A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak
Think tanks play a fundamental role in shaping policy agendas in Western countries, especially in the US. As international biosecurity is turning from a moderate to a serious concern, the convergence of biosecurity subjects and think tanks is evidently increasing. Examining the involvement and impli...
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| description | Think tanks play a fundamental role in shaping policy agendas in Western countries, especially in the US. As international biosecurity is turning from a moderate to a serious concern, the convergence of biosecurity subjects and think tanks is evidently increasing. Examining the involvement and implication of think tanks in biosecurity policy formulation domestically and internationally is, therefore, of great value. This article takes a brief look at the intellectual output of over 30 think tanks during the last five years, before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, and tries to build an understanding of the extent to which these think tanks informed strategic, operational, and tactical decisions, with the aim of providing a better basis for dealing with sophisticated biological threats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-946fc92fb6bf4647a4df25bdfed741522022-12-21T19:23:56ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity2588-93382021-12-0132155162A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreakXiaoli Wang0Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaThink tanks play a fundamental role in shaping policy agendas in Western countries, especially in the US. As international biosecurity is turning from a moderate to a serious concern, the convergence of biosecurity subjects and think tanks is evidently increasing. Examining the involvement and implication of think tanks in biosecurity policy formulation domestically and internationally is, therefore, of great value. This article takes a brief look at the intellectual output of over 30 think tanks during the last five years, before and after the outbreak of COVID-19, and tries to build an understanding of the extent to which these think tanks informed strategic, operational, and tactical decisions, with the aim of providing a better basis for dealing with sophisticated biological threats.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2588933821000364Think tanksBiosecurityCOVID-19Technology convergenceStrategic research |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoli Wang A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity Think tanks Biosecurity COVID-19 Technology convergence Strategic research |
| title | A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak |
| title_full | A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak |
| title_fullStr | A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak |
| title_full_unstemmed | A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak |
| title_short | A retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak |
| title_sort | retrospective on the intellectual adventures of think tanks in biosecurity before and after the covid 19 pandemic outbreak |
| topic | Think tanks Biosecurity COVID-19 Technology convergence Strategic research |
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