Will Covid-19 Bring us together or Blow us apart?

July 7, 2020

What are the national and international security implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic catastrophe caused by it?

Janice Stein discusses the historical security lessons of previous pandemics and depressions, Jon Lindsay considers emerging military and strategic dangers exacerbated by COVID-19, and Ron Deibert discusses the cybersecurity and surveillance threats associated with the unprecedented relocation of life online. This conversation will attempt to look for solutions within this growing morass of problems.

Speakers

Robert Diebert
Panelist
Director, Citizen Lab and Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Department of Political Science

John R. Lindsay
Panelist
Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Anita McGahan
Panelist
University Professor and George E. Connell Chair in Organizations and Society, Rotman School of Management and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Janice Stein
Panelist
Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy; University Professor and Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Department of Political Science

Nahlah Ayed
Moderator
Host, CBC Radio’s Ideas