All Highlights

Visit NHK World Japan for this article on the 63rd Pugwash Conference where scientists from around the world gathered in Hiroshima, Japan to chart a path toward a world free of nuclear weapons. The conference was Chaired by Iraqi nuclear chemist Hussain Al-Shahristani, "a man whose own life has been defined by the moral boundaries of science — and by the price he once paid for refusing to cross them." Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons, Founder and President of The Simons Foundation Canada, is a member of the Pugwash Council.

Visit Nuclear Times for this commentary by Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.

Visit the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the link below for this analysis by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., a Peace Leader at The Simons Foundation Canada.

Visit SANE Policy Institute for this commentary by Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director of SANE Policy Institute and Chair of Canadian Pugwash Group.

We are pleased to share the following invitation to "explore Canada’s role in NATO and the future of transatlantic security at this timely fireside chat and Q&A" hosted by the Canadian International Council (CIC) and the NATO Association of Canada in Vancouver at 6pm on Tuesday, October 7 (PDT).

Visit The Globe and Mail at the link below (subscription required) for this opinion by the Hon. Allan Rock and the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, a Peace Shaper at The Simons Foundation Canada.

See The Simons Foundation Canada's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

We are pleased to share the following invitation on behalf of the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at The University of British Columbia. This free exhibition is on at Vancouver's Roundhouse Arts & Recreation Centre from August 5-7, 2025. All are welcome to attend.

On October 23, 2025, the Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) 2025 Distinguished Achievement Award will be presented to The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., an author and former Canadian Senator, parliamentarian and diplomat, and one of The Simons Foundation Canada's Peace Leaders.