Health Cooperation and Conflict Among G20 Countries: Focusing on the Epidemic Cases of Global Society in the 21st Century

Today, issues related to energy, the environment, and bio security are becoming a focus of attention in the international community. During the 20th century, national security for survival was a matter of urgent necessity. In the 21st century, human security related to the quality of people’s lives, such as the stable securing of energy, food, and water resources, development of alternate energy, environmental conservation, disease control and development of new medicines, is becoming the center of attention. Under such circumstances, sustainability conflicts over countries’ competition to secure energy, environment, and bio resources have emerged as an important subject for international discussions in the 21st century. Finding a solution to such a problem requires the understanding of the nature of disputes over energy, environment, and bio-related matters, which have the most conspicuous impact on the establishment of a sustainable international society. In other words, global crises that may be caused by energy, environment, and bio-related disputes should be managed well in conjunction with a need to maintain a sustainable international society and for efficient joint use of energy, environmental, and bio resources. The world will continue to enjoy sustainable development and maintain peace by maintaining human security through G-20 health cooperation.