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Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.

 

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A laboratory technician wearing full protective gear works inside a biosafety cabinet in a high-containment lab. The worker handles glass equipment and samples while surrounded by petri dishes and scientific instruments. Signs on the cabinet reference “Pathogen Construct” and “Aerosol Stability,” and a “BSL-3 Access” warning is visible, indicating research involving potentially hazardous biological materials.

April 16, 2026

Breaking (Bad) Biotech — Revisiting the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

Dr. Giordano explores how advances in biotechnology, like gene editing and AI, allow adversaries to easily create novel, weaponizable biological agents that are difficult to detect and defend against. In an evolving operational environment, the nature of biological warfare has shifted.

Biohazard symbol inside a high-containment lab

March 17, 2026

Biodeterrence in an Era of Convergent Threats

A recent report reveals that the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) has increasing focus upon and fiscal dedication to biosciences and biotechnology, with an estimated economic commitment of 5-8% of its total national research and development spending, amounting to approximately $32 billion in comparable USD in annual funding.

The image shows a silhouette of a human head in profile, with the brain area illustrated using circuit-like patterns. At the center of the brain is a large microchip, symbolizing artificial intelligence or a combination of human cognition and technology. Radiating outward from the chip are multiple circuit lines, connecting the brain to the surrounding background. The background features bright blue concentric circles and electric-like energy streaks, creating a futuristic, high-tech atmosphere.

Nov. 18, 2025

Darwin Monkey: Next Generation Neuromorphic Computing and Competition for Cognitive Capability and Control

The Darwin Monkey System represents a substantive pivot from conventional AI toward synthetic cognition through neuromorphic architectures that emulate the structural and functional dynamics of the brain.

CISSM

July 10, 2020

Innovation and Its Discontents: National Models of Military Innovation and the Dual-Use Conundrum

Dr. Amy J. Nelson's Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) Report explores variations in national models of innovation, as well as the pathways or levers those models afford in controlling innovation’s end product with a focus on dual-use technologies. The report uses case studies of both U.S. and German investment in artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing to highlight national approaches to innovation.

CSWMD

May 22, 2019

Honey, I Shrunk the Lab: Emerging Microfluidics Technology and its Implications for Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons

Emerging microfluidics technology has significant extant and potential implications for chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons threats. In E&C Research Paper no. 5, Cyrus Jabbari and Philipp Bleek argue that policymakers concerned about CBRN threats have an opportunity to get ahead of, or at least less behind, some of these developments.

CSWMD

Dec. 3, 2018

Biotechnology for the Battlefield: In Need of a Strategy

In her article, published on War on the Rocks, CSWMD Senior Research Fellow Dr. Diane DiEuliis discusses the need for a more cohesive strategy to harness the potential uses of biotechnology on the battlefield.