Infectious diseases and international security: the Biological Weapons Convention and beyond
Infectious diseases and international security: the Biological Weapons Convention and beyond
Threats to the security of states can result from the deliberate use of pathogens (biological weapons), their accidental release from research laboratories, or naturally occurring outbreaks of particular infectious diseases. This article discusses emerging opportunities for international cooperation against infectious diseases through the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The new process for reviewing the BWC could shift the BW problem away from the traditional arms control paradigm and toward broader notions of disease-based threats to security. In addition, proposed revisions to the WHO's International Health Regulations are highly relevant to the challenge of responding to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases through national and international mechanisms. The article concludes with recommendations for meeting emerging BW threats
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Enemark, Christian
004b6521-f1bb-426a-a37b-686c6a8061f6
2005
Enemark, Christian
004b6521-f1bb-426a-a37b-686c6a8061f6
Enemark, Christian
(2005)
Infectious diseases and international security: the Biological Weapons Convention and beyond.
The Nonproliferation Review, 12 (1), .
(doi:10.1080/10736700500208777).
Abstract
Threats to the security of states can result from the deliberate use of pathogens (biological weapons), their accidental release from research laboratories, or naturally occurring outbreaks of particular infectious diseases. This article discusses emerging opportunities for international cooperation against infectious diseases through the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The new process for reviewing the BWC could shift the BW problem away from the traditional arms control paradigm and toward broader notions of disease-based threats to security. In addition, proposed revisions to the WHO's International Health Regulations are highly relevant to the challenge of responding to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases through national and international mechanisms. The article concludes with recommendations for meeting emerging BW threats
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Published date: 2005
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/400241
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