How will the pandemic affect our relationship with the EU? Are the consequences of leaving even worse now?
As indicated in a previous response, the start-stop approach to negotiations between 2016-2019, the lack of clarity over what type of relationship the UK wanted with the EU after its departure..
What is the risk of internal pandemonium?
The UK isn’t the US, so my personal view is that internal unrest is far less likely…
Human Resilience and COVID-19
Resilience as a concept began in the world of engineering based on very precise tolerances that allowed machinery and technology to operate both safely and effectively.
How have our normal import / export systems been affected by COVID-19?
The pandemic highlights that domestic and global supply chains are fragile and subject to disruption. Just-in-time delivery systems work under ‘normal’ conditions…
Is COVID an example of biological warfare?
I don’t subscribe to the theory that the spread of COVID-19 is the result of a conscious decision to initiate biological warfare.
Are we entering a ‘new age’, a third World War?
The international system is marked by competition and periodic bouts of conflict, which may be localised or sometimes global.
China has recently unveiled its new submarines. Is this a coincidence?
Yes. China has been engaged in a sustained build-up of its military over the last 20 years. This has led to an arms race in Asia
What are the security risks to the UK now that we have entered into a state of emergency?
The risks to the UK’s security have not fundamentally changed since the start of the pandemic…
Covid-19 and the UK Government’s proposed Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a great deal of speculation concerning its long-term impact on the governance and security of states. The House of Commons’ Defence Committee’s inquiry into the Government’s proposed Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review provides a welcome opportunity to explore these issues. Oakwood International Security is honoured to […]