TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY PARADIGM: COVID-19, THE POLITICAL IMPACTS OF PANDEMICS, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly revealed the vulnerabilities of global healthcare systems and states' international security mechanisms. Pandemics have profound impacts not only on healthcare infrastructures but also on political stability and security structures at both national and international levels. This study aims to analyze the political impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on international security through the case of the European Union. In this context, it examines how pandemics shape political decision-making processes, influence international cooperation, and challenge state sovereignty.

Keywords

• Pandemic
• COVID-19
• International Security
• European Union
• Political Impacts
• Sovereignty
• Cooperation

Küresel Güvenlik Paradigmasında Dönüşüm: Covıd-19, Pandemilerin Politik Etkileri ve AB

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemisi, küresel sağlık sistemlerinin ve devletlerin uluslararası güvenlik mekanizmalarının kırılganlığını açıkça ortaya koymuştur. Pandemiler, yalnızca sağlık sistemleri üzerinde değil, aynı zamanda ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde politik istikrar ve güvenlik yapıları üzerinde de derin etkiler yaratmıştır. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisinin Avrupa Birliği örneği üzerinden uluslararası güvenlik üzerindeki politik etkilerini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda, pandemilerin siyasi karar alma süreçlerini nasıl şekillendirdiği, uluslararası işbirliğine nasıl etki ettiği ve ülkelerin egemenlikleri üzerinde nasıl baskılar oluşturduğu incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Pandemi
• COVID-19
• Uluslararası Güvenlik
• Avrupa Birliği
• Politik Etkiler
• Egemenlik
• İşbirliği

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