We have two exciting new opportunities for 18-35 year olds interested in international peace and security. European Student / Young Pugwash Conference 2026 The inaugural European Student / Young Pugwash Conference (EuSYPC), is taking place from 25–27 September 2026 at the University of Pisa, Italy. Europe is confronting a rapidly deteriorating security landscape. Debates over […]
After the 2026 NPT Review Conference: Where next for international nuclear weapons treaties and nuclear risk reduction? Read the summary of this meeting here 4:30pm to 5:45pm, Monday 29th June, Houses of Parliament SPEAKERS: David Riley OBE, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Jane Kinninmont, Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Association-UK Dr […]
The annual lecture was given by Professor Paul Rogers. His talk is entitled: ‘The World We Have Versus the World We Need’ Watch it here: Paul provided an analysis of the triple problem facing us – a deeply divided world of runaway wealth and mass marginalisation facing environmental limits to growth at a time of excess […]
The venue for our conference, held on 20 March 2026, was London Metropolitan University. The conference theme was ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’ The aim of the event was to encourage critical discussion of the legal, political and technical questions associated with nuclear weapons and other WMD, with […]
The 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: what should we expect and what should the UK’s priorities be? Read the summary of this meeting here. GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr Alice Spilman, Policy Fellow, BASIC Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King’s College London Tuesday, 24 March 2026, House of Commons PATRONS: FABIAN HAMILTON MP, RICHARD FOORD […]
Our speakers – Paul Ingram (CSER) and David Cullen (BASIC) – provided an update on the UK’s nuclear weapons system, and the replacement programme, with a focus on US technological dependence. They reviewed Euro-Atlantic relations and how recent political developments could affect the UK’s nuclear future. In addition, they considered whether it would be realistic for […]
