This chapter surveys how the biosecurity threat environment has changed since 9/11 and
examines in detail a range of technological, psycho-social and policy drivers that will …

The health and broader biosecurity environment has evolved dramatically since 11
September 2001 (9/11). Less clear is the role intelligence should play in understanding …

I wish to thank a number of people for helping this book come into existence. Starting with
the researchers and scholars, I thank you all for your time and insights. In particular, I want to …

This chapter builds on other security management themes discussed in this volume,
particularly risk management, crisis management and the relationship between the public …

The potential for bioterrorism has increased within the last 10 years; however, there are
mixed arguments among critics as to how serious the president and Congress view this …

This article introduces the Special Issue on Global Health Security. It provides an overview
of the health security threat spectrum, tracing how perceptions of biological and health …

The al-Qaida attacks of 11 September 2001 and the delivery of Bacillus anthracis anthrax
via the US Postal Service triggered a significant increase in initiatives to improve defense …

The post-9/11 era featured an unprecedented expansion of global biodefense initiatives.
This essay chronicles the rise of biodefense by tracking biological risk construction across …

This book explores a range of biohealth and biosecurity threats, places them in context, and
offers responses and solutions from global and local, networked and pyramidal, as well as …

Abstract In December 2008, the US Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass
Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, released a report, World At Risk. The Report points …