The International Bioweapons Regime Must be Strengthened, Not Exploited in Geopolitical Competition

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Authors: Karolina Zhukoff, Yelena Biberman

Published: 04 October 2024

 

Synopsis

Emerging biotechnologies make this a critical time for updating and strengthening the international bioweapons regime. However, international cooperation on biosecurity is becoming increasingly difficult. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, biological weapons have become a trope in the war of narratives between Moscow and Washington. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s new biotechnology strategy explicitly singles out Russia as a bad actor. International cooperation, not blocs, is required to confront the emerging problems of biosecurity, from genetic modification to enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential.

 

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