Jul.25.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI # 8 Examining the Jakarta Attacks: Trends and Challenges
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness Terrorism – Current analysis posted with permission of STRATFOR By Scott Stewart and Fred Burton On the morning of July 17, a guest at the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta came down to the lobby and began walking toward the lounge with his roll-aboard suitcase in […]
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Jul.25.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #7 – An Essay: "Non-state Actors, Terrorism & Terrorists, War Amongst the People – Still"
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness During the 1970s the iconic terrorist target became the international airliner. But as airline security increased in response to terrorist incidents, it became more difficult to hijack or bomb aircraft, and this difficulty resulted in a shift in targeting. By the mid-1980s, while there were still […]
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Jul.24.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #6 "A Discontinued F-22?"
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness This is the first in several planned posts under EEI on the impact on how we fight in future conflict of decisions related to mission definition, policy, and force structure . From Stratfor (re-published with permission) Summary – U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ attempt to halt […]
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Jul.16.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #5 – “The Big Picture”- the Nexus between Education and Grand Strategy
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness Why would our societal orientation in complex, dynamic, fast moving situations be good when our educational system trains people only to think through simplified, linear, sequential problems? Strategic thinkers need to be able to see “the big picture” and handle uncertainty, or they cannot be said to be strategic thinkers. […]
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Jul.09.2009
by Ed Beakley
#4 – The Resilence Doctrine – Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness
This current series of posts links a discussion of culture of preparedness to both the resilient community concept and to the environment in which that community must persist. For a wider perspective, the editors of Global Dashboard, Alex Evans and David Steven offer a perspective of the concept of resilience as the core of a new […]
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Jul.05.2009
by Ed Beakley
#3 – Transboundary Crisis & Local Response Issues – Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness
By Captain Charlie Meinema Tacoma Washington Police Department Disasters may be local, but few are. Even local disasters are not local, as Yogi Berra might say. This is often because criminals, explosions, terrorists and fires fail to respect jurisdictional borders, and / or because the crisis – even if inside one geographical or […]
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May.04.2009
by Ed Beakley
Spring Edition 2009 – Announcement
I’m very pleased to announce that Project White Horse 084640 Edition #8 – A Culture of Preparedness and Intersectional Ideas – is now on line. The last two editions have provided perspective on “resilient communities” and leadership required. In Edition #8 we shift from providing “perspective” to creating actionable understanding and answers. The first part […]
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Feb.23.2009
by Ed Beakley
RC#30 TOPOFF – Should Eagles Scream?
Invest in preparedness, not prediction…I will never get to know the unknown since, by definition, it is unknown. However, I can always guess how it might affect me, and I should base my decisions around that.” The Black Swan, Nassem Nicholas Taleb In 2001, the Defense Science Board investigated what they termed “a revolution in […]
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Feb.18.2009
by Ed Beakley
RC#29 National Security Exercises Need Change; TOPOFF meet TOPGUN – Maybe
New York Times, 16 February, 2009— The homeland security secretary, Janet Napolitano, is re-evaluating the largest federal program for testing the country’s ability to respond to terrorist attacks, one of several Bush administration initiatives she has ordered to come under review. PWH Chapter 1 (Part 1 of 2) The Constant Gardner http://www.projectwhitehorse.com/pdfs/B[1].%20PWH_Chapter1(1of2).pdf (From Page 11) … […]
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Jan.29.2009
by Ed Beakley
RC#27 RC – AI (Part 3)
We now move to Discussion Thread 3. >> Intelligence implications for a resilient community response force team in a low probability/high impact worst case disaster environment: critical information – what, where and how education aimed at preventing “victimhood” planning on multiple levels being a responder not a victim building leaders AND followers – who, […]
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