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2017: The Beginning of the Era of Disruption
In this era of dramatic, rampant, and incessant political change, predictions about the future can no longer be based either on conventional wisdom ...
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Why 2017 Promises To Be a Year of Unprecedented Political Risk
There is no denying that 2016 was a year filled with significant and tangible unanticipated events in the political, economic, and security realms. ...
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America the Resilient
The United States and indeed the world are entering a period of great turbulence with unforeseen consequences at every turn and cascading events ...
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The Growing Severity of Cyber-Attacks and How to Protect Against Them
Despite the fact that cyber-attacks occur with greater frequency and intensity around the world, many either go unreported or are under-reported, leaving the ...
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The Cost of Complexity
Everyone pays a price for complexity, whether in the form of reduced profits in a business, diminished efficiency in the public sector, or ...
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Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from the TPP
President-Elect Trump’s threat to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) should be taken seriously, despite how mercurial he has already proven ...
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In the Lame Duck, How Congress Makes Cybersecurity a Non-Partisan Priority
With a lame duck session of Congress looming, federal lawmakers are scrambling to push key legislative items through last-minute. One key area of ...
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After the Duterte whirlwind, brace for more dramatic political change in Asia
For decades, Asia was thought to be unable to translate populist political sentiment into change at the ballot box, with communist autocracies, military ...
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Simple Ethics Rules for Better Risk Management
For far too long, managing risk has been seen as an esoteric business function — designed to control losses and adhere to compliance ...
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Puerto Rico Substation Fire Causes Three Night Blackout
This September, Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout that left 1.5 million utility customers without power for more than 50 hours and reportedly ...
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Risks Without Boundaries
Public and private sector experts are planning resiliency efforts to combat potential disaster losses and the problem of underinsurance. Representatives from the private ...
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Populism Pluralism Urbanism
Historically the principal forces shaping the world were of the cold economic variety. Trade growth, GDP, global integration were among the principal preoccupations ...
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