Filippa Lentzos

As #UNGA80 #FirstCommittee on Disarmament & International Security gets underway today, I’m excited to announce the webinar launch of the @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social #CBRN #Disinformation Tracker in the margins of the meeting. Register using the QR code below.

King's researchers awarded grant to tackle health disinformation in the Canadian Arctic | King's College London A new King’s College London project will investigate how health disinformation spreads in the Canadian Arctic, working with Indigenous and regional partners to strengthen emergency preparedness and co...

Thrilled to be expanding our #Disinformation and #InformationManipulation work into the Arctic!
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...

How AI can—and cannot—improve verification of the Biological Weapons Convention If President Donald Trump moves forward with his plan to use AI to verify compliance with the international bioweapons treaty, he'll face several technical and political challenges.

Agree 100% with @jamesrevill.bsky.social's bottom line: tech can enable #1972BWC #verification but it cannot replace political cooperation & sustained normative commitment. This is also conclusion of joint @vertic.bsky.social-King's verification report out soon. thebulletin.org/2025/10/how-...

A warm welcome to the new academic year to all our @warstudieskcl.bsky.social students. If you’re interested in #ArmsControl and #Multilateralism, come explore our unique resource on #Biological #Disarmament #1972BWC.

Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes Researchers expose flaws in safeguards intended to block rogue actors from making bioweapons

Agree with @drewendy.bsky.social: ‘improving the screening software is fine, but it consumes too much attention compared to a much bigger biosecurity risk: nations’ possible operation of clandestine bioweapons programs.’
www.science.org/content/arti...

Thanks to RSIS NTU for leading important regional discussions on #1972BWC #ConfidenceBuilding measures—and an added treat to visit Singapore!

Southeast Asia is home to rapidly expanding #biotech sectors, growing investments in #biodefence + high rates of emerging infectious diseases. These dynamics heightened risks of misperceptions and make the #transparency offered by #1972BWC CBMs especially valuable.

As the #disarmament community gears up for #UNGA, my RCW Briefing Book chapter on #bioweapons provides an update on #1972BWC WG discussions on #compliance and #verification and sets out recommendations for #FirstCommittee delegations. tinyurl.com/2s488ecf

The #MirrorLife dialogue continued this week in the English countryside. Lots of food for thought and some wonderful new acquaintances too

How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of the global bioweapons treaty have access to, but new approaches and techno...

A short take on our #1972BWC #verification project to chart plausible routes by which a state might build #bioweapons, the telltale signs such a program would leave behind, and whether today’s monitoring practices would detect them. thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...

In Oslo today, I came across this extraordinary image from the 1960s promoting the People’s Gasmask from Norwegian raincoat manufacturer Helly Hansen

I joined top-tier labs from around the world in Spiez this week to celebrate 10 years of the #UNSGM lab network. Congrats on the many successes and warm thanks to the Spiez Lab team for, as always, outstanding hosting.

…remember their fallen and preserve their memories #SlavaUkraini

I remain forever in awe of the innovative and meaningful ways Ukrainians process the war…. #ReturnMyDream

We continued our NextGen training, engaging with over 200 students, on how to tackle fake disease outbreaks and biological #disinformation and #FIMI

Hosted by Ukraine MFA and in partnership with @gpwmd.bsky.social @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social, Gemma Bowsher and I briefed Ukrainian ambassadors in key capitals around the world on #CBRN #disinformation

We had the chance to visit more public health laboratories, so often the target of #disinformation

In Ukraine this past week, @gmbowsher and I engaged with the #HealthSecurity practitioner community on strengthening systems to counter biological #disinformation

A short briefing paper circulated at our side event ‘Assessing BWC compliance and monitoring approaches’ is available here: tinyurl.com/6876bsmu

Canadian PM reiterates funding support for Ukraine including $3.5m for a project fighting WMD disinformation, co-led by Associate Prof Filippa Lentzos of the Department of War Studies.

More: 🔗 bit.ly/4oY35At

@filippalentzos.bsky.social

#WMDDisinformation #Disinformation #Propaganda #WMD

China’s lack of transparency is particularly troubling b/c: "Chinese institutions now lead globally in pathogen discovery and surveillance. They routinely collect and analyze samples across continents...with a level of resolution and scale that exceeds most Western efforts."

"SAGO’s statement that “there is no corroborating evidence” for a lab-leak hypothesis is often misunderstood by the public as exoneration for the virus laboratories in Wuhan, yet it is a scientific expression of skepticism due to an imposed absence of data, not active disproval."

Why we still don’t know where COVID-19 came from. And why we need to find out. Five years after COVID-19 emerged, killing millions, costing trillions, and disrupting global life, we still don’t have a definitive answer as to the origins of the pandemic and the virus. This contin...

Important new commentary on Covid origins by renowned professors of medicine & virology
thebulletin.org/2025/08/why-...

Russia continues to "Deny atrocities...Deflect responsibility...Distort history... But the facts are clear: Russia...continues to bomb civilians, undermines peace efforts, and spreads lies to cover its crimes. ...Don’t be deceived." euvsdisinfo.eu/russias-narr...

An enriching few days in Geneva engaging with our ever-growing and supportive #1972BWC community

Join our #1972BWC side event today to learn about observable signs of potential offensive #bioweapons capabilities.
13:15-14:45, Room XXV at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.

Our information space is as important as our territorial integrity. #1972BWC delegations: Join us Monday to learn about @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's #FIMI strategy, and the response tools @euvsdisinfo.eu and @gpwmd.bsky.social @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social provide.

So proud of this team!

A treat to engage with the UNODA awesome #Youth4Biosecurity Fellows today at #1972BWC — future leaders, every single one of them!

As the 6th WG session of #1972BWC gets underway this morning, check out our #bioweapons #disinformation primer for updates on trends and new developments