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Warwick Peace Conference – multimedia report!

Published on 12th April 2018 in Publications, British Pugwash projects, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its third Annual Conference in March 2018, titled ‘Warwick Peace Conference‘. The conference brought in over 70 participants, including young researchers, practitioners and students from across the world. Working Groups explored trends from the worlds of politics and technology and how these may influence war and peace. The agenda […]

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Iran Nuclear Deal and the US (Warwick Pugwash, 16th January)

Published on 8th January 2018 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events

Our University of Warwick Pugwash group kicked off Term 2 with a talk on the Iran nuclear deal and what consequences President Trump’s opposition to it may have. Our speakers are: – Jacapo Scita (MSc in Middle Eastern Politics) The nature of the deal and the consensus it has generated in the wider international community […]

Lord Martin Rees: Peering into the Future – The Bumpy Road Ahead

Published on 10th December 2017 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events

Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, gave a lecture on 5 November at the School of Oriental and African Studies entitled ‘Peering into the Future: The Bumpy Road Ahead’. The meeting was co-hosted by CISD, and British Pugwash.

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Artificial Intelligence: An Existential Threat? (Warwick Pugwash, 28th November)

Published on 23rd November 2017 in Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events

Warwick Pugwash and Warwick Philosophy Society are excited to be hosting a joint event discussing AI and its implications for the future of international security! They will be hosting a couple of speakers who will deliver a short presentation each, followed by lots of time for discussion and debate. Speakers: – Dr. Anders Sandberg (University […]

Nuclear North Korea and China: Capabilities, diplomacy and peace? (November 2017, Warwick event)

Published on 3rd November 2017 in Student Young Pugwash Events

Warwick Student / Young Pugwash held their first event of the year on a very timely topic – the North Korean nuclear crisis. The speakers covered both the technical capabilities of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme and the role of China in North Korea’s ongoing dispute with the U.S. In this informal, yet informative, event […]