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The democratisation of science and advances in computation mean anyone can potentially create or modify viruses or bacteria. This raises the possibility of rogue or malicious actors creating biological weapons or unintentionally releasing dangerous pathogens.

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC is an infection preventionist and infectious disease epidemiologist. Currently, she serves as a senior fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks, where she works to address global health security issues, including national policies impacting health care readiness and biodefense. Saskia is also an assistant professor at George Mason University, teaching courses on health care preparedness and epidemiology in policy. She holds a PhD in biodefense from George Mas...

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC is an infection preventionist and infectious disease epidemiologist. Currently, she serves as a senior fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks, where she works to address global health security issues, including national policies impacting health care readiness and biodefense. Saskia is also an assistant professor at George Mason University, teaching courses on health care preparedness and epidemiology in policy. She holds a PhD in biodefense from George Mas...

The Biden administration’s decision to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, a weapon widely banned for the inherent dangers they pose to non-combatants, is risky.In addition to the immedia

As Admiral David Titley used to point out, Navy bases tend to be located at sea level. Which is an expensive problem in a climate altered world. Turns out there are other vulnerabilities as well. Scientific American: Flooding, rising seas and extreme heat from climate change threaten the nation’s ability to launch some of its…

The relationship between the U.S. and China has many economic contours, but has been marred by complaints of intellectual property theft.

Outside of the national and global security community, the link between climate and national security has not yet risen to the level of attention it deserves.

EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration is getting slammed as handing a "major coup" to Chinese President Xi Jinping after two senior officials made a trip to China on Sunday in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries. Critics immediately pointed out that Sunday, June 4, marks the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre,

Two senior Biden administration officials made a controversial trip to China on Sunday, 34 years after the Chinese military slaughtered hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.

248 influential figures from 50 countries, including China, Russia, and the US, warn that nuclear arms control cannot fall victim to geopolitical competition