On 17 November 2014 the President of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala, was the recipient … More
Tag: Disarmament
Brussels workshop on The Future of Nuclear Weapons in Europe
On 25-26 September 2014 Pugwash convened a meeting with the support of the Flemish Peace Institute in Brussels on ‘The Future … More
Geneva killer robot side event
Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala joined the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots delegation to the Convention on Conventional Weapons meeting of experts … More
New York consultation on WMD, the Middle East and Non-Proliferation
On 3 May 2014 Pugwash convened a consultation on the margins of the NPT Review Conference in New York City. … More
VIDEO: Jayantha Dhanapala: Vision of a world free of nuclear weapons
Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala promotes the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. “We can achieve the banning … More
VIDEO: Hugh Beach on the fallacy of deterrence
British Pugwash member Sir Hugh Beach explains the lack of indepence in the British nuclear deterrent. “In history, many countries … More
VIDEO: Richard Guthrie on lessons from the chemical weapons experience
British Pugwash member Richard Guthrie highlights how the lessons learned from the chemical weapons experience can be harnessed for those … More
Report: Istanbul Working Group 1 – Nuclear weapons and their elimination
Co-conveners: Wael Al-Assad, Francesco Calogero, Sergio Duarte Co-rapporteurs: Francesca Giovannini and Joelien Pretorius The working group discussed disarmament under four … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Prof. Bob van der Zwaan
Prof. Bob van der Zwaan, Pugwash Council (Netherlands) discusses “Eliminating tactical nuclear weapons from Europe” for the Third Simons Symposium, 60th Pugwash … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Gen. (ret.) Bernard Norlain
Gen. (ret.) Bernard Norlain, Former Air Defense Commander and Air Combat Commander of the French Air Force (France) discusses “Eliminating tactical nuclear weapons … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Hon. Giorgio La Malfa
Hon. Giorgio La Malfa, Former Minister for European Affairs (Italy), provides introductory remarks on “Eliminating tactical nuclear weapons from Europe” for … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Q&A with Shaker, Al-Assad, and Laajava
Q&A Session with Amb. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (Egypt), Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Jaakko Laajava
Amb. Jaakko Laajava, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Security Policy in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)addresses the audience on … More
VIDEO: Istanbul – Amb. Wael Al-Assad
Amb. Wael Al-Assad, Representative of the Secretary General for Disarmament and Regional Security, League of Arab States (Jordan) addresses the audience … More