Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security

Expert Knowledge in Intelligence Assessments: Bird Flu and Bioterrorism

    Author:
  • Kathleen M. Vogel
| Winter 2013/14

Summary

A study of the 2011 controversy surrounding publication of Ron Fouchier and Yoshihiro Kawaoka's H5N1 avian influenza experiments reveals that U.S. intelligence analysts do not have adequate resources to evaluate dual-use scientific experiments, or to navigate the politics that characterize the use of technical expertise in biosecurity issues.

The author has written a policy brief based on this article, "Better Threat Assessments Needed on Dual-Use Science."

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For Academic Citation: Vogel, Kathleen M.. “Expert Knowledge in Intelligence Assessments: Bird Flu and Bioterrorism.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 38. no. 3. (Winter 2013/14):
pp. 39-71
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Kathleen M. Vogel

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