ABSTRACT
Practitioners of global health security have long warned of the risks ushered in by rapid urbanization, global interconnectivity, and increasing manipulation of environmental and ecological systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has concretized the often-abstract relationship among global and local phenomena, rendering it an objective and irrefutable physical reality. Despite the stark realization that the globe is only as safe and healthy as its least safe and healthy population, global cooperation is breaking down, power among multilateral institutions is waning, and emerging risks within the digital realm are reshaping global health security. This chapter explores how the shifting dynamics of globalization are impacting the scope and governance of global health security. It is intended to provide researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners of global health security with a primer on perennial issues within global health security, as well as an introduction to novel risks. In particular, this brief overview describes the opportunities and risks of a new class of digital technologies and how they will intersect with global health security. Attention to this shifting landscape of risk will be critical for ensuring global stability in a post-COVID-19 world.
