bioweapons
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Finland’s Accession to NATO: An Opportunity to Bolster Europe’s CBRN Defense
Finland’s long tradition of close security cooperation with NATO places the country in a unique position to lead the alliance in building toward the strategic concept of deterrence by denial across the full spectrum of CBRN threats.
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CSR Announces 2023-24 Class of its Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons Programs
The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is excited to announce the newest class of its Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons Programs. In a time of rising geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and an enduring pandemic, the potential devastation of biological risks is clearer now than ever. Whether natural, accidental, or deliberate, biological threats pose grave dangers…
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Expanding on Future Biological Weapons Convention Verification: An Interview with Dr. Piers Millett
CSR’s Dan Regan talks to IBBIS Executive Director Piers Millett on the Biological Weapons Convention, the future of its implementation, and how verification could be pursued amid shifting technologies.
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Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2023–2024)
CSR is announcing a call for applications for the 2023–2024 class of our Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons.
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Outcomes of Biological Weapons Convention 2022 Consultative Meeting: No Countries Support Russia’s False Allegations
There is a real risk that BWC implementation could slow or stall by the end of this year. This is unacceptable given how biological risks are rising. It would also create an unacceptable dent in confidence in international cooperation for addressing the world’s biggest systemic risks.
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CSR Announces 2022-23 Class of its Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons Program
The Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons at CSR is pleased to announce that it has accepted six remarkable individuals into the 2022-2023 class of the Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons.
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Understanding the Threat of Biological Weapons in a World with COVID-19: Updated Report and Video Release
Today the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is releasing an update to its report entitled Understanding the Threat of Biological Weapons in a World with COVID-19—with a significantly expanded Part III and an accompanying video call-to-action. The updated report features a new final chapter with policy recommendations that would help accelerate the United States toward…
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The Deeply Dangerous Spread of Russian Disinformation on Biological Weapons
On Friday, March 11, the U.N. Security Council met at the request of Russia to discuss unsubstantiated and spurious claims that the United States is supporting biological and chemical weapons laboratories in Ukraine—the latest action in a long-running Russian disinformation campaign aimed to sow confusion and undermine trust in the United States and partner nations.…
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DEADLINE EXTENDED – Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2022 – 2023)
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastation that biological threats can cause is clearer than ever. Whether biological threats arise naturally, by accident, or through a deliberate effort to weaponize infectious diseases, they pose grave risks to international security and stability, and significantly impact the welfare and health of people…
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New Report: Understanding the Threat of Biological Weapons in a World with COVID-19
By Andrea Rezzonico The Council on Strategic Risks is today releasing Understanding the Threat of Biological Weapons in a World With COVID-19, an in-depth study of how the COVID-19 pandemic could influence the desirability and development of deliberate biological threats in the future. The report draws on an extensive survey of biological and weapons of…