# COVID-19 and the Future of Global Order

Source: https://ras-nsa.ca/en/covid-19-and-the-future-of-global-order/
Modified: 2022-04-21

This report was produced by the Centre for Security and Crisis Governance (CRITIC), founded at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean in 2020. CRITIC produces and promotes state-of-the-art research that contributes to public policy debates and to the mission of RMC Saint-Jean. It is led by two members of the Strategic Analysis Network, Professor [Bruno Charbonneau](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/bruno-charbonneau/) and Professor [Chantal Lavallée](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/chantal-lavallee/), respectively Director and Deputy Director of CRITIC.

## **Abstract**

*COVID-19 and the Future of Global Order* is the start of a conversation and a contribution to the debates about the meaning and significance of COVID-19 for global governance, geopolitics, national security, democracy, and crisis management. The collection of articles offers an overview of the multifaceted and multidimensional challenges that COVID-19 presents to global order. It seeks to make sense of both the pandemic and the analytical and public noise surrounding it. In the first section “COVID-19: a test for Liberal Democracies”, Christian Leuprecht, Wesley Cunningham, Marina Sharpe, Simon Hogue and Elisabeth Vallet highlight how the management of the pandemic has challenged international and national authorities and raised serious issues for democratic governance. The second section “COVID-19: States and Geopolitics” examines international responses: [Bruno Charbonneau](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/bruno-charbonneau/) analyses the UN Security Council failure to take action, [Chantal Lavallée](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/chantal-lavallee/) discusses the challenges to the European Union, Pierre Jolicoeur and Anthony Seaboyer explore China and Russia’s propaganda, Nancy Teeple and Andrew McBride look into the Canada-US defence relationship, and Cédric Jourde considers the impact on African states and policy. The final section “COVID-19: towards new trends?” includes articles from Shahar Hameiri, Mulry Mondélice and [Yann Breault](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/yann-breault-2/) who evaluate continuing or emerging trends in terms of the global economy, humanitarian action and management of the crisis.

## **TABLE OF CONTENT**

**INTRODUCTION**

*COVID-19 and the Future of Global Order*

[Bruno Charbonneau](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/bruno-charbonneau/) and [Chantal Lavallée](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/chantal-lavallee/), Royal Military College Saint-Jean

**COVID-19: A TEST FOR LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES**

*The COVID-19 Test for Canadian Democracy*

Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College

*COVID-19 and Continuity of Constitutional Government in Canada*

Wesley Cunningham, Colonel, Royal Canadian Air Force

*No Coming Back? The Lawfulness of Restrictions on Canadians Flying to Canada*

Marina Sharpe, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

*The Power of the "Little Brothers": Surveillance and the Future of Democracy*

Simon Hogue, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

*The United States, COVID-19 and Democratic Erosion*

Elisabeth Vallet, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

**COVID-19: STATES AND GEOPOLITICS**

*The United Nations Security Council and the COVID-19 Test*

[Bruno Charbonneau](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/bruno-charbonneau/), Royal Military College Saint-Jean

*The European Union in Times of Crisis*

[Chantal Lavallée](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/chantal-lavallee/), Royal Military College Saint-Jean

*The Weaponization of COVID-19: A Comparison Between China and Russia*

Pierre Jolicoeur and Anthony Seaboyer, Royal Military College

*COVID-19 and the Canada-US Defence Relationship*

Nancy Teeple, Simon Fraser University, and Andrew McBride, Captain, Ret'd.

*COVID-19 and Africa*

Cédric Jourde, University of Ottawa

**COVID-19: TOWARDS NEW TRENDS?**

*Is this the End of Globalization?*

Shahar Hameiri, University of Queensland

*Humanitarian Action in Times of COVID-19: Between Reaffirmation of Multilateralism and Coherence Issues*

Mulry Mondélice, Royal Military College Saint-Jean

*From "Soft Power" to "Sharp Power" in Times of Pandemic*

[Yann Breault](https://ras-nsa.ca/expert/yann-breault-2/), Royal Military College Saint-Jean