الأمن الصحي كإطار تحليلي للتفاعلات الدولية: إدارة أزمة جائحة كوفيد- 19 وتأثيرها على النظام العالمي )2023–2020(
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2025
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جامعة محمد بوضياف المسيلة
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This study aims to analyze the pivotal role of health security in reshaping international interactions following the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the period 2020-2023. The research explores how the pandemic impacted notions of national sovereignty, exposed challenges in international cooperation against transboundary health threats, and fueled the rise of medical and vaccine diplomacy as tools for great power influence, thereby affecting global power balances with the emergence of new roles for China and a relative decline of Western influence.
The thesis employs a descriptive-analytical approach and case study methodology, leveraging major International Relations theories (Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism) to frame its analysis of the evolving concept of health security and its three integrated dimensions (biosecurity, human security, geopolitical health security). The study highlights how health transformed from a mere domestic issue into a strategic geopolitical factor, exposing the fragility of global health governance and the occasional failure of international institutions, largely due to the dominance of political considerations and national interests over health decisions. It also underscores the struggle over health resources, particularly vaccines, which reinforced a bipolar dynamic (China vs. the West) and contributed to the formation of new alliances.
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The study concludes that COVID-19 was not just a fleeting health crisis but a geopolitical catalyst that redefined concepts of security, sovereignty, cooperation, and conflict in international relations. The thesis offers recommendations for strengthening global health governance and regional cooperation, and envisions a future multipolar international system where "biopower" and non-traditional actors exert growing influence.
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Health Security, COVID-19, International Interactions, Geopolitics, Health Diplomacy, Global Governance, Realism, Liberalism, Constructism .