Systemic Equivalences between Ebola, Alien Invasion and Dissidence
Systemic Equivalences between Ebola, Alien Invasion and Dissidence Strategic implications of seemingly disparate forms of terrorism - / - Introduction Current preoccupation with the strategic measures required in the response to the threat of ebola bear a strange similarity to the manner in which the response to terrorism is framed -- especially as exemplified in the case of ISIS . As with other diseases, the focus is on its "eradication" -- well-illustrated by the case of polio, malaria, AIDS, and the like. The language of eradication has also been notably applied to ISIS -- suggesting a more general understanding of current strategic options, as separately discussed ( Eradication as the Strategic Final Solution of the 21st Century? 2014). There is therefore a case for exploring the equivalences in the strategic responses to ebola as a form of terrorism -- if only through the terror it evokes, especially in societies prone to psychosis. Ebola psychosis is