Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with Unherd about the Biological Weapons Convention and how recent threats have hindered progress. “That is why we need more in-depth discussion about what is possible given scientific and technical developments and political constraints, which is why the US willingness […]
U.S. concerned Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with Politico about the possible use of chemical weapons in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Experts and officials said tracking pharmaceutical-based agents and gathering intelligence about their development, particularly for offensive purposes, has become increasingly difficult. The substances used to develop […]
A Plan B to Strengthen Biosafety and Biosecurity
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, co-authored an article in Think Global Health on using “minilateral” strategies for strengthening global biorisk management. Opened for signature in 1972, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) has proven to be remarkably durable. With its deliberately broad scope, the BWC […]
The “Frankenviruses” at the heart of the debates, after the emergence of Covid-19
Greg Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Security, was quoted in Le Monde about emerging experiments to make pathogens more dangerous. The article is behind a subscriber-only paywall.
Experimenting With Disaster
Greg Koblentz, a member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, was featured in all three parts of a three-part series by The Intercept on biosafety failures called Experimenting With Disaster. Part One: Student Infected With Debilitating Virus in Undisclosed Biolab Accident Part Two: Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About […]
