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Agroterrorism A Subject Of Study , And Concern, In Post 9/11 World

(KCUR) But in the post 9/11 era, the possibility of a deliberate attack on our food supply is something government, law enforcement, and private industry have been studying carefully. Dr. Peter Chalk of the Rand Corporation – a political scientist and expert on international terrorism – has written extensively on the issue of agroterrorism. He  Read More »

Jordan hosts 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference 2011

(AME Info) Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Jordan will host the 3rd Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference 2011 between the 13th and 15th of September at El Hassan Science City (EHSC), Amman. The conference aims at identifying …

Debating Bioweapons

(The Diplomat) The Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) will take place this December in Geneva. As I noted in April, the current president of the BWC, Paul van den Ijssel, has set out an ambitious course focused …

Taking Biosecurity Networks to the Next Level: Live Webcast

You are invited to participate in the first Virtual Biosecurity Center international conference. We will explore the role of web-based networks in promoting global biosecurity, provide an opportunity for experts from around the world to identify best practices and partnerships, and determine the feasibility of linking existing networks for global communication.

Issues Before the 7th Biological Weapons Review Conference

(Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) Russia pursued a bio-weapons programme during and after the end of the Cold War. So did Iraq. Although the Convention provides for an approach to the UNSC to carry out investigations, this provision has not been invoked so far. …