On 15th March 2019, a conference was held at the German Federal Foreign Office titled ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’. The aim of the Conference was to promote a well-informed international dialogue on the nature and implications of the current technological trends and to discuss whether new solutions are needed to ensure that the global arms […]
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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference 2019 – multimedia report!
Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fourth Annual Conference in February 2019, titled ‘Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference‘. It explored the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years, with focuses on nuclear weapons and emerging technologies. The conference brought together over 70 participants, including young researchers, practitioners, campaigners and students. Attendance and […]
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Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control
From 27-29 January, a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and Pugwash Council Members Götz Neuneck, Alexander Nikitin, and Alexander Dynkin had a series of meetings in Moscow to discuss the future of arms control as part of a new Pugwash project. Meetings took place with […]
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Student Pugwashites attended arms control winter course in Italy (ISODARCO 2019)
Three members of Student/Young Pugwash UK attended the prestigious International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO), held in Trento, Italy from 6th to 13th January 2019. ISODARCO is an annual, intensive course for scholars and practitioners, featuring high-profile lecturers from around the world. The title of this year’s course was: “THE PAST AND […]
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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference – SYP UK Annual Conference
Student/Young Pugwash UK is collaborating with British Pugwash to host a major, one-day conference exploring the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years. The conference will be on 23rd February 2019 at SOAS, London. Register here. Registration and refreshments are at 10am. Opening panel starts at 10.30am sharp. Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference will consider […]
Warwick meeting: 24/01/19 – ‘The Death of the Iran Deal and Nuclear Instability’
Blurb by Warwick Student/Young Pugwash: A nuclear storm gathers over the Middle East. Reckless American foreign policy has almost certainly doomed the Iran Nuclear Deal, the only instrument standing between Iran and the acquisition of the deadliest device to have ever existed. If the treaty falls, it will almost certainly spread chaos across the global […]