The Covid-19 Pandemic
Catalyst or Complication for Bioterrorism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12407430 |
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| Authors | Gregory D Koblentz (0000-0002-0793-1209, George Mason University, corresponding author), Stevie Kiesel (George Mason University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-180 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1057610x.2021.1944023 |
| OpenAlex | W3183024654 |
| Language | EN |
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates how an infectious disease can cause massive casualties, destabilize governments, and garner intense media attention as countries struggle to respond effectively. Will the pandemic inspire terrorist groups to consider biological weapons, hoping to replicate these effects? This question is the latest iteration of the debate over the risk posed by bioterrorism, which is characterized by three camps: optimists, pessimists, and pragmatists. This article revisits these schools of thought in light of COVID-19 and analyzes recent developments among extremists to assess the new risk of bioterrorism. The article concludes with recommendations for policymakers to mitigate this risk
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Development economics · Disease · Economics · Epistemology · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pessimism · Political science · Pragmatism · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Terrorism · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Law · Medicine · Psychology · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Virology
| Highly cited | No |
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