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NATO AND EU ROLE IN DEALING WITH COVID-19
NATO AND EU ROLE IN DEALING WITH COVID-19

Author(s): Andrej Iliev, Nenad Taneski
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет "св. Кирил и Методиј"
Keywords: historical review; NATO; EU; role; dealing with COVID-19

Summary/Abstract: Starting with historical premise that every century for the past few centuries, we have at least one pandemic such as: flu, fever, plague and other types of viruses. So according to this, if we make an historical review and analysis we will see that some of them have caused greater human losses than the First and Second world war. The introductory part of our paper will give a brief historical overview of the global pandemic that have occurred the world in the last few centuries and along with this, which lessons have the world learned from them. In our paper, we will focus on the analysis of NATO and the European Union role in dealing with COVID-19.Here we will analyze: NATO and EU readiness to respond to military and non-military crises, their capacities and capabilities, taking effective measures to respond on COVID-19crisis, logistical capabilities and coordination, critical points of NATO and EU mission in order effectively to respond on COVID-19 crisis, operational and action plan and their preparation for the next waves of COVID-19,NATO and EU level of political and military diplomacy with China and Russia for support and overcoming COVID-19 more effectively. Further, NATO and EU preparations for establishment of a crisis response force for COVID-19,level of complementarity and cooperation between NATO and EU in dealing with COVID-19,NATO and EU medium- and long-term plans for effective response to COVID-19 and their other measures and activities. Having in mind, the above mentions measures and activities of NATO and EU for dealing with COVID-19, the main goal of this paper will be to make an historical overview and analysis of effects from already taken measures and activities from NATO and EU, as well as further directions for improvement of overall activity in dealing with COVID-19.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 141-151
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English