Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an arms control treaty that outlaws the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons and their precursors. This convention came into force on 29 April 1997. This convention is the effort of some 20 years of negotiations at the Conference of Disarmament (CD).

• Ajey Lele , Natallia Khaniejo
• 2018
• IDSA Occasional Papers

Abstract: Novichok nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War emerged as a lethal tool due to their use in attempted assassinations recently. Two such attempts involving… Continue reading Novichok and Murkier case of Navalny poisoning: Is Russia Flouting Chemical Weapon Convention obligations?

• Animesh Roul
• July-December 2021
• CBW Magazine

The incident of poisoning of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence official, and his daughter on March 4, 2018 in Salisbury, (United Kingdom) allegedly by the Russians has caught… Continue reading Skripals’, Novichoks and Russia: Toxic Mystery Deepens amid Denial

• Animesh Roul
• January-June 2018
• CBW Magazine

A discussion was held at Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) during the recent Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) coalition meeting and during the eighth open ended working group… Continue reading CWC Fourth Review Conference: Key Areas of Focus

• Nivedita Das Kundu
• January-June 2018
• CBW Magazine

The Fourth Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (4th CWC Review Conference) will be held in 2018. A… Continue reading Preparing For The 4th Review Conference Of The Chemical Weapons Convention: Some Observations On Process And Outcomes

• John Hart
• January-June 2017
• CBW Magazine

Even as the uncertainty over the alleged use of chemical weapons use in Syria deepens, the cautious US response to the situation has been conditioned by the lack of viable military options as well as its Iraq war experience.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• June 03, 2013
• Issue Brief

Chemical science has a direct relationship with human life. In order to celebrate the value of chemistry, the United Nations (UN) has declared 2011 as the ‘International Year of Chemistry’. Various bodies of the UN including UNESCO and other organisations like the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have been entrusted with popularising the science of chemistry.

• Ajey Lele
• September 2011
• Strategic Analysis

Since its independence in 1948, Myanmar has consistently taken stance against all kinds of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It has been a signatory to various international protocols and conventions… Continue reading Myanmar

• Pranamita Baruah
• April-June 2010
• CBW Magazine

To promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world’s human and economic resources -Article 26 of the UN Charter… Continue reading Taking Strength from the Past in Securing India’s Future

• Binalakshmi Nepram
• October-December 2009
• CBW Magazine

Japan claims that it does not possess Weapon of Mass Destructions including the Chemical and Biological Weapons. Determined never to revisit war following its disastrous defeat in World War II,… Continue reading Japan: CBW

• Shamshad A. Khan
• October-December 2009
• CBW Magazine