30 November 2020 The terrorist attack in Iran that killed the physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had the main effect of increasing tensions … More
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 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 … More
Pugwash Statement on the US-Taliban agreement
1 March 2020 Pugwash welcomes the agreement signed yesterday between the United States government and the Taliban on the planned … More
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 … More
UNGA Middle East WMDFZ Conference takes place in New York
From 19-22 November 2019 Pugwash President Sergio Duarte attended the opening of general debate of the conference convened in accordance … More
Palestine Consultations
On 10-11 November 2019 Pugwash held a number of small consultations with Palestinian officials, academics, and civil society concerning the … More
Tel Aviv workshop on Israel and Iran after a summer of Regional Escalation
On 8 November 2019 Pugwash held a roundtable discussion on the situation in the Middle East in Tel Aviv, in … More
Statement on the situation in Kashmir
14 August 2019 Statement issued by Sergio Duarte, President of Pugwash, and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Secretary General of Pugwash Pugwash has been … More
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 … More
New York roundtable on the Middle East
On 6 May 2019 Pugwash convened a roundtable of experts and officials to discuss the non-proliferation landscape in the Middle … More
Statement on Sri Lanka attacks
On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka suffered horrific terrorist attacks on churches and hotels across the country. Former … More
Palestine Consultations
On 3 and 4 March 2019 a small team from Pugwash held a number of consultations and meetings in Ramallah … More
Israel and Iran in the Age of Trump: Israeli Perspectives
On 2 March 2019 Pugwash held a roundtable in Tel Aviv in cooperation with the Israeli Pugwash Group and the … More
Comment on the situation in South Asia
2 March 2019: The recent escalations along the Line of Control separating Indian- and Pakistan- administered Kashmir pose a grave … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 