The end of biomilitary realism? Rethinking biomedicine and international security

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19502650
AutoresNeil Arya (0000-0001-9524-1146, College of Family Physicians of Canada, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume22
Fascículo3
Páginas220-229
Data de publicação2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13623690600772576
PMID16961123
OpenAlexW2081818089
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas7

Medicine and politics have a common aim, the welfare of people, and the ideas and language of one influence the other. There are parallels between medicine, particularly its more cutting-edge aspects, and international affairs; and the more aggressive forms of medicine, like the more aggressive forms of international relationships, seem to be about short-term gain, based on little evidence, with longer-term negative consequences as the full impact of the action becomes clear. Modem medicine has been very effective in curative methods, but the fundamentals of public health, which receive less kudos, have perhaps had more beneficial effects. The world of international affairs can learn much from a holistic and public health approach

Biomedicine · Epistemology · Political science · Realism · Global Security and Public Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy