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4 days ago

#BiologicalWeapons #1972BWC #Training #Cambodia
Cambodian Representatives Participate in Capacity-Building Workshop held by UNODA
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From 26 to 27 March 2026, government officials, as well as legal and technical experts, from Cambodia convened in Phnom Penh ...

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2 weeks ago

Behavioral arms control in the century of biology This article takes as its point of departure the notion that the 21st century is the century of biology, which so far has been characterized by the growing gap between the revolution in the life sc...

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Behavioral arms control in the century of biology
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2 weeks ago

Gaps in transparency: understanding limited participation in confidence-building measures under the Biological Weapons Convention This article applies a mixed-methods approach to investigate barriers to participation in the confidence-building measures (CBMs) established by the parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Conv...

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Gaps in transparency: understanding limited participation in confidence-building measures under the Biological Weapons Convention
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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3 weeks ago

Toward a UN Treaty to Ban Gain-of-Function Research: A Policy Push Meets Structural Limits As of March 13, 2026, debate over so-called gain-of-function (GoF) research has moved well beyond academic dispute into the realm of national security and global governance. In the United States, the ...

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Toward a UN Treaty to Ban Gain-of-Function Research: A Policy Push Meets Structural Limits
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This gap matters because a growing policy push now calls for something far more sweeping: an international ...

Filippa Lentzos

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4 weeks ago

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1 month ago

The Invisible Inspectors: How Artificial Intelligence Is Quietly Reinventing Biological Weapons Monitoring The Biological Weapons Convention has no verification mechanism. AI might be about to change that — and the Trump administration has just made it official U.S. policy.

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The Invisible Inspectors: How Artificial Intelligence Is Quietly Reinventing Biological Weapons Monitoring
www.malone.news/p/the-invisi...

The Biological Weapons Convention, the foundational international ...

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1 month ago

❝Slow progress beats no progress in reversing bioweapons convention atrophy - Geneva Solutions As global norms to prevent biowarfare show signs of erosion, states should back Trump’s rare push to enforce the Biological Weapons Convention, writes David Stiefel, from the US-based NGO, the Nuclear...

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Slow progress beats no progress in reversing bioweapons convention atrophy
genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/slow-progress-beats-no-progress-in-reversing-bioweapons-convention-atrophy

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While [the Navalny assassination] is the most recent sign ...

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1 month ago

Biodefence as a challenge to the global norms against biological and toxin weapons: five problems and a potential solution Biological and toxin weapons (BTW) are prohibited under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), but the general purpose criterion expressed in the BTWC allows for protective or biodefen...

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Biodefence as a challenge to the global norms against biological and toxin weapons: five problems and a potential solution
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ABSTRACT
Biological and toxin weapons (BTW) are ...

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1 month ago

NTI at the Munich Security Conference: Advancing a Safer Future The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) joined world leaders and policymakers at the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), where NTI President and CEO Christine E. Wormuth and colleagues hosted events fo...

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NTI at the Munich Security Conference: Advancing a Safer Future
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Growing a Modern Biological Weapons Convention

NTI | bio hosted a roundtable to examine how the ...

GP WMD Counter Disinfo

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1 month ago

Last week, one of our partners @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social provided a training session on information integrity to #1972BWC National Focal Points. We were happy to hear so many of the attendees found the exercise useful and our thanks to @ungeneva.bsky.social for organizing!

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1 month ago

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How AI Can Help Enforce the Biological Weapons Convention
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/202...

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Fourth, predictive modeling and forecasting analytics are needed to assess emerging ...

Filippa Lentzos

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1 month ago

A privilege to be working with the European Union and @gpwmd.bsky.social @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social to bring a training session on #InformationIntegrity and #FIMI to new #1972BWC National Contact Points

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1 month ago

#BiologicalWeapons #1972BWC #Implementation #Asia
National Workshop on the Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention in #Indonesia
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From 10 to 12 February 2026, in Bandung, Indonesia, the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Biological ...

Filippa Lentzos

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1 month ago

Good to engage with #1972BWC national contact points in Geneva today. Thanks to BWC ISU for hosting and the European Union for funding 🇪🇺🇺🇳

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1 month ago

Biological Weapons: Why Strengthening the BWC Matters Now - Lieber Institute West Point This post provides a brief introduction to biological weapons, their prohibition, BWC, and the issues currently faced.

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Biological Weapons: Why Strengthening the BWC Matters Now
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Conclusion
The breadth of unresolved issues under the BWC has resulted in an ambitious and crowded agenda for the current working group. Although it was ...

VERTIC

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1 month ago

This week, VERTIC is back in Geneva for the 8th session of the Working Group on Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention. We’ll be closely following the discussions as States consider how the Convention can be enhanced to address current and emerging challenges.
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Filippa Lentzos

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2 months ago

The one-week #1972BWC working group meeting has just gotten underway this morning. Watch it live here:
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Filippa Lentzos

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2 months ago

Failing crops, mystery deaths and no warning: How a bioweapon attack would unfold British preparedness is strongest where science is concerned and weakest where systems meet politics

Biowarfare does not guarantee decisive military advantage but in hybrid era can exploit ambiguity and weaken societies. Are we prepared? My thoughts, ahead of #1972BWC mtg this week in Geneva. inews.co.uk/opinion/fail...

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2 months ago

As the #1972BWC Working Group meeting approaches, be on the lookout for disinformation. Knowing the common tactics and narratives makes it easier to separate facts from the noise.

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2 months ago

#BiologicalWeapons #Biosecurity #1972BWC #Myanmar #Russia
Press Release on Russian-Myanmar Consultations on Biological Security
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The exchange of assessments concerning threats in the field of biological security in Asia-Pacific Region as well as in the world ...

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2 months ago

3rd Myanmar-Russia Biosafety Meeting boosts biotech cooperation - Global New Light Of Myanmar The third Myanmar-Russia Coordination Meeting on Biosafety was held yesterday morning at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Nay Pyi Taw. The meeting

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3rd Myanmar-Russia Biosafety Meeting boosts biotech cooperation
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Given historical experience and contemporary biological hazards, biosafety is a sector of critical importance for ensuring the ...

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2 months ago

#BiologicalWeapons #1972BWC #Training #Turkmenistan
National Workshop on the Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention in Turkmenistan
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On behalf of the BWC ISU, Alex Lampalzer further acknowledged Turkmenistan’s efforts to implement the ...

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2 months ago

Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention in focus of OSCE national workshop in Turkmenistan An OSCE-supported national workshop on the implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was held in Ashgabat from 20 to 22 January 2026. ...

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Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention in focus of @OSCE national workshop in #Turkmenistan
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The workshop served as a platform to raise awareness about the BWC in Turkmenistan and ...

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2 months ago

Governing the Unseen: AI, Dual-Use Biology, and the Illusion of Control The most important security threats of the twenty-first century do not announce themselves anymore by troop movements or missile tests.

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Governing the Unseen: AI, Dual-Use Biology, and the Illusion of Control
moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/01/20/g...

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The fundamental threat to this issue is a quintessential issue of dual-use, amplified in magnitude and velocity. ...

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2 months ago

Biological Weapons: The Hidden Threat to Global Health Security WHO addresses biological weapons threats including anthrax, botulinum toxin, plague, and smallpox. Discover how deliberate disease release differs from natural outbreaks, global surveillance systems, ...

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Biological Weapons: The Hidden Threat to Global Health Security
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The most fundamental defense against biological weapons remains the strong international norm against their...

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3 months ago

A very thin gruel, indeed - The Trench - Jean Pascal Zanders Click here to read "A very thin gruel, indeed" and other latest updates from Jean Pascal Zanders, author of The Trench.

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A very thin gruel, indeed
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On 23 September, President Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In an unexpected move, he called on the world’s nations to halt the development ...

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3 months ago

Bioweapons Treaty Update - Progress! Steps towards verification

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Bioweapons Treaty Update - Progress!
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Contrary to my practice, I will not reproduce a paragraph or two from the linked text.

If one calls the holding of a lunch-time side event progress, then I despair ...

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3 months ago

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Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention: the US returns to the table after essentially a 25 year hiatus
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OK. In the intervening 24 years, essentially the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was hung out to...

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3 months ago

SIPRI co-hosts side event on the biological weapons prohibition regime SIPRI co-hosted a side event during the Seventh Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva on 11 December.

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@sipri.org co-hosts side event on the biological weapons prohibition regime
www.sipri.org/news/2025/si...

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Advances in areas such as artificial intelligence, distributed ledger technology, robotics and data analytics are ...

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3 months ago

How India is uniquely positioned to champion Global South interests in modernising BWC India’s membership in the Australia Group since 2018 and consistent diplomatic support for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) give it significant credibility, particularly among countries of the ...

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How India is uniquely positioned to champion Global South interests in modernising BWC
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But today, the bioterror threat landscape is changing rapidly. A shifting international security ...