Trump should get tough again on chemical weapons states
The media has largely ignored a disturbing trend: Russia is openly using chemical weapons against Ukraine. Ukraine’s army support services say Russia has carried out 4,800 chemical...
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Unseen ‘Since the Nazis’: Syrians Uncover Mass Graves and Evidence of Assad Regime’s Atrocities
Hundreds of Thousands of Regime Victims Buried in Mass Graves: Human rights organizations are uncovering evidence of mass executions that occurred during the rule of ousted Syrian...
Flash Briefs
Intense IDF Strikes Reported on Former Assad Regime’s Military Sites in Syria
Israeli Air Force Reportedly Strikes Weapons Sites in Tartus: The IDF reportedly targeted weapons sites belonging to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad in the...
Flash Briefs
Israel does world a service by hitting Assad’s chemical weapons caches
In the wake of the Assad regime’s collapse, Israel did the world a major service. Over the past few days, the Israeli Air Force struck dozens of alleged Syrian chemical weapons...
Op-eds
‘Serious Concerns’: Israel Strikes Chemical Weapons Sites in Syria After Fall of Assad Regime
Israel Confirms IDF Strikes on Chemical Weapons in Syria: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar confirmed in a media briefing on December 9 that the IDF had struck chemical weapons...
Flash Briefs
Jihadi Rebel Surge Disrupts White House Plans for Syria
The Syrian civil war has cost half a million lives while forcing millions to seek refuge abroad, yet the Biden administration has continually sought to ease American pressure on the regime in Damascus...
Policy Briefs
OPCW Investigation Confirms Russia’s Likely Use of Chemical Weapons Against Ukraine
Russia’s consistent denials that its military forces have deployed illegal chemical weapons in Ukraine were dealt a serious blow on November 18, when the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical...
Policy Briefs
OPCW Must Act Against Russia’s Chemical Weapons Program
In The Hague last week, member states of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) failed to act against Moscow’s use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops. As a result,...
Policy Briefs
OPCW Visits Ukraine After Accusations of Russian Chemical Weapons Use
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited Ukraine last week to deliver critical chemical weapons detection equipment and training. The visit — following accusations by Kyiv...
Policy Briefs
Washington Accuses Russia of Chemical Weapons Attacks in Ukraine
The United States last week accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops and sanctioned 12 Russian entities and individuals associated with Vladimir Putin’s ongoing chemical weapons...
Policy Briefs
For Russia, a Year of Setbacks at the OPCW
Yet Member States Still Have Not Imposed Consequences for Moscow’s Chemical Weapons Use
Memos
Ukraine Defeats Russia in Historic OPCW Election
Ukraine was elected this week to the 41-member Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), defeating Russia and unseating Moscow for the first time in the OPCW’s...
Policy Briefs
French Court Issues International Arrest Warrant for Syria’s Assad
French judges issued an international arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad on November 15, citing his use of chemical weapons against Syrian civilians. The court also issued warrants...
Flash Briefs
How War Could Engulf the Entire Middle East
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Op-eds
OPCW Meeting Sets Up Critical Opportunity to Sideline Russia
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will convene this week for a thrice-yearly meeting of its Executive Council (EC). The 41-nation policy-making body has a chance to hold Russia...
Policy Briefs
Hold the WHO accountable for embracing North Korea
Former President Donald Trump congratulated Kim Jong Un earlier this month after North Korea joined the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. Nikki Haley, Trump’s...
Op-eds
Russia and Partners Block Condemnation of Chemical Weapons Treaty Violations
The Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its fifth review conference last week to assess implementation of the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and set priorities...
Policy Briefs
It’s time to hold Russia accountable for its use of chemical weapons
The film “Navalny” won the Academy Award in March for best documentary feature. The picture details the Kremlin’s 2020 apparent attempt to assassinate Alexei Navalny using a chemical nerve agent...
Op-eds
Two Years On, Syria’s Suspension from the OPCW Was Beneficial
Member States’ Next Act Should be Suspending Russia
Memos
March Is Women’s History Month, But Not in Iran
Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls are falling ill from poisonings, suspected to be the work of extremist religious groups trying to instill fear and prevent participation in protests.