COVID-19 Pandemic: The Threat and Response

This book offers a comprehensive and critical examination of global challenges and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting more balanced and nuanced approaches to handling security impacts. It highlights progressive initiatives that use a mixture of soft and hard response strategies in major sectors such as defense, trade, health, and bioterrorism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 188 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant threat to global society, requiring a comprehensive and critical examination of global challenges and responses. Contributors to this book offer a comprehensive analysis of the pandemic's impact on health security, economic stability, and traditional security systems. They suggest more balanced and nuanced approaches to handling these security impacts.

The pandemic has led to widespread lockdowns and disruptions to the global economy, affecting supply chains and economic growth. It has also highlighted the vulnerability of traditional security systems and the need for innovative solutions.

The chapters in this book explore various sectors, including defense, trade, health, and bioterrorism, and examine the best practices used to minimize the threat posed by COVID-19. They highlight the importance of understanding the pandemic's origins, transmission, and impact on vulnerable populations.

The book is a valuable resource for security studies scholars and policymakers, providing insights into the complex challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic. It emphasizes the need for collaboration, international cooperation, and proactive measures to address the long-term consequences of the pandemic on global security.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032054063