Download or read book A Clash of Contagions written by Ryan Sheely and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COVID-19, and responses to it, are exacerbating drivers of conflict by: diminishing trust in government leaders and institutions, increasing economic hardship and resource scarcity, disrupting — indeed often eroding — social cohesion. Armed groups, criminal networks, political entrepreneurs, and other disruptive actors have capitalized on the pandemic to expand their spheres of influence, which has the potential to generate future conflict and violence.