Winners of 2022 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition Announced
Nicholas Cropper, Shrestha Rath, and Ryan Teo are the winners of the Sixth Annual Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition.
NTI Convenes 10th Anniversary Meeting of the Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) convened the fifteenth meeting of the Global Dialogue on Nuclear Security Priorities in Hiroshima, Japan from June 8-10, 2022.
NTI | bio and VCDNP Host Discussion on Proposed Mechanism to Investigate High-Consequence Biological Events of Unknown Origin
NTI and the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (VCDNP) co-hosted a meeting on June 7, 2022 to explore the possibility of establishing a new “Joint Assessment Mechanism” to strengthen UN-system capabilities to investigate high-consequence biological events of unknown origin.
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Leading Expert on Global Nuclear Threat Reduction, Joins NTI as Inaugural William J. Perry Distinguished Fellow
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has named Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a longtime intelligence officer with deep expertise on Russia and nuclear security, as its first William J. Perry Distinguished Fellow.
NTI Experts Warn of Inherent Cyber Risks Associated with Nuclear Weapons and Modernization
Erin Dumbacher, senior program officer of NTI’s Scientific and Technical Affairs Program, and Lynn Rusten, vice president of NTI’s Global Nuclear Policy Program, call attention to the cyber risks inherent in nuclear weapons systems and modernization efforts in a recent article published by The National Interest, “Nuclear Weapons Must Be Safe from Cyber Threats.”
NTI Convenes Conference on Global Effects of Nuclear Weapons
More than 40 researchers and scientists with expertise in nuclear security, climate science, agriculture and food security, development policy, engineering, international relations, and economics gathered in person and virtually for a hybrid conference on global nuclear effects convened by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) on June 1-2, 2022.
NTI | bio VP Urges Action Against Emerging Risks to Prevent Biotechnology Catastrophe
In a new article for the CTC Sentinel, NTI | bio Vice President Jaime Yassif explains how advances in bioscience and biotechnology are accompanied by emerging biological risks and cites the need for action to safeguard the life sciences to prevent biotechnology catastrophe.
NTI Statement and FAQ Regarding NTI-Munich Security Conference 2021 Tabletop Exercise on Reducing High-Consequence Biological Threats
Following the recent detection of monkeypox cases across multiple countries, NTI’s report on the exercise has appeared in a number social media outlets, noting that the associated fictional scenario featured a monkeypox outbreak with a start date that roughly coincides with the current, ongoing outbreak.
NTI and WEF Convene Third Annual Meeting of DNA Synthesis Screening Technical Consortium
NTI | bio and the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened the third annual meeting of the Technical Consortium on DNA Synthesis Screening on May 12-13, 2022.
NTI Welcomes New Staff to Global Nuclear Policy, Communications, and Nuclear Materials Security Teams
NTI is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Jaworek, Mary Fulham, and Emma Stevens.