This post is based on a Washington Post article with the same title. I discuss some of its conclusions: On Thursday, the National Intelligence Council, a center in the Office […]
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Combat Readiness of the US and China is compromised by the Pandemic
A show of force by China: What about social distancing? The corona virus pandemic also affects the combat readiness and planning. Combat readiness is the ability of military forces to […]
No more Business as Usual: New Challenges require New Solutions
The pandemic accelerates the process of deglobalisation due to the vulnerabilities of global supply chains that have now been exposed. Supply chains have been disrupted, not only because the supply […]
Key Performance Indicators are no Substitute for a Strategy
In the fight against the coronavirus and its spread, a lot of military jargon is used: It is a war and there is a real front line, we are everyday […]
The Pandemic must be Managed: Avoid Firefighting
Because there is not yet a vaccine, and because sufficient care for infected people must be guaranteed, the infection rate is now regulated. This is now done by a series […]
From a delaying Strategy (back) to a Containment Strategy.
You can find a Dutch language version of this article here. The first tentative successes are now visible in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in the Netherlands, […]
Van een Vertragingsstrategie (terug) naar een Indamstrategie
You can find an English language version of this article here. Inmiddels zijn de eerste voorzichtige successen zichtbaar in de strijd tegen de verspreiding van het coronavirus, meldt het RIVM. […]
The Need for National Strategies and International Cooperation to Deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic
A Dutch version of this article you can find here. It is imperative that national governments formulate a national strategy as soon as possible to tackle the corona virus pandemic […]
De Noodzaak voor een Nationale Strategie voor de Aanpak van de Corona Virus Pandemie
An English language version of this article you can find here. Het is noodzakelijk dat nationale regeringen zo snel mogelijk een nationale strategie formuleren om de corona virus pandemie en […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic causes a Cascade of Crises
The international system is now close to a critical point. Data analysis shows that a next critical point will be reached in 2020, plus or minus two years; assuming that […]