The Ninth Review of the Convention for the prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BWC): the ball keeps rolling

The Ninth Review of the Convention for the prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BWC): the ball keeps rolling Analysis Paper 12/2023 15/02/2023 Mar Hidalgo The Ninth Review of the Convention for the prohibition of Biological and Toxin Weapons (BWC): the ball keeps rolling Visit the WEBSITE Receive the E-NEWSLETTER The Ninth Review of the Convention for the prohibition of Biological and Toxi. [...] Bearing in mind that the context of the war in Ukraine and the rivalry between the US and China make it difficult to reach consensus at the international level, the approval of the final document of the ninth review, even if it is not concrete enough, allows the ball to continue playing in the within the (BWC). [...] The challenges inherent to advancing the implementation of the BWC were manifold, not only from the point of view of the scientific and technological advances being developed in the field of biology and health sciences, but also because of the international geopolitical context. [...] Despite the evidence in the form of the recent health, economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and awareness of the disruptive power of the spread of infectious diseases, doubts were high about the possibility of reaching any agreement to strengthen the convention in its ninth revision. [...] What had seemed difficult to the point of unattainable at the beginning of the conference had been achieved: reaching agreement on the steps to be taken to strengthen the implementation of the convention in the future.