9th Annual SYP Conference ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’ Location: Biological Security Research Centre, London Metropolitan University and online Date: Friday 20th March 2026 (TBC) Get involved! SYP wants to give students and young professionals the opportunity to present their ideas on international peace, security and […]
From 1-5 November, Hiroshima hosted the 63rd Pugwash Conference. The meeting commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, and the 30th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to Sir Joseph Rotblat and Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. From the bombed areas, where the […]
1. 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima: 80 Years After the Atomic Bombing – Time for Peace, Dialogue and Nuclear Disarmament From 1-5 November, Hiroshima hosted the 63rd Pugwash Conference. The meeting commemorated the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, and the 30th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize […]
On 5 December Dr Marion Messmer discussed Europe’s options after: the collapse of the INF Treaty; an increase in investment in missile technologies across the European continent; and declining confidence in the US nuclear umbrella, at a time of regional and global instability. Biography Dr Marion Messmer is a senior research fellow in the International Security Programme at Chatham House. She has […]
Each year, Student / Young Pugwash (SYP-UK) organises a conference on international security. The subject of the 8th annual conference, held in 2025 at King’s College London, was ‘Stepping Back from the Brink: Fresh Thinking on Peace and Disarmament’. Our aim was to encourage new thinking on the legal, political and technical questions associated with […]
