Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its Securitized Effect

Lots of remarks were made in light of the timely scenarios and measures taken after the New Type Coronavirus (Covid-19) was declared a worldwide epidemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. The articles talk about the global economic, political, social and cultural impacts of these epidemic and health-oriented practices. The international system, which did not hesitate to securitize every issue until recently, is still passive in this regard. Considering all its effects, determining the general security approach is important to predict what we will encounter in the near future.

Naturally, along with the global effects of the epidemic and measures in the field of defense, there are reasons why the reflections of all other measures in the field of defense and security could not be evaluated yet. First of all, …