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Islamic State’s tryst with chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq

The sporadic and indiscriminate use of chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq’s conflict zones in the last five years by both State and non-state actors have posed a great challenge… Continue reading Islamic State’s tryst with chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq

Animesh Roul
July-December 2017
CBW Magazine

Will Khan Sheikhoun Reshape the War in Syria?

The Syrian decision to use chemical weapons on civilian targets in Khan Sheikhoun in an effort to seek control of the last rebel held territory of Idlib and the US reaction have created a new dynamics in the Syrian crisis.

Preparing For The 4th Review Conference Of The Chemical Weapons Convention: Some Observations On Process And Outcomes

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

‘Nerve Agents’: Potent Chemical Weapon for War, Terrorism and Assassinations!

Since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed two distinct chemical weapon events involving the use of the lethal nerve agents. In February, a North Korean national, Kim Jong… Continue reading ‘Nerve Agents’: Potent Chemical Weapon for War, Terrorism and Assassinations!

Animesh Roul
January-June 2017
CBW Magazine

North Korea and Prospects for Chemical Weapons Disarmament

Since its entry into force, the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) has made significant progress towards universality with as many as 192 states acceding to the Convention by the end of… Continue reading North Korea and Prospects for Chemical Weapons Disarmament

Kapil Patil
January-June 2016
CBW Magazine

Investigating the use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

Investigating the use of chemical weapons The first inquiry into the use of chemical weapons (CW) in Syria was the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism (SGM) for Investigation of Alleged use… Continue reading Investigating the use of Chemical Weapons in Syria

Cindy Vestergaard
January-June 2016
CBW Magazine

Asian Strategic Review 2016 -Terrorism: Emerging Trends

Publisher: Pentagon Press

Under the US leadership, the international community has been fighting the war on global terrorism for the past decade and a half. Strategies and targets have undergone several changes in this war, but terrorism continues to show no signs of decline. It continues to pose a major security challenge to world order and stability. Concrete and chilling evidence for this was provided by the recent attacks in Paris, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kunduz, Kabul, Peshawar and Pathankot. The list is indeed long and extensive to be fully recorded here. During the first 15 days of 2016, one website records 17 terrorist attacks in different parts of the world.
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Chemicals, Controls and Cyber

Introduction In October 2008, a series of explosions at the aniline plant of Jilin Petrochemicals in Northeast China killed five workers and injured about seventy. Aniline, a toxic organic compound… Continue reading Chemicals, Controls and Cyber

Munish Sharma
July-December 2015
CBW Magazine

Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre

Some big questions following the aftermath of Paris massacre are two-fold. Firstly, whether the so called Islamic State (IS) would now look to acquire capability to develop or use strategic… Continue reading Chemical Anarchy: Islamic State, Chemical Weapon and Syrian War Theatre

Animesh Roul
July-December 2015
CBW Magazine

Recent ‘Chemical Incidents’ in France and Taiwan

While the attack on the chemical warehouse in France and the accident in the Taiwanese park are not cases of chemical terrorism in a classical sense, they can be analysed against the backdrop of a ‘chemical incident’.

Ajey Lele
June 30, 2015
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