Spärrarna öppnas för fler kärnvapen
Nu löper det avtal ut som kontrollerar USA:s och Rysslands allra mest förödande kärnvapen. Det innebär att fler sådana kan tillverkas och göras omedelbart skjutklara, och i förlängningen att flera länder skaffar kärnvapen i strid med internationell rätt. Det skriver Utrikespolitiska institutets direktör Jakob Hallgren. Läs artikel i Utrikesmagasinet https://www.ui.se/utrikesmagasinet/analyser/2026/januari/sparrarna-oppnas-for-fler-karnvapen
Statement on attack against Venezuela
The Officers of Pugwash express profound alarm at the military strikes conducted by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on 3 January 2026, including the extraordinary capture of the country’s president. Read statement
Risk reduction is urgently needed amid rising tensions in Northern Europe
Commentary by Tytti Erästö, Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme and member of Swedish Pugwash Group board and Wilfred Wan, Director of the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme. Read commentary Risk reduction is urgently needed amid rising tensions in Northern Europe
Workshop in Uppsala on Nordic security
On 5-6 December, Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclears Disarmament and Pugwash Council arranged a workshop in Uppsala titled ‘Nordic security: Deterrence and risk reduction’. This was the first workshop in a series at the centre, which aims to stimulate co-operation between Nordic ministries of foreign affairs on disarmament and nuclear arms control issues. These workshops are…
Challenging the hegemonic nuclear order avant la lettre: Alva Myrdal and the negotiation of the NPT
This article by Emma Rosengren and Thomas Jonter, members of the board of the Swedish Pugwash Group, demonstrates how the Swedish disarmament delegation, headed by diplomat Alva Myrdal, served as early sceptics of the contemporary ‘hegemonic nuclear order’. Read article in Cold War History: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14682745.2025.2529252#abstract