al-Assad, Francesco Calogero, Sergio Duarte Co-rapporteurs: Francesca Giovannini and Joelien Pretorius The working group discussed disarmament under four … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Q&A with Shaker, Al-Assad, and Laajava
Q&A Session with Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Egypt), Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Jaakko Laajava
Amb. Jaakko Laajava, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)addresses the audience on … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Wael Al-Assad
Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General for Disarmament and Regional Security, League of Arab States (Jordan) addresses the audience … More
VIDEO – Istanbul – Amb. Mohamed Shaker
Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Egypt) addresses the audience on the topic of “Eliminating nuclear weapons and other WMD … More
VIDEO – Istanbul – Amb. Rolf Ekeus
Amb. Rolf Ekeus, Chair Swedish Pugwash, introduces the panel on “Eliminating nuclear weapons and other WMD from the Middle East: what … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Duarte opening remarks
Amb. Sergio Duarte, former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs (Brazil) provides opening remarks for the panel on “Perspectives … More
Statement by Finnish Pugwash on the Middle East WMDFZ
In December 2012 the Finnish Pugwash Group issued a statement expressing their disappointment over the cancellation of the conference on … More
Statement by the Executive Committee regarding postponement of the Middle East WMDFZ Conference
On 25 November 2012 the Pugwash Executive Committee issued a statement expressing disappointment at the postponement of the conference on a Middle … More
London consultation on the Iranian nuclear issue
On 12 September 2012 Pugwash organized a meeting which explored concerns, options and opportunities relating to the Iranian nuclear program. Participants … More
Beirut meeting on a Middle East WMDFZ
On 10 September 2012 Pugwash organized a meeting on a variety of issues regarding the presence of WMDs in the … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 