CWC and OPCW: Future Course and Challenges The Third Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was held from 8 to 19 April 2013 in The Hague. At this conference, member states as well as representatives…... Rajiv Nayan | January-June 2013 | CBW Magazine
News Analysis: Chemical Substance Attacks in Afghan Schools Afghan Taliban’s campaign against female education and empowerment is well known. This campaign reached new heights when unidentified poison attacks occurred targeting several girls schools located in Kapisa and Parwan…... Animesh Roul | January-June 2012 | CBW Magazine
Revolution in Military Affairs and Jointness Militaries of major states in the international system have been responding to the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) debate, mainly to the technological and operational concepts propounded by the US,... Arun Sahgal , Vinod Anand | August 2007 | Journal of Defence Studies
Chemical and Biological Weapons in Egypt and Libya Apart from South Africa, Egypt and Libya appear to be the most important countries in the African continent, in terms of Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation and deproliferation processes.…... Dany Shoham | July-December 2013 | CBW Magazine
The Third Review Conference of the State Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention: Relevance for South Asia Introduction The Third Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) will take place in The Hague during 8-19 April 2013. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),…... Mirza Sadaqat Huda | July-December 2012 | CBW Magazine
India’s Higher Defence Organisation: Implications for National Security and Jointness In the minds of the average person on the street, one suspects that the phrase “higher defence organization” evokes an intimidating vision of row upon row of be-medalled and be-whiskered... Arun Prakash | August 2007 | Journal of Defence Studies
Student Violence Signals Growing Resentment against: the Caretaker Government in Bangladesh "I want a country where the army cannot arrest anyone without a warrant. I want our political parties to be democratic, transparent and accountable. I want fair and neutral judges.... Sreeradha Datta | August 24, 2007 | IDSA Comments
Accomplishments in the Elimination of Chemical Weapons – A Fact Sheet Introduction The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) on ‘the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction’ was signed in January, 1993 in Paris.…... H.R. Naidu Gade | January-June 2013 | CBW Magazine
2011 Libyan Disclosures: ‘Take-away’ for CWC verification Introduction Libya and chemical weapons have a long history going back to the 1930s when the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini authorised the use of sulphur mustard gas against Libyan rebels.…... Arun Vishwanathan | January-June 2012 | CBW Magazine
Relevance of Montreal Protocol in the Contemporary Debates on the Use of Refrigerants The Montreal Protocol (MP), which came into effect in 1989, deals with the elimination of substances that lead to the depletion of the ozone layer. The MP has been widely…... Vineeth Krishnan | July-December 2013 | CBW Magazine