The securitization of health in the context of the war on terror. National security and global health

The conflict of imperatives

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19503581
AutoresRyoa Chung (Université de Montréal, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume33
Fascículo1
Páginas32-40
Data de publicação2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13623699.2017.1327150
PMID28565924
OpenAlexW2621267568
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas9

In this article, I want to show that the securitization of health issues in the name of national interests led to the militarization of health care in the context of the war against terrorism. However, the connection between health and security also gave way to the emergence of the notion of human security, thus, converging with the human right to health approach and the cosmopolitan discourse on global health. These two perspectives on the relation between health and security lead to conflicting imperatives in the current state of counter-terrorism operations. I argue that when the securitization of health concerns in the name of national security conflicts with the provision of health care in the name of universal human rights, the higher moral end must trump the prudential one. Moreover, it is a duty to promote the human right to health when liberal democracies in foreign policies directly violate this moral ideal in the name of national security

Business · Duty · Global health · Health care · Human rights · Human security · International health · Militarization · National security · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Right to health · Securitization · Sociology · Terrorism · Ethics in medical practice · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law · Health Policy