On July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued…
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…
Pugwash document on the NPT Review Conference Postponement and Risks after the Pandemic
6 May 2020 This is a Pugwash document concerning nuclear problems and tensions in the time of COVID-19. This document…
Pugwash President interviewed about the NPT Review Conference
On 6 March 2020 the leading Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo published a front-page article [in Portuguese] based on…
Geneva workshop on Cyber Security and Warfare
On 30-31 January 2020, Pugwash held its second workshop on the theme of cyber security and warfare at the Palais…
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…
63rd Pugwash Conference, Doha
DIALOGUE NOT CONFRONTATION Regional Security and Nuclear Risks The 63rd Pugwash Conference has been postponed due to the escalating global…
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…
Shanghai meeting on arms control
On 4-5 December 2019 Pugwash and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences organized a discussion meeting in Shanghai as…
Geneva Workshop on Hypersonic Weapons
On 9-10 December 2019, the Pugwash Conferences held a workshop in Geneva on hypersonic weapons. The meeting, organized by the…
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…
Pugwash President op-ed in The Bulletin
Ditch the Bomb, not the NPT On 18 November 2019 The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists published a piece by Pugwash…
Video: “Joseph Rotblat: A Singular Figure in 20th Century Nuclear Politics”
On 12 November 2019 Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell of the US Pugwash group and former Executive Director of Pugwash gave a…
Palestine Consultations
On 10-11 November 2019 Pugwash held a number of small consultations with Palestinian officials, academics, and civil society concerning the…
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 