Dr. Srini Sitaraman contributed an article to the Security Nexus, a free, open access, international, peer-reviewed, online publication for DKI APCSS faculty and alumni. The article was entitled “COVID-19: END OF HYPER-GLOBALIZATION AND START OF HYPER-LOCALIZATION?”

Here is an excerpt from the article.

“Conspiracy theories run rampant on the internet, but it is clear that the damage done by this virus is insidious. The blame-game and the security and economic implications are far-reaching. Global air-travel is unlikely to reach the pre-COVID-19 levels for the next 3-5 years, and it very well might be that it would never reach such levels again. People will avoid travelling to certain parts of the world for leisure or for other reasons. Particularly heavy hit countries such as China, South Korea, and Italy will continue to face much isolation at least for the next several years. Recreational travel and tourism through cruise liners such as the Diamond Princess and the Grand Princess, which served as major vectors for the spread of the virus, is unlikely to attract customers back again in the near future. As fear, anxiety, and doubt will continue to dominate consumer behavior.”

For the full article, https://apcss.org/nexus_articles/covid-19-end-of-hyper-globalization-and-start-of-hyper-localization/

Dr. Srini Sitaraman is a Professor, Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. The views expressed in this article are his own.

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