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Category: Regional Security

Pugwash provides a platform for building understanding, correcting misperceptions, and identifying shared interests that help reduce the risk of regional conflict escalation.

Statement by the Pugwash Leadership on the U.S. and Israeli Military Attack on Iran

5 March 2026 The Leadership of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs expresses unequivocal condemnation of the military … More

Iran nuclear issue, Middle East Nonproliferation and Security Dialogue, Statement

Pugwash urges diplomacy to the Presidents of USA and Iran

27 February 2026 Ahead of the third round of talks taking place between representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran … More

Iran nuclear issue

Pugwash workshop on Nordic Security: Deterrence and Risk Reduction

On 5-6 December Pugwash and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) co-organized a workshop generously hosted by the … More

Report, Workshop

Statement on attack against Venezuela

4 January 2026 Statement by the Officers of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Officers of Pugwash … More

Statement

Secretary General events in China, Russia, and US

Prior to the 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima, the Secretary General and other Pugwash officials made several trips for events … More

Russia-USA Arms Control

Follow-Up Statement on the situation in Gaza

26 August 2025 Since our earlier Open Letter to the UN Secretary General of June 1 2025, the situation in … More

Palestine, Statement

Secretary General visits Hiroshima and Beijing

From 23-28 June 2025 the Pugwash Secretary General, Prof. Karen Hallberg, had meetings in Beijing before travelling to Hiroshima for … More

Pugwash Condemns Israeli Attack on Iran and Warns of Grave Escalatory Risks

14 June 2025   Pugwash strongly condemns the military attacks by Israel against Iran which began on June 13, resulting in the killing … More

Iran nuclear issue, Statement

Open letter to the UN Secretary-General concerning Gaza

Response of the UN Secretary General to the Pugwash open letter concerning Gaza (17 June 2025) Open Letter to the … More

Palestine, Statement

Tehran meetings on the Iran nuclear issue

On 16-20 May a Pugwash delegation travelled to Tehran for meetings about the Iran nuclear file and regional security. Led … More

Iran nuclear issue, Workshop

Sulaymaniya conference on chemical weapons

On 19 April 2025 the Iraq Pugwash Group organized a conference in Sulaymaniya to commemorate the use of chemical weapons … More

Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons, Middle East Nonproliferation and Security Dialogue, Report, WMDFZ, Workshop

Statement on proposals for the taking over of Gaza and the resettlements of Palestinians

14 February 2025 The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is gravely concerned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent … More

Palestine, Statement

Pugwash delegation holds U.S. meetings

On 5-6 December 2024, a Pugwash delegation led by Secretary General-elect Karen Hallberg visited New York and Washington, D.C. for … More

Belgrade workshop on European Security

On 12-13 October 2024, Pugwash held a workshop in Belgrade focused on nuclear risks, deterrence, and arms control. This was … More

European Security, Report, Russia-USA Arms Control, Workshop

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