Chemical & biological weapons

We investigate the threats posed by chemical and biological weapons, assess proliferation risks and countermeasures, and explore methods to enhance international cooperation and strengthen non-proliferation efforts for global security.

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Reports & Papers

Down with the Sickness: Biological Weapons in the Past, Present, and Future

May. 22, 2025 by Michael Redlich

From Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy

Article

Modernizing Biosecurity and Biosafety in the U.S.: Key Lessons Learned

Nov. 7, 2023 by Janet Egan and Syra Madad
Policy Briefs

Biosecurity in the Age of AI: What’s the Risk?

Nov. 6, 2023 by Janet Egan and Eric Rosenbach
Article

Russia’s Remaining Weapons Are Horrific and Confounding

Mar. 23, 2022

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Down with the Sickness: Biological Weapons in the Past, Present, and Future

May. 22, 2025 by Michael Redlich

Reports & Papers

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Modernizing Biosecurity and Biosafety in the U.S.: Key Lessons Learned

Nov. 7, 2023 by Janet Egan and Syra Madad

Article

Image of a scientist in protective gear conducting biological research using micro pipettes and capillary tubes.

Biosecurity in the Age of AI: What’s the Risk?

Nov. 6, 2023 by Janet Egan and Eric Rosenbach

Policy Briefs

Image of vials inside of a device used in biological research.

Russia’s Remaining Weapons Are Horrific and Confounding

Mar. 23, 2022

Article

from Harvard Gazette

The Two Faces of Opposition to Chemical Weapons: Sincere Versus Insincere Norm-Holders

2021 by Christopher Blair, Jonathan A Chu and Joshua A. Schwartz

Article

from Journal of Conflict Resolution

OPCW Pays Tribute to All Victims of Chemical Warfare at Day of Remembrance

The End of Cyber-Anarchy?

January/February 2022 by Joseph Nye

Article

from Foreign Affairs

an alert from the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Crisis Reader: Biosecurity and the Global COVID-19 Outbreak

Feb. 27, 2020

Article

Accumulating Evidence Using Crowdsourcing and Machine Learning: A Living Bibliography about Existential Risk and Global Catastrophic Risk

February 2020 by Gorm E Shackelford, Luke Kemp, Catherine Rhodes, Lalitha Sundaram, Seán S. ÓhÉigeartaigh, Simon Beard, Haydn Belfield, Julius Weitzdörfer, Shahar Avin, Dag Sørebø, Elliot M. Jones, John B. Hume, David Price, David Pyle, Daniel Hurt, Theodore Stone, Harry Watkins, Lydia Collas, Bryony C. Cade, Thomas Frederick Johnson, Zachary Freitas-Groff, David Denkenberger, Michael Levot and William J. Sutherland

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from Futures