On 11th November 2017, Leeds Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) will host their first conference. It will explore opportunities for arms control and disarmament in a changing global context. Topics will include: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Advanced Weapon Systems Changing dynamics in International Relations Peace-making from below For more details and to register, visit here
Author Archive | Office
British Pugwash Annual Report 2016
Published on 9th August 2017 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Climate Change and Energy Policy, NPT, Disarmament, Annual reports, BRINDI, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene; Trident: emerging technologies; the NPT RevCon and the Disarmament Institute(BRINDI); science and ethics; energy policy and climate change
North Korea: the search for a peaceful solution
Published on 22nd July 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
Sverre Lodgaard, a former director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, delivered the 13th annual Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture at the Hay Festival on 3 June 2017.
What underlies North Korea’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons?
Published on 29th June 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Recent events, International Peace & Security
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 25 April 2017 John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea, discussed the DPRK’s nuclear programme against the background of recent events, considering the North Koreans’ objectives and what is known of their nuclear doctrine.
Global Climate Finance: Securing a low carbon future (SOAS, 27th April 2017)
Published on 29th April 2017 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Current projects – feed, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events
At this Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) seminar, Federico Mazza from Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and Aneil Tripathy from Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) discussed the current state of global climate finance and considered solutions to secure the resources needed to secure a low carbon transition. Some points made: The IEA has calculated that investments equal to […]
Global Climate Finance: Securing a low carbon future (27th April 2017)
Published on 6th April 2017 in Recent events
This seminar has been organised by Student / Young Pugwash members at SOAS. However, non-students are actively encouraged to attend. Title: Global Climate Finance: How to Secure the Transition Towards a Low Carbon Future Date / Time: 27th April, 5pm – 7pm Location: S312 (Senate House), SOAS, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7HU. Nearest underground: Russell Square Registration: https://tinyurl.com/kf8ef7w […]