The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre As a NATO Crisis Management Mechanism Against the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Author: Rybczyńska, Marlena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Polish
• Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Dolnośląskiej Szkoły Wyższej 2021
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34862/rbm.2021.1.12; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2139630.pdf; https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2139630

In the international environment, the importance of non-military security issues such as global health, migration, and natural disasters is growing. Therefore, the subject of research in this article is the tasks of the Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC), which is NATO's main crisis management tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research was to identify those EADRCC activities that have contributed to improving NATO's response to the pandemic. The article mainly uses the method of critical analysis (reports, documents, literature on the subject, scientific articles, press materials) and historical analysis. Several research questions were answered. 1) What role can the EADRCC play in the face of new threats to NATO? 2) What is the significance, role, and scope of crisis management in the functioning of NATO? 3) What steps should the North Atlantic Alliance undertake to improve the use of the EADRCC's potential in crisis situations? The results of the research presented in the article indicate that the exchange of information, coordination of tasks, as well as solidarity and distribution of aid between NATO member and partner countries improved the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conclusion is that NATO should develop its capabilities and crisis management instruments, including the EADRCC; the need to build resilience to non-military threats in allies' military and civil spheres was also pointed out. W środowisku międzynarodowym rośnie znaczenie pozamilitarnych kwestii bezpieczeństwa takich jak globalne zdrowie, migracje oraz katastrofy naturalne. Przedmiotem badań jest działanie Euroatlantyckiego Ośrodka Koordynacji Reagowania w przypadku Katastrof (EADRCC), będącego głównym narzędziem zarządzania kryzysowego NATO podczas pandemii COVID-19. Celem badań było zidentyfikowanie tych działań EADRCC, które przyczyniły się do usprawnienia reagowania NATO wobec pandemii. W artykule wykorzystano przede wszystkim metodę analizy krytycznej (raportów, dokumentów, ...