INSIGHTS

MedInt Perspectives: conspiracy, rumour, disinformation

by Mark Harrison

Matters of health and medicine figure prominently in what are often referred to as ‘conspiracy theories.’ As was clearly the case during the Covid-19 pandemic, rumours of a medical nature have the capacity trigger widespread alarm and substantially modify human behaviour. 

INSIGHTS

Beyond sectoral analysis: a four – dimensional medical intelligence framework for humanitarian crises

by Vittoria Oddo

This research insight provides an analytical and methodological synthesis of the master’s thesis: “Medical Intelligence: A four-dimensional framework applied to the Gaza Humanitarian Crisis”. It outlines a theoretical model of systemic interdependencies, demonstrating its potential for humanitarian crisis management within the landscape of contemporary hybrid threats.

Events

First MedInt Talk – What can we expect in bioterrorism?

On 3rd November, the International Medical Intelligence Think Tank, based at the Department of Sociology at Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, held its first MedInt Talk.

Prof. Mark Harrison’s presentation offered valuable insights into bioterrorism and highlighted issues of particular relevance to today’s international security landscape.

You can find the summary here