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Blog: Dialogue across Divides: Pugwash’s contribution to sustainable security

Civil society organisations can and do have a significant role to play in building sustainable security. The story of Pugwash, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation that deals with issues at the intersection of science and policy, highlights the importance of dialogue across divides in building sustainable security. As part of Rethinking Security’s series ‘Stories of […]

The Case for Parliament to Scrutinise the UK’s Nuclear Weapons Programme

This article, by Steve Barwick and Dr Tim Street, first appeared in the Rethinking Security blog edited by Richard Reeve. … Over the last few months military spending has catapulted up the political agenda. The UK Government’s plans to increase the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) budget to 2.5% of GDP and divert funds from the overseas aid […]

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Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer

Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer   Recent developments in relations between the United States and Europe have prompted the President of France to offer to make France’s nuclear forces available for the defence of Europe. What follows is a critique of that offer by a Belgian member of Pugwash, Tom Sauer, who […]

A Second U.S. “Strategic Defense Initiative”

President Trump has issued an executive order that calls for deploying and maintaining a “next-generation missile defense shield”, an “Iron Dome for America”. … EXECUTIVE ORDER The Iron Dome for America January 27, 2025 Sec. 2 Policy.  To further the goal of peace through strength, it is the policy of the United States that: (a)  […]

British Pugwash Newsletter, November 2024

Items include:   Dan Plesch / Manuel Galileo, Webinar Invitation, 12 December Video: Zhou Bo on ‘China’s Approach to Nuclear Disarmament’ Publication: ‘AI: Implications for Peace and Security, Articles from the SYP Conference 2024’ Recent articles and reports of interest Members Survey 2024 Pugwash Forum Mailing List Annual Membership   Webinar invitation: Prof Dan Plesch […]