At a meeting in Cambridge on 12 November 2009, Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala discussed the linkage between human security and national security, exploring the resources behind the military-industrial complex and the failure to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
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The Middle East and the quest for a nuclear weapon-free world
On 5 October 2009 Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala addressed the 4th London Conference on A Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone, organised by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS, and co-sponsored by British Pugwash.
Ashdown’s Third Law
On 25 May 2009 Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon delivered the annual Rotblat lecture at the Hay Festival, co-sponsored by British Pugwash and the WMD Awareness Programme. Paddy Ashdown was leader of the Liberal Democrats (1988-1999) and International High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002-2006).
Prospects for Dialogue in the Middle East
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 30 April 2009 Pugwash Secretary General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Andreas Persbo (VERTIC), Middle East expert Nomi Bar-Yaacov and Olive Tree Programme Director Rosemary Hollis addressed ‘Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, post-Gaza and the Israeli election’.
Ending War – A Recipe
Robert Hinde, Ending War: A Recipe (December 2008) “Not this year, not in my lifetime, perhaps in yours, and with a strong probability in my grandchildren’s lifetimes, war will be seen as an unacceptable way of settling disputes between states. The aim of this book is to hasten the day.”
Philippe Sands gives the Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture
Philippe Sands, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals, Faculty of Law, University College London, gave the 2008 Joseph Rotblat memorial lecture at the Hay Festival on 1 June, co-sponsored by British Pugwash and the WMD Awareness Programme.