COVID-19 in South West and Southeast Asia

<p>Aslam and Gunaratna bring together a broad analysis of the responses of states in Asia to the threats presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in its early phase.</p><p>While the impact of the pandemic has undoubtedly been disastrous it has also taught many lessons about social political economic and security norms in modern civilization. The contributors to this book look at how these lessons have been learned—often the hard way—by a range of states including India Pakistan Sri Lanka Singapore Indonesia Thailand Brunei Darussalam and Jordan as well as by international organizations including ASEAN. They look at a range of issues going beyond the most apparent healthcare concerns to also look at challenges such as the gig economy terrorism extremism religious identity and cybersecurity. Using these country-based case studies this book establishes a framework for understanding these challenges and establishing best practice and scalable solutions for addressing them.</p><p>A valuable resource for scholars and practitioners trying to understand how the world will and won’t be changed by the impact of COVID-19 especially in the realms of security society and economy.</p>