British Pugwash Newsletter October 2016 Topics include: New Chair of British Pugwash; Emerging technologies and the nuclear debate; COMEST and robotics; Student/Young Pugwash: first annual conference; Climate change and the Global Energy Calculator
The Syrian Conflict : where from and where to
Published on 16th August 2016 in International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
The Warwick Pugwash Student Society (WPSS) held it’s first event on the 22nd of October 2015 at the University of Warwick. The discussion on the long lasting Syrian conflict and its complex pattern of alliances and enmities, was led by Dr Nicola Pratt and gathered over 35 students. Dr Nicola Pratt has extensively researched and written on democratization, […]
British Pugwash Annual Report 2015
Published on 19th July 2016 in Trident, Climate Change and Energy Policy, NPT, Annual reports, BRINDI, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene with major implications for British Pugwash; Trident update; the 2015 NPT Review Conference; the Disarmament Institute (BRINDI); science and ethics, including autonomous weapons; chemical weapons; UK and European energy policy.
British Pugwash Workshop on Emerging Undersea Technologies
Published on 19th July 2016 in Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Recent events
A Brititish Pugwash workshop in May 2016 assessed current and emerging undersea technologies, their likely future direction of travel, and the implications of developments in sensing, computing and communications for the undersea battle space.
Trident submarines: will its successor be obsolete by the time it arrives?
Published on 13th July 2016 in Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Recent events
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 13 June at University College London, Julian Borger, the Guardian’s world affairs editor, spoke on advances in drone warfare and underwater surveillance which call into question the Successor’s stealth.
Ethics and Autonomous Weapons Systems – Bristol event
Published on 7th July 2016 in Remote Control Weaponry, Student Young Pugwash Events
British Student Young Pugwash, in collaboration with Bristol Global Insecurities Centre, held a fascinating seminar on the ethics and politics of robotic weaponry. The event was held on 25th May 2016 at Bristol University. Speakers included: Dr Joanna Bryson (Bath) and Dr Alexander Leveringhaus (Oxford). Chaired by: Prof. Timothy Edmunds (Bristol) Full report here (prepared […]