(FPRI) — The global norm against chemical weapons, bolstered by international disarmament initiatives and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), stands as a pillar of modern arms control. This treaty ...

Syria is working with international inspectors to destroy previously undeclared chemical weapons left by the ousted regime while ...

A civilian team at a base in Maryland disposed of Syrian toxins a decade ago after hundreds of people were killed in a nerve agent attack. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington Since armed rebels ...

The war in Sudan is currently classified as one of the fiercest and bloodiest conflicts in Africa. It is no longer merely a war between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army; regional rivalry ...

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The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called for decisive global action to eliminate chemical weapons. Saturday marks the Day of Remembrance of All Victims of Chemical Warfare when he also ...

Syrian authorities undertake ⁠first such destruction in over a decade as former government officials face trial.

Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of ...

The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog met Syria's new leader Saturday, in a first visit to Damascus since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, who was repeatedly accused of using such weapons ...

Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical confrontation. Across various conflicts, it has caused ...