COVID-19 Detection and Response
Project on Biosecurity
The Center on National Security is pleased to present our Biosecurity Project. The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated populations world-wide, disrupted daily life and social interaction, and plunged economies into recession, while exacerbating conflicts globally. The impact extends far beyond public health to the security and stability of the nation-state and the international community.
Our new project on biosecurity examines COVID-19 responses through the lens of national security and effective governance, with the goal of shedding light on what factors are essential for a successful response and an efficient recovery from COVID-19 and from future pandemics.
The overriding question for our research is: Why are certain countries succeeding in responding to COVID-19 while others are failing? Our findings suggest that, while many individual factors are important to successfully combating the virus, it is the combination of best practices that is essential. Without employing several of these factors simultaneously, failure seems unavoidable.
Report #1: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, New Zealand, and China
Report #2: Taiwan, Sweden, Italy, Brazil
Report #3: India, Iran, Vietnam
