Category: Resilience

Prepare for the worst: Five steps for leaders in an age of crises

Crises are guaranteed: war and pandemics, infrastructure failures and terror threats, extreme weather and climate disasters. In a world in which extreme events seem to be increasing in frequency and severity, policymakers and government officials need to do more to prepare for them. That means gleaning emerging lessons on preparedness from crises such as the

Ukraine’s tech sector is playing vital wartime economic and defense roles

The Ukrainian tech industry has been the standout sector of the country’s hard-hit economy during the past year-and-a-half of Russia’s full-scale invasion. It has not only survived but has adapted and grown. Looking ahead, Ukrainian tech businesses will likely continue to play a pivotal role in the country’s defense strategy along with its economic revival.

USAID’s Samantha Power: LGBTQI+ crackdowns are ‘the canary in the coal mine’ for declining freedoms

Watch the event Public Event Wed, June 28, 2023 • 3:00 pm ET USAID Administrator Samantha Power on advancing LGBTQI+ inclusive development AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – A conversation on the United States’ efforts to advance global LGBTQI+ human rights and USAID’s commitment to global inclusion. Human Rights Resilience & Society Event transcript Uncorrected transcript: Check