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How Systems Thinking Can Improve Emergency Management with CJ Unis Mar 10, 2023

In today's world, emergency management has become increasingly complex and interconnected. With rapid advancements in technology, emergency managers must navigate a range of different systems, such...

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What We Need to Understand About Disasters with Mr. Ricardo Mena Jan 06, 2023

From tsunamis and hurricanes to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the understanding of disaster management and risk reduction has been evolving. It is no longer just about...

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Energy Security and the Problem With Renewable Energy with Andy Chastain Dec 22, 2022

What does the rise of electric cars tell us about the future of renewable energy? Are we on our way to achieving energy security through the so-called green technologies? There are a lot of layers...

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Welcome to the Monthly Update of CCEM Jul 31, 2022

In this edition:

  • Crisis. Conflict. Emergency Management Podcast
  • What We're Reading
  • International Opportunities
  • CMDR Course – New Iteration starts the 29th of August!
  • Education and Training...
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Ukraine Conflict Through the Lens of Emergency Management Feb 21, 2022

If you are reading this, then you have likely already heard of the rising conflict in and around Ukraine and the Russian Federation. To set the discussion, a short summary from The Council on...

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Welcome to 2022 - It's a rough start Jan 23, 2022
We haven't made it through the first month of 2022, and we are already on our way to another difficult year.

Growing conflict and escalating tensions across the spectrum of the international...

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NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting and International Organisation Mechanisms Dec 17, 2021

The foreign ministers of the NATO member countries met in Riga (Latvia) on 30 November to 1 December. During this first ministerial meeting held outside NATO Headquarters since the beginning of the...

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Same Song, Different Verse: Crises and NATO Unity Nov 17, 2021

We at CBI have just launched a “stand-alone” iteration of our NATO CMDR course. We have been looking forward to doing this for some time, as it allows us to tailor the course in ways...

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NATO Crisis Response Process and Climate Change Nov 01, 2021

In October, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg travelled to Madrid in preparation for the next Summit to be held in Spain in 2022. During his press conference, Stoltenberg reiterated the...

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No Such Thing? Information Literacy and Analytical Thinking. Oct 18, 2021

Having worked at multiple universities for more than two decades, I have had the opportunity to discover some immutable truths about such institutions. Among these is that there are certain people...

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Building up Analytical Thinking Oct 04, 2021

When a country is struck by disaster, whether natural or human-induced, those involved, either directly or indirectly, in the associated policy-making processes are likely to become the targets of...

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Crisis Response: Reflecting on 9/11 Sep 23, 2021

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This was memorialized in a number of ways in the United States on September 11, from sporting events to media programming. There was a...

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