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Risks to National Security in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Risks to National Security in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Author(s): Carmen Moise
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: risk; pandemic; national security; COVID-19, China;
Summary/Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it not only the risk of infection with a new virus but also the possibility of attacks on national security by affecting national critical infrastructure. Maintaining a greater focus on national security is a necessity in any situation. During this pandemic period, the most affected critical infrastructure sector is health. We hope that the measures taken will lead us to a stabilisation of the situation and not to witness a more pronounced affectation of this sector. We must also pay special attention to the trust in the public administration in order not to be undermined by state or non-state actors with various economic and geostrategic interests on the Romanian territory.