Get to Know NTI: Grace Wankelman
Grace Wankelman joined NTI in March as a social media officer on the Communications team, bringing in an extensive background in content creation and grassroots advocacy.
Risky Business
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Here we highlight the work of NTI and share knowledge, ideas, and viewpoints addressing the crosscutting challenges our world faces—addressing risks while supporting innovation—to make our world safer.
Young Voices in International Security: Thokozani Nyasulu-Liwewe
What can we learn from South Asia’s most under-appreciated nuclear safeguard?
Get to Know NTI: Ross Matzkin-Bridger on Pursuing Responsible and Secure Nuclear Energy
Nonproliferation Task Force Experts Talk Risks in an Era of Uncertainty
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Introducing Risky Business — the Refreshed NTI Blog
At NTI, we focus on the most complex, challenging global security risks, from those posed by nuclear stockpiles and bioweapons to pandemics and new and emerging AI-enabled threats that the world is only beginning to understand. Our refreshed blog will be a place where anyone can come to learn more about the global security challenges our world is facing.
How to prevent AI-enabled bioterrorism
AI biodesign tools offer many beneficial uses, from engineered crops to vaccine development, but tools that can engineer biological agents could also be misused to cause harm.
Exploring AI-Biosecurity Governance in the Global South
Gaps in healthcare infrastructure and biosecurity capabilities among Global South countries make these regions particularly vulnerable to biological threats, both natural and man-made.
NTI | bio Advances International Dialogue on AI Biosecurity Through Expert Working Groups
NTI | bio convened two technical working groups this fall to address critical challenges at the intersection of AI and the life sciences, bringing together more than 50 international experts from major AI companies, academic institutions, and biosecurity organizations.
BWC at 50: Taking Bold Steps to Secure the Future
2025 marks 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). It faces significant challenges and there is an urgent need to modernize the BWC, ensuring it keeps pace with scientific developments and reinforces global biosecurity.
Get to Know NTI: Douglas Shaw
Dr. Douglas Shaw spoke with NTI intern Jack Plummer about his current work and why he views NTI as “Grand Central Station for saving the world.”
NTI’s award-winning campaign reminded people that “Oppenheimer” was history, but nuclear weapons are not.
Senior Director, Communications Elise Rowan peeks under the hood of NTI's award-winning "Make Nukes History" campaign.
Russian Biological Facility Build-up Underscores Need for Enhanced Transparency
The Washington Post’s chilling report on major activity at a former bioweapons research site where the Soviets once weaponized biological agents — including ones that cause Smallpox, Ebola, and other hemorrhagic fevers — is another dangerous development potentially related to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Avril Haines, Mike Mullen, Judy Woodruff Discuss U.S.-China Relations at NTI Board Dinner
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen had a lively discussion about the increasingly challenging U.S.-China relationship during NTI’s annual Board of Directors dinner.
Why the World Must Reject New Nuclear Tests
Some former government officials are proposing that the United States resume explosive nuclear weapons testing. It is exactly the wrong response to today’s escalating nuclear threats.
Risky Business is edited by:
Scott Nolan Smith
Senior Director, Communications
Mary Olney Fulham
Director, Communications