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The Future of Power

In the era of Kennedy and Khrushchev, power was expressed in terms of nuclear missiles, industrial capacity, numbers of men under arms, and tanks lined up ready to cross the plains of Eastern Europe.

Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times

All too often government lacks the skill, the will, and the wallet to meet its missions. Schools fall short of the mark while roads and bridges fall into disrepair.

The Governance and Politics of China

Lavish spectacles such as the Beijing Olympics and Expo 2010 have raised China's global profile and echoed predictions of a rise to the position of a major world actor.

An Economist’s View of the Oil Spill from Inside the White House

Early on the morning of April 21, 2010, a BP official called to alert me that a Gulf of Mexico rig under contract to BP suffered a major blowout, was still on fire, and some of its workers were missin

The Balancing Act of Barack Obama

O autor realiza um balanço provisório do governo Obama sob forma de reflexão sobre o intrigante comportamento do presidente dos Estados Unidos.

Organising Response to Extreme Emergencies: The Victorian Bushfires of 2009

How can people and organisations best respond to emergency events that are significantly beyond the boundaries of what they had generally anticipated, expected, prepared for – or even imagined?

The Strategic Balance of Disaster Risk Management

The Consistency Conundrum: From Requirements and Templates to Expectations and Adaptations

Understanding and Coping with the Increasing Risk of System-Level Accidents”

Integrative risk management starts with the premise that no measure of exposure can be taken in isolation.

Advance Recovery and the Development of Resilient Organizations and Societies