Resilience
Resilience looks at how our political, military, and societal preparations make us a less attractive target for adversaries – a wider contribution to deterrence for a modern era.
In recent years, countries in both Europe and North America have increasingly focused on the resilience of their armed forces, to ensure that military capacities are able to resist and recover from major shocks such as natural disasters, surprise armed attacks or threats to critical infrastructure. Civil preparedness is crucial to achieving this aim, forming a central pillar of Allies’ resistance within a NATO context. Such aspirations cannot be achieved by the Armed Forces alone and must be viewed as a national responsibility. This will require governments, business and civil society to work together to prepare our societies to respond to vulnerabilities within a changing security environment.
Our experts
Dr Sarah Ashbridge
Former Research Fellow
Professor Gary Brown
Senior Associate Fellow; Professor of Cyber Law at the College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University
Jennifer Cole
Associate Fellow
Dr Daniel Jonsson
Associate Fellow
Dr Paul Martin CBE
Distinguished Fellow
Mark Proctor OBE
Associate Fellow
Professor Peter Roberts
Senior Associate Fellow