Total War Strategy and its Implementation in Handling COVID-19 Outbreak in Indonesia

Authors

  • Atam Atam , Syaiful Anwar , Helda Risman

Abstract

Corona virus came into existence towards the end of2019, and was declared a 21st century pandemic by the World
Health OrganizationWHO in early 2020. Various countermeasures and management efforts are being carried out by
governments worldwide, including Indonesia, to reduce its transmission. However, some researches stated that those
measures were slowly implemented. Therefore, an alternative solution is using the total war strategy, which has
remained a concern since the First World War. This study therefore, aims to analyze the implementation of the total
war strategy in handling COVID-19 in Indonesia Data were obtained from studies related to the total war strategy
and other handling strategies. The eight points analysis of the total war strategy proposed by Clausewitz were used
in the analysis phase. In conclusion, the total war strategy needs to be considered in handling the COVID-19
pandemic.

Published

2020-03-31

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