Charlie Edwards
Senior Researcher
Charlie Edwards writes, lectures and consults on national security, resilience, defence and intelligence. He works with international institutions, government departments, companies, and NGOs. He is a regular commentator in the national and international media.
- The Regional Resilience equation Great slide on regional resilience from a presentation by Eric Holdeman. Answers on a postcard to hello@demos.co.uk! continue reading on 15th September 2008 in Resilient Nation
- Another good resource http://disasterrecoveryresources.net continue reading on 14th September 2008 in Resilient Nation
- You've got a friend in me On the anniversary of 9/11 the German Marshall Fund have published their annual transatlantic trends. There's some interesting stuff in the report. Europeans not only want Obama, but think he will improve transatlantic relations too; while a majority of Europeans think NATO is essential. Europeans identify climate change as a priority but Americans believe the Middle East should be the focus of their attention. The situation in Iraq, the top issue in American foreign policy, is largely absent from the transatlantic agenda. continue reading on 11th September 2008 in Transatlantic Futures Comments (1)
- Preservation (via the Library of Congress) Very useful resource for finding stuff on resilience preparedness. Follow this link continue reading on 10th September 2008 in Resilient Nation
- 12 What do Lord Patten of Barnes, Professor Christopher Hill, Lord May of Oxford, Dr Sushil Wadhwani, Lord Paul of Marylebone, Sir Emyr Jones-Parry, General Sir Rupert Smith, Sir David Veness, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, Professor Paul Collier, Sir Michael Pitt, and Dr Robin Niblett all have in common? They are our nominations for the national security forum. The purpose of the forum will be to provide expert advice to the Cabinet Committee on National Security, International Relations and... continue reading on 10th September 2008 Comments (3)
- Concepts and practices of resilience. A compilation Interesting paper on concepts and practices of resilience from USAID. read the paper here. Skip the first part and go to Building resilience - nice fusion of work from developed and developing countries. continue reading on 9th September 2008 in Resilient Nation
- Google's eyes in the sky I've just finished reading a fascinating paper on Google Earth by the Open Source Centre. Google Earth came online in 2006 and had an instant impact. Some Demos researchers spent lunchtimes whizzing through Antarctica or hunting for Chinese submarines.* Sometimes we even got so far as to create mashups of useful information. But Google Earth also opened wide a window on places and events that five years ago only spies could see - and this made some government's very very nervous.... continue reading on 8th September 2008
- A Map of Community Resilience Thanks to Martin I have a very useful map which illustrates community resilience. Nice continue reading on 29th August 2008 in Resilient Nation
- McCain to Obama - 'a job well done' McCain's team finally seem to have understood that constant negative campaigning can end up harming their own nominee. While McCain famously declared that Mitt Romney's loss [in the Iowa caucuses] was due to his negative campaigning his own team were busy shafting everyone else - Romney included. But in a change of tact, McCain has released the following video (watch it after the jump), congratulating Obama on his nomination on such an historic day (try not to be too cynical) and on a job well... continue reading on 29th August 2008 Comments (1)
- Defining community resilience Where local civic leaders, citizens, and families are educated regarding threats and are empowered to mitigate their own risk, where they are practiced in responding to events, where they have social networks to fall back upon, and where they have familiarity with local public health and medical systems, there will be community resilience that will significantly attenuate the requirement for additional assistance. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21):National... continue reading on 27th August 2008 in Resilient Nation