Grim outlook for world security post-COVID-19
NAOC discusses global order as Canada copes with the pandemic
There is little consensus on what a new “normal” would be post-COVID-19, but there is no doubt that the pandemic will have far-reaching implications for the global society. The Honourable David Collenette, a business advisor and a former Canadian politician of 30 years, believes that COVID-19’s implications will surpass even those of 9/11.
“The enemy at that time was a state-sponsored terrorist group, motivated by many grievances: historical, territorial, ethnocultural, religious,” Collenette said during The NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) Zoom meeting on Wednesday, May 13.
“Today, the enemy is invisible, hard to detect, and one that respects no boundaries, no social order, no political ideology, or religion,” he said.
COVID-19 has touched just about every aspect of our country and international relations. Collenette believes that the new environment post-COVID-19 will see an acceleration of tensions that could undermine world security and the international order that was crafted post-Second World War.
