This course will consider various international aspects central to the commencement, continuation, and long-term consequences of the COVID19 pandemic. We will consider questions such as:
What limitations do the World Health Organization and other international institutions face in responding to international public health crises?
What are the effects of the globalization of supply chains on how individual countries have responded to the pandemic?
To what extent are existing patterns of global inequality reflected in plans for vaccine distribution?
What, if any, lessons and practices may emerge from the pandemic that could be applied to issues such as climate change?
In addition to lectures and synchronous meetings, one pillar of this course will be an ongoing simulation around the pandemic. Students will be assigned specific roles in specific countries or organizations. Each week, they will respond to a new set of challenges. Through lectures, discussion, written assignments, and simulation, students will take a deep dive into the international relations of COVID19.