foreign policy

Tell Congress: Support Nuclear Arms Control and Prevent a New Arms Race

April 8, 2025
Group of IPPNW doctors holding the Nobel Prize in 1985

The clock is ticking on nuclear arms control. In less than a year, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) will expire, removing the last remaining cap on U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

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Member Perspectives on 3MSP in New York City

March 25, 2025

This blog post is intended to give you a sense of what citizen activism is achieving  — the TPNW grew out of a proverbial ‘small group of dedicated people wanting to change the world,’ and now it is an official United Nations Treaty meeting in the UN Headquarters in New York City, working to abolish nuclear weapons!

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PSR Delegation Attends the TPNW 3MSP in New York!

March 20, 2025
ICAN activists with letters spelling out "Nuclear Ban"

During the first week of March, PSR participated in the Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations in New York City.

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Upcoming Events: TPNW Third Meeting of States Parties

February 21, 2025
Campaigners holding an ICAN banner with the UN building in the background

From March 3-7, campaigners from around the world will be gathering in New York City to join the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

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From Landmines to Nuclear Weapons: Diplomacy in Advancing Disarmament Despite Setbacks

December 18, 2024

Last month, PSR NWA Staffer Magritte Gordaneer attended the Fifth Review Conference of the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Landmines in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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The NPT Convenes in Geneva as Disarmament Experts Call for Progress on Nuclear Disarmament

July 25, 2024

This July and August the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) meets in Geneva for the second session of the preparatory committee for the eleventh Review Conference. Many activists and nuclear disarmament experts have convened at the United Nations to deliver statements to this session of the NPT.

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No, We’re Not Stuck With Nuclear Weapons

April 9, 2024

Op-ed in CommonDreams co-authored by David P. Barash, PSR Member.

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A prescription for peace in Gaza: Use America’s leverage

February 12, 2024

Op-ed in the Des Moines Register from PSR’s Drs. Yazeed Ibrahim, Ira Helfand, Robert Dodge, and David E. Drake.

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Doomsday Clock remains perilously close to midnight

January 25, 2024

On hand for the announcement, special presenter Bill Nye said, “We could be facing catastrophe unless we better manage the technologies we’ve created. It’s time to act.”

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Urgent Call for Ceasefire and Humanitarian Aid in Gaza

December 28, 2023

PSR urgently calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. We urge the international community to prioritize providing essential medical supplies, restoring healthcare facilities, and supporting water and sanitation infrastructure.

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