British Pugwash discussion meeting Thursday 26 April, 18.00-19.30 “Emerging technologies and strategic anti-submarine warfare”. Sebastian Brixey-Williams presents findings from a joint British Pugwash/BASIC project.
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Iran Nuclear Deal and the US (Warwick Pugwash, 16th January)
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
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.
Artificial Intelligence: An Existential Threat? (Warwick Pugwash, 28th November)
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 […]
Report of COMEST on Robotics Ethics
A new report adopted by The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in September 2017 addresses the ethical and legal issues of armed robotic systems and their implications for the changing nature of warfare.
62nd International Pugwash conference
The 62nd International Pugwash conference, Confronting New Nuclear Dangers, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 25-29 August 2017.