The new coronavirus brings us smack up against the modern reality of a totally globalized and interconnected world — and strongly suggests the need for a globally coordinated response. The many unknowns — will it persist year-round, for example, or be seasonal? — make it impossible to estimate its duration and impact, unlike other things that threaten our security, such as the durability and strength of rival militaries. The threat posed to our individual lives and personal security by the virus becomes clearer every day, but what is only beginning to emerge is the impact it will have on our collective security through its effect on resources, trade flows, military preparedness and possibly even regime stability in some parts of the world.
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