@article{20729, keywords = {capabilities, COVID-19, crisis management, defense support to civilian authorities, Disaster, law enforcement}, author = {John Clarke}, title = {Pandemics and Armed Forces: Which Roles Are Appropriate?}, abstract = {
In the current pandemic crisis, the armed forces of many nations are being called upon to provide assistance and support to the civil authorities in an ever-expanding fashion. This article explores the kinds of roles, missions, tasks, and functions that the armed forces are carrying out in this crisis and identifies a number of policy considerations for decision-makers to ponder when they consider tasking the armed forces to provide these services.
}, year = {2020}, journal = {Connections: The Quarterly Journal}, volume = {19}, chapter = {77}, pages = {77-88}, month = {2020}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.19.2.06 }, language = {eng}, }