On 13 December 2016, a Pugwash meeting was convened in Kabul at the Intercontinental Hotel. The participants included around 40…
Statement on Avoiding a Re-Start of the Nuclear Arms Race
1 January 2017 The Pugwash Conferences for Science & World Affairs and its co-founder Joseph Rotblat were awarded the Nobel…
Consultations on Afghanistan
In the second half of 2016, Pugwash maintained its efforts to bring together different elements of Afghan society to discuss…
Remembering Robert Hinde (1923-2016)
Robert Hinde (1923–2016) The news of Robert Hinde’s passing away is deeply saddening and an irreparable loss to British Pugwash…
Islamabad meeting on Pakistan-Afghan relations
On 22 November 2016, Pugwash organized a meeting in Islamabad between a selected group of Afghans and Pakistanis to discuss…
Pugwash delegation visits Kazakhstan
In November 2016, Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Pugwash Council Member Tatsujiro Suzuki travelled to Astana for further planning meetings…
Statement on 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Award to President Juan Manuel Santos
On 8 October 2016, Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize…
London meeting on Security Challenges & Nuclear Weapons in Europe
On 26-27 September 2016 Pugwash held a roundtable meeting to discuss “Security Challenges and Nuclear Weapons in Europe,” co-hosted with the…
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…
Statement on US No First Use Policy
On 18 August 2016 Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala and Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino issued a statement on the adoption of a “no first use”…
Statement on the Recent UK Independent (Chilcot) Report on Iraq War
The bedrock document anchoring the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winning Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs – the London…
Moving towards Peace in Afghanistan
Building on the sustained engagement of previous years, Pugwash continues to hold meetings seeking a way forward on the future of…
Remembering George Rathjens (1925-2016)
George Rathjens: 1925-2016 Friends and colleagues of George – Jeffrey Boutwell, Francesco Calogero, and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino – reflect on his…
Statement by Japanese Pugwash on President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima
What we expect from the US President’s visit to Hiroshima Pugwash Japan May 15, 2016 We, members of Pugwash Japan,…
