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COVID-19 and Preparedness
Lessons for future crises
By Dr. Bernhard Wigger, head of the core planning team for the Swiss Security Network Exercises at the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Photos by Swiss Federal Department of Defence,…
COVID-19 Challenges the MENA REGION
The pandemic’s impact on the Middle East and North Africa
By Mariusz Rzeszutko
Before the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) were at a crossroads. Ten years after the Arab…
Managing Pandemics
What Armed Forces Can Do
By Dr. John L. Clarke, Marshall Center professor
The pandemic has caused leaders across the globe to turn to their armed forces for support in an ever-expanding range of roles. As the COVID-19 crisis progressed…
Therapies and Implications
The Consequences of COVID-19 in the Post-Soviet Space
By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor | Photos by The Associated Press
The coronavirus that dominated the 2020 agenda and continues to have major influence in 2021 caused the…
COVID-19 and Kyiv
The Pandemic and Its Impact on Ukraine
By Cmdr. John “Eric” Ager, U.S. Navy, Marshall Center professor
he COVID-19 pandemic shuttered most of the world’s economies and upended the regular conduct of government, diplomacy and…
Trade Routes and Security Alliances
The post-pandemic security terrain in Central Eurasia
By Dr. Gregory Gleason, Marshall Center professor
As the human costs of COVID-19 mount on a global level, the world struggles with the immediate medical consequences and lives lost…
Strategic Deterrence Unabated
Defending the nation during a pandemic
While much of the world scaled back or shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), with headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, continued…
‘From Russia With Love’
Italy and the geopolitics of COVID-19
By Ludovica Balducci | Photos by The Associated Press
When it comes to humanitarian crises and disaster, geopolitical games are usually suspended. That has not been the case with the COVID-19…
Playing All Sides
Hungary’s MultiVector Foreign Policy
By Dr. Pál Dunay, Marshall Center professor
Systemic foundations
Hungary has gained political attention way beyond what would seem normal for a country of its size (less than 100,000 square…
Weaponizing Subregional Cooperation
The case for Central European solidarity
By Ovidiu Dranga, Romanian ambassador to Poland
Meaningful subregional cooperation in Central Europe has been triggered by the security concerns surviving in the area since the end of the Cold…