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Opinion Editor at The Moscow Times – Pitch to [email protected] | Also studying MA IR&War at KCL and writing "Crisis Europa" Substack on European security | Ex-Bloomberg | My Views | Also on bird app, trying to post here more
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Thank you. Some of the regulars I met said that the restrictions on movement in the main hotel are new. There are still ways to mingle at side events, thankfully
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Thanks Dalibor -- you were great!
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But you can't have economic or health security without national security.
I've had some interesting conversations with ppl involved in Baltic civil defense since publication yesterday. Looking forward to hearing more thoughts
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Improving national resilience will take more than telling people we need to prepare for a disruptive war. But if people know what they can do, they're more likely to support national preparations for disaster
Defense was a long way from 🇬🇧's top priority in the 2024 election
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3rd, 🇬🇧decided after the development of the H-bomb that preparing the entire country for nuclear war would be pointless. As a result, we don't have the legacy of Cold War civil defense infrastructure to build on like 🇸🇪
We're behind our peers, and catching up will be expensive
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Secondly, ppl with loud voices would *hate it.* Remember the 2023 emergency alert? Ironic how the people complain the most about snowflakes get so triggered by slight inconveniences.
But people didn't survive the Blitz by keeping calm and carrying on. It was bc they prepared.
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So why don't we have something as simple as a leaflet campaign?
Firstly, it would cost money. But when we did one in 2004, it wasn't that expensive. £14m in today's money is well below the £200m issued to Michelle Mone's PPE Medpro during the pandemic.
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Contrast with Estonia (1-2), which gives advice on how to act as a civilian in a conflict zone and resilience against information wars.
Lithuania (3) tells citizens how to act in the event of an occupation, avoiding collaboration and spreading the word about their actions.
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As you can see, conflict is not one of the scenarios the website advises on.
No mention of the whole reason for mounting tension across the continent...
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Britain has no such booklets. Instead, we have a website!
Why is that an issue?
If you can't charge your phone bc of a power cut, or the internet has been disrupted by a cyber attack, sabotage or an EMP, how are you supposed to find out what to do?
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The genesis of this piece came from 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇫🇮 issuing updated booklets to citizens telling them how to prepare for crises including war
The Nordic countries have "comprehensive security" cultures and policies. They go beyond leaflets, but informing the public is part of them