On 21 April 2019, Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka suffered horrific terrorist attacks on churches and hotels across the country. Former…
Palestine Consultations
On 3 and 4 March 2019 a small team from Pugwash held a number of consultations and meetings in Ramallah…
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…
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…
Council member Karen Hallberg wins prestigious award
14 February 2019: Pugwash Council Member Prof. Karen Hallberg of Argentina was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science for…
Washington consultation on arms control
On 1 February 2019 Pugwash held a consultation in collaboration with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Washington,…
Pugwash recognizes award for SESAME scientists
1 February 2019: Pugwash congratulates the SESAME scientists awarded the 2019 Award for Science Diplomacy by the American Association for the…
Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control
From 27-29 January a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and…
Geneva workshop on Cyber Security and Warfare
On 19-20 December 2018 Pugwash held a workshop in Geneva, co-sponsored and hosted by the Geneva Center for Security Policy…
Moscow meetings on Avoiding Nuclear Destabilization
On 6-7 December 2018, Pugwash organized a seminar, “Avoiding Nuclear Destabilization”, and other side meetings in Moscow in cooperation with…
ICRC Commemorative Conference on the use of certain weapons in war
On 30 November 2018 the Pugwash Council member and Director of the Geneva Office, Amb. Sergey Batsanov, participated in the…
Article: “Unmet Promise: The Challenges Awaiting the 2020 NPT Review Conference”
In the November issue of the Arms Control Today journal, Pugwash President Sergio Duarte reviews the genesis of the multilateral…
Statement on the future of arms control
On 28 October 2018 the Pugwash President and Secretary-General issued the following statement: The Demise of Arms Control? President Trump’s…
Former Secretary-General Francesco Calogero wins prestigious award
On 23 October 2018 the American Physical Society announced the award of the 2019 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics…