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.
The 10th International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) conference
Published on 20th September 2017 in Student Young Pugwash Events
The 10th International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) conference, Nuclear World Order: Global and Regional Security Issues and Prospects for Cooperation, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 23-24 August 2017.
62nd International Pugwash conference
Published on 20th September 2017 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
The 62nd International Pugwash conference, Confronting New Nuclear Dangers, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 25-29 August 2017.
Leeds SYP conference – Arms control and disarmament in a changing world (11th November 2017)
Published on 8th September 2017 in Student Young Pugwash Events
On 11th November 2017, Leeds Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) will host their first conference. It will explore opportunities for arms control and disarmament in a changing global context. Topics will include: Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Advanced Weapon Systems Changing dynamics in International Relations Peace-making from below For more details and to register, visit here
British Pugwash Annual Report 2016
Published on 9th August 2017 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, NPT, Annual reports, BRINDI, International Peace & Security, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene; Trident: emerging technologies; the NPT RevCon and the Disarmament Institute(BRINDI); science and ethics; energy policy and climate change
North Korea: the search for a peaceful solution
Published on 22nd July 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
Sverre Lodgaard, a former director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, delivered the 13th annual Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture at the Hay Festival on 3 June 2017.