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From the Introduction: Both terrorist attacks and pandemics are high-impact events that have the ability to disrupt lives Indeed, elected leaders have now flipped this language on its head by framing the fight against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] as a war The framing of a new high-impact event as a war against a common enemy has important implications for the role of law enforcement and the intelligence services [ ] Reduced liberty may be the price to pay for more effective security This paper, divided into four sections, studies this trade-off in greater detail The first section examines legislation passed in the UK and the US in response to COVID-19 and reflects on the implications of emergency measures and their longevity The second section explores the uses of surveillance and policing to monitor the movement of individuals, as well as the spread of disease It cites the use of counter-terrorism legislation to prosecute those who intentionally spread COVID-19, and considers the risks of over-policing The third section scrutinises the use of data to monitor individuals following the easing of lockdown constraints Finally, by way of a conclusion to the paper, the fourth section puts forward a series of recommendations to the governments of the UK and the US to address the balance between civil liberties and securitisation for the sake of public safety, based on successes from the counter-terrorism space COVID-19 (Disease);Counter-terrorism;Civil liberties;National security;Public safety
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