Posts with Tag: Biosecurity

Opportunities, Threats, and Proliferation Challenges Deriving from Bio-Technology and Bio-Engineering

23 January 2023 •

The VCDNP and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) organised a webinar on opportunities, threats, and proliferation challenges deriving from bio-technology and bio-engineering, with support from the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.

A Better Way to Detect the Origins of a Pandemic

30 August 2022 •

Commentary, Non-Proliferation, Publications

Angela Kane and Jaime Yassif have written a new article on mitigating bioweapon threats, published by Arms Control Today.

Investigate High-Consequence Biological Events of Unknown Origin

23 June 2022 •

Event Reports

NTI and the VCDNP co-hosted a meeting on June 7, 2022 to explore the possibility of establishing a new “Joint Assessment Mechanism” to strengthen UN-system capabilities to investigate high-consequence biological events of unknown origin.

Reassessing Biosecurity in Light of COVID-19

25 May 2021 •

Event Reports

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane spoke to the NGO Committee on Peace, Vienna, on how the COVID-19 pandemic affects how we look at biosecurity.

Global Health Security Implications of COVID-19

2 March 2021 •

Event Reports

With the COVID-19 pandemic now approaching its first anniversary, there are still many grey areas related to the virus, including security implications. Dr. Richard Pilch presented an analysis of these issues and offered his recommendations during a webinar on 25 February 2021.

The Transformative Impact of COVID-19 on the Korean Peninsula

21 January 2021 •

Briefs and Factsheets, Non-Proliferation, Publications

VCDNP Senior Fellow Angela Kane and Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Chung-In have written a new brief, published by the World Economic Forum.

Unlocking Nuclear Arms Control in the Time of COVID-19

17 December 2020 •

Event Reports

At the 2020 Stockholm Security Conference, IONP Director Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova commented on the effect the crisis in multilateralism has on the global non-proliferation regime.