"Is disease a threat to international security?"

Posted on 10 July 2015

Dr Joao Nunes recent article for the International Relations and Security Network (ISN)

Does the specter of bioterrorism or similar threats justify treating disease as a significant danger to international security? Joao Nunes has his doubts. While diseases can indeed be weaponized by non-state actors, overly militarized responses to the threats they pose may do more harm than good.