Despite the challenges, there are numerous measures available today that could become a longer arc of arms control relations involving the United States and China.
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.
There is a gathering energy here in New York among the delegates that current geopolitical tensions demand forward progress—and perhaps a reset in our approach to nonproliferation widely.
By Christine Parthemore On August 3rd, the White House announced that it had surpassed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses donated and shipped to other nations. The U.S. Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, has been tweeting a steady stream of updates on donated vaccines arriving to destinations around the world. Even once this pandemic is eventually…