COVID-19 as a Potential Accelerator. A Euro-Centric Perspective
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Christos Kollias
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Michel Zouboulakis
Abstract
In the words of the IMF, the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have generated “a crisis like no other”. Economic shocks often result in social and political quivers within states but also affect relations between states. In the short conceptual note that follows, we concentrate on the European Union and we explore the possible effects the COVID-19 economic fallout will have on its already strained cohesion. We argue that it has the potential to act as an accelerator towards greater European integration.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Editorial
- Introduction to the special issue ‘Reflections on the post COVID-19 World’
- Research Articles
- Bioeconomic Peace Research and Policy
- COVID-19 and Collective Action
- Capitalism and COVID-19: Crisis at the Crossroads
- COVID-19, Security Threats and Public Opinions
- Pandemic Police States
- Guidelines for Revitalizing International Organizations for the Post-Covid-19 Era
- Peacekeeping after Covid-19
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- COVID-19 and the Potential Consequences for Social Stability
- The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians
- COVID-19 in Africa: Turning a Health Crisis into a Human Security Threat?
- Economics and the Covid Pandemic in the UK
- Conflict in the Time of (Post-) Corona: Some Assessments from Behavioral Economics
- The Data Science of COVID-19 Spread: Some Troubling Current and Future Trends
Articles in the same Issue
- Editorial
- Introduction to the special issue ‘Reflections on the post COVID-19 World’
- Research Articles
- Bioeconomic Peace Research and Policy
- COVID-19 and Collective Action
- Capitalism and COVID-19: Crisis at the Crossroads
- COVID-19, Security Threats and Public Opinions
- Pandemic Police States
- Guidelines for Revitalizing International Organizations for the Post-Covid-19 Era
- Peacekeeping after Covid-19
- COVID-19 as a Potential Accelerator. A Euro-Centric Perspective
- The Decline of US Power and the Future of Conflict Management after Covid
- Will COVID-19 Cause a War? Understanding the Case of the U.S. and China
- Rethinking U.S. National Security after Covid19
- COVID-19 and Conflict: Major Risks and Policy Responses
- A Pandemic of Violence? The Impact of COVID-19 on Conflict
- COVID-19 and the Potential Consequences for Social Stability
- The other virus: Covid-19 and violence against civilians
- COVID-19 in Africa: Turning a Health Crisis into a Human Security Threat?
- Economics and the Covid Pandemic in the UK
- Conflict in the Time of (Post-) Corona: Some Assessments from Behavioral Economics
- The Data Science of COVID-19 Spread: Some Troubling Current and Future Trends
