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Posts Tagged ‘Resilient Communities’

Volunteering: Contributing to a Resilient Society in times of Crisis

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, the Washington Post reported that President Obama intents to significantly increase the budget of AmeriCorps volunteering program. This move is mostly aimed at encouraging young Americans to contribute to their community against the background of the ongoing economic crisis.

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Preparedness and Resilience in Ashdod

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , , on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Reut’s Home Front Team recently visited  Ashdod Municipality in order to learn about the city’s preparedness for emergencies.

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Biloxi: No Good or Bad times; just Prepared Times

Posted in National Security, tagged , , , on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Overcoming disaster does not automatically ensure a community’s resilience in the future. However, if disaster preparedness is perceived as a never-ending task, a society may actually be able to exercise substantial communal resilience over an extended period of time.

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Ingraining a Culture of Preparedness into the Israeli Home Front

Posted in National Security, tagged , , , on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A statement by a former department head of the IDF Home Front Command Yechiel Kofer, relates to a ‘Culture of Preparedness.’ This concept should be integrated into Israel’s conduct on its Home Front.

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Changing Nature of Wars: The Importance of the Civilian Front

Posted in National Security, tagged , , on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ron Tira from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) published a Monograph dealing with the struggle over the nature of wars in today’s world and how Israel’s enemies aim to bypass its military superiority by focusing on the civilian front.

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