Are militaries around the world prepared for the geopolitical consequences of the coronavirus?
in American military priorities as either "protecting troops from the virus" or "continuing its decades-old mission of patrolling the globe and engaging in combat if ordered to do so". But as the virus spreads its ability to do both will be limited.
There are also signs of discord within US military ranks when the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Modly, was"We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die," said Captain Modly in thePreceding the decision to fire Modly, the US Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced last week the military would no
on infections in regards to the US military for fear that it may help adversaries analyse US weakness in different parts of the globe. with more than 245,000 infections and more than 6,000 dead, and an election year, policymakers will continue to deal with the fallout of the virus for the foreseeable future. Armies as in-country support
As countries implement wholesale lockdowns, they increasingly need to rely on armies to achieve them. French President Emmanuel Macron has said “to help implement the curfew. Like the US, however, France is engaged in several controversial military operations in West African countries which it says is to fight against "jihadists".that countries will draw down forces or confine them in a bid to prevent them from being infected.
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