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Frederick M Burkle1, Amir Khorram-Manesh2,3,4, Krzysztof Goniewicz5
1Global Scholar, https://ror.org/00whzh260Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract:
With the widespread democratic decline and the rise of autocratic regimes, global humanitarian assistance efforts have often fallen short of expectations. Historical humanitarian assistance efforts have changed, becoming less effective, or disappearing. Given the direction that global health crisis risks are taking today, it is crucial that diplomatic, structural, logistical, security, and operational questions be asked and appropriate global solutions sought for the future management of pandemics and climate change crises.
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