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🚨Out now! CBWNet researchers, consultants and network members contributed several chapters in the book Thirty Years of the CWC. You can read the full volume here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

🚨Out now! The new research article in Defense & Security Analysis by @DrAlexKelle and Malcolm R. Dando explores biodefence as a challenge to global norms against biological and toxin weapons and suggests a potential solution. Read the full paper here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨Out now! New article in Politics and the Life Sciences by @DrAlexKelle and Malcolm R. Dando explores gain-of-function virology as dual-use research and its securitization in the U.S. Read the full paper here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

📢Out now! Our new working paper provides an overview of the presentations delivered at the CBWNet conference on Norm Contestation and Compliance: The Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons, held on 22 and 23 October 2025. Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

📢Out now! Our new working paper by  Barry de Vries explores how the 1925 Geneva Protocol continues to matter in an era shaped by later treaties such as the #BWC and #CWC. Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

CBWNet held a conference on norm contestation and compliance at PRIF in Frankfurt on 22 and 23 October. Read more here: cbwnet.org/news/cbwnet-ho…

Call for Papers! We are accepting paper proposals for a CBWNet conference on 22-23 October 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, dealing with norm contestation and compliance. Send your submission until 31 August 2025 to veronika.klymova@prif.org cbwnet.org/de/news/call-f…

🚨Out now! In a new research article in the Nonproliferation Review @DrAlexKelle and Malcolm R. Dando propose a behavioral arms control approach to strengthen the BWC and to overcome persistent biotechnology dual-use issues. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/107367…

🚨 New @cwccoalition report out now! @DrAlexKelle & Dr. Ralf Trapp contribute key insights on chemical terrorism and treaty compliance to the new report on the future of the #ChemicalWeaponsConvention. Read it here: cwccoalition.org/statements-rec…

📢 Out now! New CBWNet working paper by Ralf Trapp on the role of industry in the implementation of the #CWC and #BWC. Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

🚨Out now! Our new working paper by @DrAlexKelle explores how states have contested the non-transfer vs. international cooperation norms in the #CWC. Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

Don't forget to read @DrAlexKelle's working paper on chemical terrorism published by @CBWNet if you haven't already! tinyurl.com/chemterrorismk…

#BiologicalWeapons #Disinformation #Russia #1972BWC #UkraineRussiaWar️️ Instrumentalising Biological Weapons-Related Allegations: Russia’s Compliance Politics and the Norms Against Biological Weapons by @u_jako @CBWNet cbwnet.org/media/pages/pu… In 2022, Russia invoked the compliance procedures of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) over its allegations that the United States and Ukraine were carrying out biological activities in violation of the BWC. At a Formal Consultative Meeting (FCM) held under BWC Article V at Russia’s request in September 2022, Russia presented its claims, whereas the United States and Ukraine emphasized the peaceful and cooperative nature of their activities. The 89 states parties to the BWC that participated in the FCM, including Russia, the United States and Ukraine, could not agree on a common assessment of the allegations. A qualitative content analysis of their statements showed, among other things, that some states saw the Russian concerns as not fully resolved and that several others did not take a stand at all, but that the majority of speakers rejected the Russian allegations as unfounded and insincere. No country supported Russia’s claim that the United States and Ukraine were in non-compliance with the BWC. Russia then invoked BWC Article VI that provides for the involvement of the UN Security Council. However, a majority of the Council members did not accept a Russian draft resolution aimed at setting an inquiry in motion, for procedural reasons and for lack of credible evidence for the allegations. The Security Council did not address the matter any further. [...]

🚨New CBWNet Working Paper! Our new Working Paper by @u_jako explores the instrumentalization of BWC-related allegations and the influence of Russia's compliance-politics on the norms against biological weapons.📄Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

🚨New CBWNet Working Paper! 🚨 Our newest working paper, "S&T developments with relevance for the CWC and the BWC," summarizes the wide-ranging presentations from the latest CBWNet expert workshop in Hamburg. Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

Great honor for us to award Dr. Ralf Trapp the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his role in the development of the Chemical Weapons Convention! And we are very happy to have @OPCW DG Arias with us.

In a new @CBWNet working paper @DrAlexKelle looks at state parties’ growing threat perceptions of chemical weapons within the CWC framework. cbwnet.org/news/out-now-c… 5/13

📢Last chance to apply! The CBWNet team at IFSH's Berlin office is hiring a Student Employee to support our research on chemical and biological weapons and assist with admin tasks for up to 10 h/week, starting in November. Apply by October 6 to join us! ifsh.de/en/institute/v…

🚨New CBWNet Working Paper! 🚨@DrAlexKelle explores chemical terrorism within the #CWC framework, examining states parties' evolving perception of the threat and how the @OPCW has addressed this issue alongside other priorities. 📄Read the full paper here: cbwnet.org/publications/w…

📢 The CBWNet team at IFSH's Berlin office is hiring a Student Employee! Support our research on chemical and biological weapons and take care of admin tasks with up to 10 hours/week, starting in November. ❗️ Apply by October 6th to join our team! ❗️ ifsh.de/en/institute/v…