Russian Pugwash Committee blog

Russian Pugwash Committee

Russian Pugwash Committee blog on the Russian International Affairs Council official site. The main idea of blogg in includes posting different important Pugwash news and expert commentaries from Pugwashites on the Russian International Affairs Council platform. We hope for your interest and open to suggestions.

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December 26, 2020

Over the past decade, geopolitical relations among the major powers have deteriorated and the threshold of nuclear use has lowered due to the near-total erosion of arms control, the modernisation of nuclear arsenals in all P5 states as well as a move, by…

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November 2, 2020

In October 2020 the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin put forward several initiatives aiming to preclude risks related to the dissolution of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and the Treaty on Measures for the Further…

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October 30, 2020

Pugwash noteswith deep appreciation the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on October 24, 2020.The Treaty will enter into force ninety days from that date. This will be an…

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October 10, 2020

ThePandemic Policython is a nonpartisan online competition from October 23rd to 25th for students to write proposals for policy-based solutions to today's most pressing challenges. Over the course of the policython, teams of one to four members will hear…

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September 25, 2020

The world is facing an unprecedented crisis on several fronts. Lack of leadership by the United States has intensified many flash points around the world including nuclear threats and the abandonment of arms control negotiations, bio-safety, climate…

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September 11, 2020

The workshop will be held virtually on 25 November 2020, from 9am to 5pm Central European Time (CET).The call is open to: junior diplomats, M.A and PhD students, researchers and professionals with proven experience in the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation…

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August 10, 2020

The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 people died—highlighted the dangers for mankind coming from the very existence of nuclear weapons. Drawing its inspiration from the Russell-Einstein…

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July 16, 2020

On July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued an appeal to humanity, urging that the immense peril associated with nuclear weapons be recognized by governments and publics alike…

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June 3, 2020

Hiroshima Prefecture and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) will hold the Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2020, starting online in July. This training program aims to nurture global leaders to make…

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May 27, 2020

The Bulletin's Science and Security Board (SASB) is comprised of a select group of globally recognized leaders with a specific focus on nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. The SASB provides the Bulletin with objective external…

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May 27, 2020

The below is a Pugwash statement, prepared by Sergio Duarte (President of Pugwash), Paolo Cotta Ramusino (Secretary-General of Pugwash) and Steven E. Miller (Chair of the Pugwash Executive Council). A Treaty on Open Skies was initially proposed by…

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May 15, 2020

6 May 2020 The new coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has already inflicted great damage on a number of nations and on the world at large, resulting not only in many tens of thousands of deaths but also in economic, financial and social crises. It also…

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