Disruption Without Change: The Consequences of COVID-19 on the Global Economic Balance

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global economy, resulting in large losses of gross domestic product worldwide. But by the time the pandemic was well into its second year, an unexpected pattern had emerged. The worlds worst pandemic in a century accelerated previous trends but had not changed much about the international economic order. How might the dramatic economic changes induced by the pandemic affect geopolitical competition and the future security environment?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2022
Accession Number
AD1164202

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People

  • Howard J. Shatz

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Readiness
  • Competition
  • Covid-19
  • Delphi Method
  • Domestic
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Security
  • Space Force
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • International Relations and European Studies
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