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.
BT - Connections: The Quarterly Journal DA - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.19.2.06 IS - 2 LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2020 SE - 77 SP - 77 EP - 88 T2 - Connections: The Quarterly Journal TI - Pandemics and Armed Forces: Which Roles Are Appropriate? VL - 19 ER -