History Repeats Itself: Myanmar’s Coup If you are asking yourself and others about what is currently going on in Myanmar, then you are not the only one. If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times, to live in the year 2021 is to watch
Read more →Much Ado about Russia Part Three of Unusual Civil Unrest The issues concerning the right to peacefully assemble in Russia are not new, but they are becoming more intense. Laws concerning protests in the country originated in the era of the Soviet Union. In fact, many may
Read more →Security Management is All About the Follow Through If you grew up playing sports, you probably recall your coaches stressing the importance of follow-through, that action that comes immediately after the primary point of focus. In basketball or American football follow-through, it is what your arm, wrist, and
Read more →Security Risk Management is SImple, Not Easy The formula for weight loss is simple. Eat less and exercise more. Simple things aren’t always easy. The security risk management process is simple. Identify the assets that require protection, assess their vulnerability to relevant threats, and apply control measures
Read more →Is Your Security Department Adding Value? I was speaking with a Global Security Director recently who was expressing his frustration about a lack of staff and resources. It’s a common concern. Whenever resources are constrained I am reminded of the importance of the concept of “value-added” versus
Read more →Controversial Pandemic Protests: Past and Present Part Two of Unusual Civil Unrest Now that the year 2020 is almost over, it’s time to analyze trends in civil unrest and the many claims that have been made about them. We’ll start with civil unrest surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more →Security Directors Should Lead By Example And Implement ISO 31000:2018 Within Their Own Department ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies. ISO’s 31000:2018 Risk management — Guidelines is considered the gold-standard (pardon the pun) because the principles and guidelines can be applied
Read more →Pandemic Increases Pressure on Security Departments to Manage Risk Remotely The Novel Coronavirus’s seemingly indiscriminate tear across the globe has yielded a particularly negative impact on aid and development organizations. Michael Igoe’s insightful article (Devex May 2020) highlighted numerous accounting complexities and potential pitfalls that the pandemic has
Read more →Unusual Civil Unrest 2020 has felt like a whirlwind of a year. Between the natural disasters and the election cycles it seems as though we cannot keep track of the news this year, but there is one news topic that has been gaining interest. Incidents of civil
Read more →Are You Sure It’s Domestic Terrorism? I had an interesting conversation with a coworker the other day regarding the conflict in South Sudan. In the description of some events regarding this conflict the word “militant” was used to describe the main opposition group, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
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