International Relations in the Post-COVID-19 World

This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and deepened geopolitical divisions challenging global cooperation. It highlights the resurgence of the nation-state as countries prioritized domestic responses over collective international action. The definition of security shifted expanding to include public health and societal resilience alongside traditional military strength. The crisis also sparked a reevaluation of globalization questioning whether the world will move toward de-globalization or a more balanced form of re-globalization. In this context international alliances were tested and reshaped while non-state actors-such as NGOs and private companies played a vital role in filling the gaps left by governments and international institutions.