Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

The Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention which was held in Geneva during 07-25 November 2016 had an extremely disappointing outcome. This Review Conference, as is now widely… Continue reading The 2018 Meeting of States Parties (MSP) on Biological Weapons Convention: An Assessment

• Manish
• July-December 2018
• CBW Magazine

Use of biological pathogens to attack populations continues to be one of the major threats today, whether by state actors or in the hands of non-state actors, amorphous entities or… Continue reading The BWC Review: Issues and Challenges

• Manish
• July-December 2016
• CBW Magazine

In shadow of many unprecedented terror attacks, disastrous toll taken by Ebola across the globe and dreadful spread of Swine Flu in India, the 40th anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention… Continue reading Beyond Forty Years of the BWC

• Anshu Joshi
• January-June 2015
• CBW Magazine

After a history of violations, failed compliance negotiations and almost a decade of annual intersessional discussions, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) remains essentially, a paper tiger, a five-page… Continue reading The BWC and Industry: A Plea for Industry Outreach

• Cindy Vestergaard
• January-June 2011
• CBW Magazine