Global Security in Times of Covid-19: Brave New World?

Foreword: COVID-19 and Security
How Has COVID-19 Undermined Security?
International Cooperation
The Domestic Front
Key Examples
Questions of Corruption, Climate Change and Inequality
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Praise for Global Security in Times of Covid-19
Contents
List of Contributors
Acronyms
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	Introduction
	COVID and Global Security
		The Social Contract and State Failure
		The Rise of Violent Non-state Actors
		A Return to Realpolitik
		Human Security
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
2 Latin America: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Security in Latin America
	Introduction
	COVID-19 and Latin America
	Security Before the Pandemic
	State Capture
	And the State?
	Public Security and the State
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
3 The American Century in the Wake of COVID
	Introduction
	Beijing: The Global Challenger
	Re-Engaging Europe: Repairing and Re-Energizing Old Relationships
	The Iranian Question, a Chance to Reinforce Arms Control?
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
4 Europe: A Geographical Expression or Unity of Purpose?
	Introduction
	Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Great Power Competition
	Common Security Concerns in the MENA Region
	Russia
	Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal
	Shrinking Military Might: Putting the Emphasis on Multinational Cooperation
	Preserving the Defense Industry
	Deal or no Deal: A Rocky But Long-Standing Partnership
	Mind the Gap—Britain and Europe's Security Interests May Drift Apart
	Rule Britannia—The Impact of Boris Johnson
	The Future of the JCPoA
	China and the “Special Relationship”
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
5 Africa, Virus and Vulnerability: COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
	Introduction
	Competing Narratives on COVID 19 and Africa’s Future
		Alarmist Perspective
		Optimist Perspective
	Underlying Vulnerability of Africa to COVID-19
		High Debt Burden
		Dependence on Commodity Export
		Decrepit Health System
		Economic Marginality
	Responses of African States to COVID-19 Pandemic
	Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Security and Stability in Africa
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
6 Long COVID and the New Middle East
	Introduction
	A Middle East of Parts
	Fateful Years in the Middle East: 2020 and 2021
	Balance of Power
		United States of America
		Russia
		The EU27 and UK
		China
	The Impact on Alliances
	What Next in the New Middle East
	Bibliography
7 The Securitization of the Coronavirus in Asian Countries: A Paradox of National Security and Human Security During the COVID-19 Crisis
	Introduction
	Securitizing COVID-19: The Success of the Asian Countries’ Responses
		The Screening of Travelers
		The Establishment of COVID-19 Management Centre
		The Announcement of States of Emergency
		The Development of a Digital Platform
	Impacts of Securitization on Human Security
	Impact on the Political and Personal Dimension
	Impact on the Economic Dimension
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
8 Europe and the New World Order
	Introduction
	The State of European Defense and Cooperation
	A Growing Atlantic Rift and the Rise of Russia and China
	Conflict and Insecurity in a Multipolar World
	European Disintegration in the Wake of COVID-19
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
9 The Social Contract and Civil Unrest: The Tenuous Balance Between Freedom and Security
	Introduction
	Global Considerations
		Belarus
		Chile
		China
		France
		Russia
		The United Kingdom
		The United States
	Institutionalized Discrimination and Routinization of Violence
	Two “Celebrated” Cases
	COVID-19, the Social Contract, and Agenda Setting
	The Problem with a Micro-Level Perspective
	Protests, Responses by Police, and Organizational Change in Law Enforcement
		Training
		Defunding
		Department Organization
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
10 The Impact of COVID-19 on the Landscape of Terrorism
	Introduction
	Radicalization
	Propaganda (Top-Down Supply)
	Politicization (Bottom-Up Demand)
	Terrorist Attacks
		Classic Insurgency
		Islamist Terrorism in Europe
		Non-Islamist Terrorism
	Bioterrorism
	Counter Terrorism
		Short-Term View
		Medium-Term View
		Long-Term View
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
11 Organized Crime During and After the Pandemic
	Introduction
	Adaptable Criminal Entrepreneurs
	COVID-19’s Impact on Crime
	Cybercrime
	Fraud
	Counterfeiting and Sales of Sub-standard Goods
	COVID-19’s Impact on Law Enforcement
	Criminals or Local Heroes?
		Examples of Criminal Service-Provision During the Pandemic
	The Post-pandemic Landscape
		Laundering of Criminal Proceeds
		Cybercrime and Sales of Counterfeit Medical Supplies
		Criminal Recruitment
		Smuggling and Trafficking of Persons
		Corruption
		Unrest
		Going Back to ‘Normal’
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
12 Health Intelligence Systems and Security
	Introduction
	Mortuaries Management in London: A Case Study
	Health Data Systems in the UK
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
13 Brave New World
	Conclusion
		Science for Good and Bad
		Why We Need Strong Institutions
		Security Trends Ahead
	Bibliography
Index