摘要:The fact that international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization and supranational organizations such as the European Union, which are expected to play a guiding role globally in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, have not beean able to demonstrate the desired international solidarity, especially in the spread of the outbreak and the fight against the pandemic, brought about discussions that questioned the belief in the functions, activities, and legitimacy of international organizations. In this study, the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic on international organizations and international solidarity in general and on NATO in particular will be discussed through the concepts of the international society, international system, and multilateralism. The study has two key findings. The first finding is that international organizations, which are an element of the international society, can be effective in solving global problems only when certain conditions occur. The second finding is that the pandemic will have effects on processes that have already begun before the outbreak, rather than changing the international system. Emphasizing the challenging impact of China's global policies on the Alliance officially for the first time at the NATO Summit held in London on 3-4 December 2019 and the discourse of Trump Administration on the relationship between China and the spread of the pandemic after the outbreak became global can be considered as an indication that NATO will be more involved in balancing China in the Asia Pacific Region. After the Coronavirus pandemic, the most important challenging factor that may affect the success of NATO policies adopted by all members and the US's influence on NATO's European allies in its policies towards China will be the effects of the pandemic on the global economy. In this context, the problem of burdensharing, which has a long history within NATO, may occupy the Alliance's agenda further.
其他关键词:International Relations, international society, international system, the coronavirus pandemic, NATO, the United Nations