Coronavirus Pandemic:Countries’ Respond To The International Political Challenges

New threats in globalization have become a classic issue of international security.Some problems can affect not only separate countries but also even the whole world.Pandemics are one of the greatest threats to humanity throughout history.The 21st century has brought new epidemiological challenges.Despite the high technical level and social development of some countries,the outbreak of novel coronavirus in 2019-2020 almost paralyzed the whole world.It forces researchers,politicians,and government organizations to share their experiences in fighting the pandemic and combine their efforts.The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a medical problem,it affects the economic,political,and social interests of various countries and forces the authorities to find ways to overcome the crisis to establish the dialogue among neighboring countries:first,to handle the spread of the virus;second,to implement coordinated and targeted actions to prevent or eliminate the disease.The purpose of this study is to analyze the official procedures of intergovernmental cooperation in the field of disease control and prevention,study and evaluate the impact of epidemiological issues on different levels of international relations,and find a successful model of international cooperation.This study is the result of summarizing,comparing,and analyzing the anti-pandemic measures taken by several countries most seriously affected by the pandemic.The data,theoretical and methodological framework used in this study are obtained from relevant literature.The thesis is divided into six chapters.The first chapter is the introduction.The Introduction aims to explain the research background,state the research significance,research content,methodology,and theoretical framework,introduce the data sources,and describe the new challenges in the world.The second chapter contains the relevant data and chronology of coronavirus outbreaks in China,describes the previous experience in preventing and controlling diseases during pandemics,and analyzes the effectiveness of measures to combat novel coronavirus to understand the factors that made China the first country to overcome the pandemic crisis.Such as the fast and coordinated response to coronavirus outbreaks;adequate humanitarian planning;the rapid and effective mobilization of resources;the high trust of the masses in the government.The third chapter introduces the so-called Swedish model and makes a comprehensive analysis of the results of this non-blockade strategy.The Swedish model is the opposite of the Chinese model.The strategy chosen by Sweden has become a topic of wide discussion,which goes far beyond the country.Some experts claim that the Swedish model is a rational and successful solution to various economic and social problems.Sweden became the only country in Western Europe where the authorities did not implement comprehensive isolation.Therefore,the main objective of this chapter is to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the implemented model.The fourth chapter focuses on the problems and challenges faced by Europe,the United Kingdom,India,the United States,and Russia during the pandemic.At this time,China has been slowly recovering,canceling strict pandemic prevention measures.However,Europe has become the new epicenter of the pandemic.The fifth chapter mainly introduces the coronavirus impact on the International relations system throughout the world and mainly between USA and China due to the pandemic situation in the United States and the US response to the first outbreak in China.The United States accused the Chinese authorities of first creating the virus and then concealing information from the international community.The chapter focuses on SinoAmerican relations and describes in detail China’s international policy and the US aggressive rhetoric.The sixth chapter is the conclusion and recommendations,including the final comparative analysis of anti-covid measures and their results in selected areas,to show the effectiveness or failure of the selected strategies and their correlation with the international relations system.China is the first country affected by the pandemic and the first country to get out of the acute phase.China has taken unprecedented measures to limit human contact,making it difficult for the virus to spread from person to person.Although China’s pandemic started and developed quite badly in the first few weeks of the outbreak,in just three months,China has successfully controlled the pandemic through the rapid and comprehensive implementation of restrictive measures and strict compliance with these measures.In the face of the spread of coronavirus disease in 2019,the actions taken by the Chinese government show that it is possible to prevent the spread of covid-19 pandemic by taking a specific set of multi-level measures and at the same time it is possible to maintain constructive cooperation between countries even during the crisis.The only rational way to minimize the pandemic impact on the international relations system for the international community is to abandon prejudice and politicization of the virus and strengthen unity,cooperation,and a sense of responsibility to overcome the pandemic.