Co-chair: Michael Brzoska (Germany) and Lynn Eden (USA) Rapporteur Zoe Heuschkel (Germany) This working group looked at the issues and politics…
Berlin report on Working Group 5: Social Responsibility of Scientists
Co-chair: Lothar Brock (Germany) and John Finney (UK) Rapporteur: Tom Borsen (Denmark) Social responsibility is a core element in all Pugwash…
Berlin report on Working Group 4: European Security and Disarmament (nuclear and conventional arms control and disarmament)
Co-chair: Goetz Neuneck (Germany) and Alexander Nikitin (Russia) Rapporteur: Martin Butcher (UK) The main theme of the discussions was the continuing transition…
Berlin report on Working Group 3: Regional Stability in Central and South Asia: The situation in Afghanistan, and Indo-Pakistani Relations
Co-chairs: Happymon Jacob (India) and Moeed Yusuf (Pakistan) Rapporteur: Mindy Kay Bricker (US) This working group focused on three outstanding issues…
Berlin Report on Working Group 2: Prospects for Peace and Security in the Middle East
Co-chairs: Cliff Kupchan (USA), Arnold Luethold (Switzerland), and Peter Jones (Canada) Co-Rapporteurs: Poul-Erik Christiansen (UK) and Mahsa Rouhi (Iran) Discussion in this…
Berlin report on Working Group 1: Nuclear Disarmament, Nonproliferation (after the 2010 NPT Review Conference)
Co-chairs: Sverre Lodgaard (Norway) and Carlo Trezza (Italy) Rapporteur: Ben Rusek (USA) The working group focused on four areas: 1. The NPT…
Islamabad meeting of Indian Parliamentary delegation
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs organized a two-day meeting of Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians in Islamabad on…
Tel Aviv workshop on a Middle East WMDFZ
On 20-21 May 2011, Pugwash convened a workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel, on “Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East.”…
Noordwijk workshop on Chemical and Biological Weapons
The Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions held its 32nd workshop from 30 April –…
Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister
On 24 March 2011 Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino met with the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Dr Nabil Al-Araby, to…
Dubai meeting of the India-Pakistan Independent Commission
The second meeting of the Pugwash India-Pakistan Independent Commission was held on 26-27 February 2011 in Dubai. Following this, consultations were…
Statement on the restoration of Thinkers’ Lodge
On 20 January 2011, the Canadian government announced grants totaling $850,000 grant toward Phase Two restoration of philanthropist Cyrus Eaton’s…
Farnham Castle workshop on a Middle East WMDFZ
In October 2010 Pugwash gathered a group of over 30 individuals from the Middle East region and beyond to discuss…
Statement on the addition of the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site as a World Heritage Site
Pugwash Leaders Commend Addition of Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site as World Heritage Site and Urge Concrete Progress on Disarmament, on 65th…