THE IMPACT OF CRISES ON THE ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

Andrej  Kolárik

Andrej Kolárik Doctoral student at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations of Matej Bel University

Keywords: crisis response, international missions, resilience, Covid-19

Abstract

Research Paper

The paper covers the employment of military forces in coping with the effects of crises, such as the current Covid-19 pandemic. The efficiency of the pandemic response has the potential to alter the potential of some countries, while in zones of conflict it can lead to escalation, as the focus of major powers has shifted to domestic crisis response, while elsewhere authoritarian regimes are likely to take advantage of the situation to consolidate their position

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