Publication

This paper discusses how the response to Ebola has been framed in security terms by the US, the WHO and other actors following the breakout of the virus in West Africa in 2014. The author contends that although this form of response may be necessary to address the outbreak in West Africa, it may also have negative impacts on global socioeconomic stability, civil-military relations, risk management and long term health system capacity building. He also outlines an alternative approach on how the international community can respond to serious disease outbreaks.