Many experts have cautioned against ‘securitising’ issues not typically considered in the remit of national security, but the significant strategic impact of COVID-19 has meant health is now front of mind for many national security policy and decision makers. Has it been central enough in our strategic thinking in the past? How might we shift our thinking moving forward?

Hear from Jane Halton AO PSM, Dr Nicholas Thomson, and Elizabeth Kelly PSM on ways in which national security policy and decision makers might sensibly factor health into strategic thinking in the future.

Recording available here: https://www.cahootlearning.com/webinars/nsc/seminar/9918/11622/Health_an...

This recording focuses on the risk of future pandemics but also our national stockpile, medical supply chains, the appropriateness of using national security infrastructure to combat health risks, the prickly issue of multilateral cooperation, and the complex interface between social policy and national security. Participants will leave with:

Greater understanding of the complex interface between health and national security

Ideas on how to factor health into national security strategy, policy and decision making into the future.