Iran’s Strategic Recalibration Amid Geopolitical Shifts in West Asia Faced with geostrategic setbacks, a militarily assertive Israel and the incoming Trump presidency, Iran has prioritised diplomacy with both regional countries and the West. Deepika Saraswat December 27, 2024 Issue Brief
Egypt’s Uneasy Transition: Internal and External Dynamics and Challenges for India Amidst the ‘Arab Spring’ nations, the most keenly watched and followed developments have been in Egypt. Being one of the largest Arab nations, lynchpin of peace treaty with Israel, key US ally and a nation of potent and modern armed forces, Egypt deserved the attention. And so, the success or otherwise of the Arab revolutions hinged on the success or failure in Egypt. However the transition in Egypt has been far from smooth so far. Rajeev Agarwal 2014 IDSA Occasional Papers
The Convergence of Biological and Cyber Warfare Concerns about cyber threats have grown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic- ravaged global order. Our biological and digital systems have been severely damaged by the proliferation of different… Continue reading The Convergence of Biological and Cyber Warfare Krutika Patil January-June 2022 CBW Magazine
Incoming Turbulence for the Biological Weapons Convention The current liberal international order is in a state of flux. Some factors contributing to the crisis are the rise of China, an intense backlash against globalisation and institutionalism, and… Continue reading Incoming Turbulence for the Biological Weapons Convention Siddhant Bajpai January-June 2022 CBW Magazine
Ninth Review Meeting of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Expectations and Challenges The ninth BWC review conference would get an opportunity to relook at the Convention in terms of its success and challenges ahead. The world is witnessing Russia-Ukraine war and China-Taiwan… Continue reading Ninth Review Meeting of Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Expectations and Challenges Anshu Joshi January-June 2022 CBW Magazine
Chemical Weapons and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict The actors of in the Ukraine-Russia conflict theater use Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), including chemical weapons basically for either mobilizing global public opinion or extracting early concessions. So far,… Continue reading Chemical Weapons and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Rajiv Nayan January-June 2022 CBW Magazine
Plausible Deniability and Proliferation of Bio-Weapons: The Elephant in the Room The mysterious origin of Covid-19 has given rise to many debates, allegations, denials and controversies. However, the entire history of biological threats and bio-weapons is full of such denials and… Continue reading Plausible Deniability and Proliferation of Bio-Weapons: The Elephant in the Room Mrinmayee Bhushan January-June 2022 CBW Magazine
Proceedings of Biological Weapons Convention Working Group Meetings-2023: A Snapshot The article provides an overview of recent proceedings within the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) working group meetings as of December 2023. Deliberations focused on compliance, verification mechanisms, and confidence- building… Continue reading Proceedings of Biological Weapons Convention Working Group Meetings-2023: A Snapshot Mrinmayee Bhushan July-December 2023 CBW Magazine
How the Biological Weapons Convention could verify treaty compliance This article was originally published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist on 5 March 2024. The author would like to thank Ching Wei Sooi and Almuntaser Albalawi for help… Continue reading How the Biological Weapons Convention could verify treaty compliance James Revill July-December 2023 CBW Magazine
Analysing the Project Precursor Bill To address the issue of Fentanyl-related deaths in the United States (US), the US House of Representative Michael McCaul introduced a bill for the Project Precursor Act on 11 May… Continue reading Analysing the Project Precursor Bill Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak CBW Magazine
