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Out of the Blue: a Testimonial about our NATO CMDR Course Mar 09, 2021

A few years back, just after finishing a spring semester at my university, I got a message from a parent of a student who had just taken a class with me. For a faculty member, such messages can be...

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Think About It: Expectation and Disaster Response Mar 06, 2021

In our CMDR class offered through the University of California Irvine, we have a lot of thought-provoking discussions. A recent one...

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From “Interoperability” to “Resilience”: the many Manifestations of Collective Defense in NATO Mar 06, 2021

At the time of its founding in 1949, NATO’s objective was a simple one: “collective defense,” meaning that an attack against one ally...

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What’s the (Hi)story? Emergency Management in Context Mar 04, 2021

A former student contacted me recently to pitch an idea for a podcast series that would present key principles, realities, and hot topics in American politics. She observed that so much of the...

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Security and Emergency Response: What Role for Military Forces? Mar 01, 2021

In our NATO CMDR course (offered through theUniversity of California Irvine), we have had vibrant discussions with ourstudents on a number of topics. One concerned the use of...

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