Sign in Subscribe

IUS Editors

IUS Editors

Against Militarization: Scientists Unite in Opposition to EU Rearmament

Against Militarization: Scientists Unite in Opposition to EU Rearmament

Scientists are uniting to voice against the recent proposal to rearm the European Union. They have released "Scientists against rearmament - A manifesto" and are calling on scientists, engineers, medical professionals, mathematicians, scholars, and the broader science community to support their stance. Here is the link to the

Global Violence and Childhood Trauma: Implications for Research and Action

Global Violence and Childhood Trauma: Implications for Research and Action

by Danielle E. Dalechek Systemic violence is on the rise globally, forcing generations of children into dysfunctional patterns of development. What happens to a child that grows up in an environment of violence, chaos, and a lack of safety? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined as traumatic events that occur

Your Voice: A Call for Contributors

Your Voice: A Call for Contributors

Humanity stands at a precipice. From nuclear escalation to AI-driven warfare, climate collapse to weaponized quantum technology, the stakes have never been higher. The International Union of Scientists (IUS) invites scientists to contribute to a global dialogue on how scientists can help solve humanity’s most critical challenges. Submit proposals

Demand that Emory University Reinstate Umaymah Mohammad

Demand that Emory University Reinstate Umaymah Mohammad

Umaymah Mohammad, an MD/PhD student at Emory University School of Medicine (SOM), has been suspended for a year following her courageous activism opposing the genocide in Palestine. In an April 2024 interview on Democracy Now!, Umaymah highlighted the hypocrisy of Emory SOM, contrasting the treatment of a Palestinian faculty

Adbul Minty at a podium at the International Atomic Energy Agency.

How Nuclear-Armed Apartheid was Defeated: An Interview with Abdul Minty

We spoke with Dr. Abdul Samad Minty, a key figure in the international campaign against apartheid who helped expose apartheid South Africa's nuclear programs. His reflections offer valuable insights for today's movements. In the interview, Dr. Minty emphasizes that defeating racist regimes like apartheid South Africa

Two actionists on a roof using paint to disrupt a weapons factory.

On Pacifism

By Prahlad Iyengar. Editorial note: The author is a doctoral candidate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a recipient of the US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He has been barred from MIT campus until January 2026 for publishing this

A mass funeral in Gaza with mourners and shrouded corpses.

Genocide for Skeptics

by Flavio Del Santo. Israel has been bombing Gaza for over 13 months: the humanitarian crisis across Palestine, as well as in neighboring areas of the Middle East, has reached unprecedented critical levels. The UN estimates that more than 43,000 Palestinians have been killed, including around 17,000 children,