Biosecurity Reconsidered

Calibrating Biological Threats and Responses

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11262131
AutoresGregory D Koblentz (0000-0002-0793-1209, Gregory D. Koblentz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs and Deputy Director of the Biodefense Program at George Mason University., autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen34
Número4
Páginas96-132
Fecha de publicación2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Security (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0162-2889 • E-ISSN: 1531-4804
EditorialMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/isec.2010.34.4.96
OpenAlexW2169796310
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas59

Advances in science and technology, the rise of globalization, the emergence of new diseases, and the changing nature of conflict have increased the risks posed by naturally occurring and man-made biological threats. A growing acceptance of a broader definition of security since the end of the Cold War has facilitated the rise of biosecurity issues on the international security agenda. Developing strategies to counter biological threats is complicated by the lack of agreement on the definition of biosecurity, the diverse range of biological threats, and competing perspectives on the most pressing biological threats. A comprehensive definition of biosecurity that encompasses naturally occurring, accidental, and deliberate disease outbreaks can help to further research, analysis, and policymaking. Operationalizing this broad conception of biosecurity requires a taxonomy of biological threats based on a levels-of-analysis approach that identifies which types of actors are potential sources of biological threats and the groups most at risk from these threats. A biosecurity taxonomy can provide a common framework for the multidisciplinary research and analysis necessary to assess and manage these risks. It also has implications for how to prevent and respond to biological threats, as well as for the future of biosecurity research

Biodefense · Biological warfare · Biology · Biosecurity · Environmental planning · Geography · Multidisciplinary approach · Operationalization · Political science · Terrorism · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Ecology