New book about the Pugwash Conferences
“Dialogue Across Divides The Pugwash Conferences in the Twenty-First Century” is a new book written by Poul Erik Christiansen and Katariina Simonen. This is the untold story of the Pugwash Conferences, Nobel Peace Prize winners who played a behind-the-scenes role in the world’s most intractable conflicts, from the Iran nuclear issue to talking to the…
Russell–Einsteinmanifestet, Pugwash och dagens kärnvapenhot
År 2025 markerar ett viktigt jubileum: det är 80 år sedan USA fällde atombomberna över Hiroshima och Nagasaki, och 70 år sedan Russell–Einsteinmanifestet offentliggjordes. Det manifestet blev startskottet för en global rörelse bland forskare mot kärnvapen, en rörelse som än idag är högst aktuell. Kärnvapen är återigen på dagordningen, och forskare har fortfarande ett ansvar…
Podcast: The Iranian Nuclear Issue
In this episode of the podcast from Alva Murdal Centre at Uppsala University they discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with Ambassador Stephan Klement, who is the EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Listen to podcast Podcast-Researching Peace – Uppsala University
Pugwash Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Eighty years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the world’s first attack by atomic bombings, the legacy of which remains visible and strongly felt today. The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs solemnly remember the defining moments of 6 and 9 August 1945 which signalled the dawn of the nuclear age. Read…
70th Anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
On 8 July 2025 the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs hosted an event together with the Royal Society to mark the 70th anniversary of a declaration signed by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and nine other prominent scientists from across the world. Read more and watch recording of the event https://pugwash.org/2025/07/08/event-70th-anniversary-of-the-russell-einstein-manifesto/