The Corona as an opportunity: Reboot humanity and change security thinking and policies

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The Corona as an opportunity: Reboot humanity and change security thinking and policies

What change toward a New Necessary Normal will have to look like Jan Oberg August 27, 2020 Originally published as an editorial at Transcend on August 10, 2020 Connecting dots is neither the trend of our times nor of day-to-day political decision-making. Over the years, time, space and intellectual focus has shrunk. It’s deplorable and […]

The Corona – An opportunity to replace militarist security with common and human security. Part 1

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The Corona – An opportunity to replace militarist security with common and human security. Part 1

Part 1 Governments have spent trillions on preparing for military threats created by their own policies. No one prioritised human and societal security. The unique over-reaction to COVID-19 should worry us much more than the virus itself. It can be seen as a panicky attempt to cover-up the failure of an outdated militarist security policy. […]