How the Biological Weapons Convention could verify treaty compliance This article was originally published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist on 5 March 2024. The author would like to thank Ching Wei Sooi and Almuntaser Albalawi for help… Continue reading How the Biological Weapons Convention could verify treaty compliance James Revill | July-December 2023 | CBW Magazine
White Phosphorus Munition Use in Contemporary Conflicts: A Brief Analysis Within the Context of International Law The paper discusses the use of white phosphorus (WP) munitions in recent conflict zones such as Ukraine, Gaza, and Nagorno-Karabakh, highlighting the significant legal, ethical, and humanitarian issues it raises.… Continue reading White Phosphorus Munition Use in Contemporary Conflicts: A Brief Analysis Within the Context of International Law Animesh Roul | July-December 2023 | CBW Magazine
Final Document of the Ninth Review* Conference * Any entry listed in this document does not imply the expression of any opinion regarding, and is without prejudice to, the legal status of any country or territory or… Continue reading Final Document of the Ninth Review* Conference MP-IDSA | July-December 2022 | CBW Magazine
M. Crowley and M. Dando, Toxin and Bioregulator Weapons: Preventing the Misuse of Chemical and Life Sciences, Palgrave, 2022, 330 pp. This timely book examines the evolution and current state of the international regime that prohibits the development, proliferation, and use of chemical and biological weapons. Crowley and Dando concentrate on… Continue reading M. Crowley and M. Dando, Toxin and Bioregulator Weapons: Preventing the Misuse of Chemical and Life Sciences, Palgrave, 2022, 330 pp. Tatyana Novossiolova | July-December 2022 | CBW Magazine
Disinformation, CBW and COVID Concerns: Exploring the New Age Scourge The growing trend of disinformation operations is weakening the trust in international community general and multilateral institutions in particular. The policy of biological weapons disinformation is being pursued by all… Continue reading Disinformation, CBW and COVID Concerns: Exploring the New Age Scourge Animesh Roul | July-December 2022 | CBW Magazine
Macro-securitization of Antimicrobial Resistance: An Indian Perspective Global leaders have discovered from COVID-19 that we cannot overlook the threats from infectious disease. One such impending threat is and which may have global repercussions is Antimicrobial Resistance. As… Continue reading Macro-securitization of Antimicrobial Resistance: An Indian Perspective Gaurav Tyagi | July-December 2022 | CBW Magazine
Science and Technology Advancements and Biosecurity: New Horizon The rapid developments in science and technology are opening new frontlines for policy priorities in biosecurity. Science and technology are also at the central to the Biological Weapons Convention. The… Continue reading Science and Technology Advancements and Biosecurity: New Horizon Suryesh K. Namdeo | July-December 2022 | CBW Magazine
Assessing the Origins of COVID-19: Insights from the US Intelligence Community The US intelligence community unveiled a declassified report, titled “Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origin of the COVID- 19 Pandemic”. This legislation mandated the US… Continue reading Assessing the Origins of COVID-19: Insights from the US Intelligence Community Rohit Kumar Sharma | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
Creating a comprehensive defence against biological weapons Following the unprecedented impact of the worldwide spread of COVID-19, there’s a newfound global awareness regarding the potential havoc that biological agents can wreak if employed for destructive purposes. The… Continue reading Creating a comprehensive defence against biological weapons Anshu Joshi | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
Navigating the Cyber- Biosecurity Landscape: A National Security Imperative for India The shifting terrain of national security threats has broadened to include not just traditional geopolitical and military risks, but also challenges emerging from the realms of cyber and biology, forming… Continue reading Navigating the Cyber- Biosecurity Landscape: A National Security Imperative for India Animesh Roul | January-June 2023 | CBW Magazine
