Emergence of Human Security Paradigm in International Relations amidst COVID-19 - By Ashitava Dutta

The concept of human security is central to the understanding of the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on the global society. This pandemic has ruffled the waves of human insecurity in as much as other global issues like climate change, global financial crashes, rise of international terrorism, ethnic conflicts and strife and mass displacement of people. This pandemic, a veritable manifestation of public health disruption, is an element in the set of non-traditional threats to human security. This set of threats is different from the traditional threats which emanate mainly from wars and conflicts among the nations. Consequently, ....