By Jenny Vincent & David Schultz
18 months after the catastrophic derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, Jenny Vincent and David Schultz outline how crisis communications can be transformed into a more...
By Markus K. Binder
Having recently gained international attention after allegations of Russian use in Ukraine, chloropicrin attacks remain a subject of interest in a wider criminal court case in Hawaii, USA. Markus K. Binder investigates.
The pre-World...
By Lt. Michal Belšán
Lt. Michal Belšán presents a team profile of the Czech Armed Forces 31st CBRN Defense Regiment, discussing the team’s history, structure, processes,...
By Frank Rando
Frank Rando discusses the devastating consequences that munitions, CBRN warfare and its research and development, and heavy military activity can have on...
By Patrick Norén
With recorded corrosive substance attacks growing considerably in the 2010s, peaking in 2017, seeing a 69% rise from 2021 to 2022, and...
By Shai Arbel
Throughout 2022, 2023, and into 2024, Russia has been frequently accused of using riot control agents (RCAs) against Ukrainian forces during its...
By Michele Mignogna & Giovanni Tricco
The world must be prepared for when artificial intelligence and CBRN threats converge, argue Michele Mignogna and Giovanni Tricco.
Artificial...
By Yves Kovalevsky
The world is seeing a marked resurgence in disinhibited power relationships that are being played out either openly or surreptitiously in all kinds of spaces, including in the information and cyber spaces. Constant new developments in forms...
By Frank Rando
Frank Rando outlines the most important aspects of medical countermeasure care in a live CBRN battlefield.
From the time of the Napoleonic surgeon...
By Col. Takao Yoshizawa
Col. Takao Yoshizawa recalls historical CBRN events in Japan and discusses the structure and work of the country’s main CBRN response...
By Frank Rando
Italy continues to grapple with the toxic legacy of illegal waste management practices by notorious criminal groups, with devastating consequences for people...
By Andy Oppenheimer
Russia, China, and North Korea are among the states known to possess research programs into offensive biological weapons, which are arguably more...
By INTERPOL
The Chemical and Explosives Terrorism Prevention Unit at INTERPOL introduces the Global Congress on Chemical Security and Emerging Threats.
With a steady increase in...
By Col. Friedrich Aflenzer
Project Officer for CBRN defense at the European Defence Agency, Col. Friedrich Aflenzer, discusses the Agency’s recent initiatives after CBRN defense...
