Chemical Weapons (CW)

While planning and executing kinetic operations, it is essential to look at various facets of force application including the possibilities of accidents or surprise attacks by the adversary.

• Kishore Kumar Khera
• November 08, 2018
• Issue Brief

Riot control agents (RCAs), which are commonly known as tear gas and pepper spray, are defined by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) as “any chemical not listed” in one of… Continue reading Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Tear Gas Misuse

• Michael Crowley
• July-December 2018
• CBW Magazine

To secure foreign and security policy ends, several Western states and international organisations have employed economic sanctions.1 Through the years, sanctions have been imposed to attain a range of objectives—including… Continue reading Economic Sanctions and Chemical-Biological Weapons

• Rishika Chauhan
• January-June 2018
• CBW Magazine

India became the member of Australia Group (AG) in January 2018. Ironically, the Indian media quoted the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) immediately after getting admitted into the group that… Continue reading India in Australia Group: What does it mean for India?

• Arvind Kumar
• January-June 2018
• CBW Magazine

In a historic announcement on 27th September 2017, the Russian Federation declared the complete destruction of its huge Cold War-era chemical weapons stockpiles.1 The Russian announcement has been greeted with… Continue reading Russia & Chemical Weapons Destruction

• Kapil Patil
• July-December 2017
• CBW Magazine

In a historic announcement on 27th September 2017, the Russian Federation declared the complete destruction of its huge Cold War-era chemical weapons stockpiles.1 The Russian announcement has been greeted with… Continue reading Russia & Chemical Weapons Destruction

• Kapil Patil
• July-December 2017
• CBW Magazine

The sporadic and indiscriminate use of chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq’s conflict zones in the last five years by both State and non-state actors have posed a great challenge… Continue reading Islamic State’s tryst with chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq

• Animesh Roul
• July-December 2017
• CBW Magazine

The Syrian decision to use chemical weapons on civilian targets in Khan Sheikhoun in an effort to seek control of the last rebel held territory of Idlib and the US reaction have created a new dynamics in the Syrian crisis.

• Md. Muddassir Quamar
• April 07, 2017
• IDSA Comments

The Fourth Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (4th CWC Review Conference) will be held in 2018. A… Continue reading Preparing For The 4th Review Conference Of The Chemical Weapons Convention: Some Observations On Process And Outcomes

• John Hart
• January-June 2017
• CBW Magazine

Since the beginning of this year, we have witnessed two distinct chemical weapon events involving the use of the lethal nerve agents. In February, a North Korean national, Kim Jong… Continue reading ‘Nerve Agents’: Potent Chemical Weapon for War, Terrorism and Assassinations!

• Animesh Roul
• January-June 2017
• CBW Magazine