Posts tagged: strategy

Learning History, Politics and Military Strategy Is Every Citizen’s Responsibility

Sun Tzu (Sunzi) wrote, over 2300 years ago, that “The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence, it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.” War, precisely because of its [...]

Sunday December 12th, 2010 in , , , , , | Comments Off

Logistics will Make or Break Your Emergency Management Efforts

Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.  That is a military maxim that applies to endeavours emergency management.  It’s easy to concentrate on tactics: the front line, where the rubber meets the road.  It’s easy to forget that there is no rubber and no gas in the engine without the right logistics behind the [...]

Monday December 14th, 2009 in , , , , , , , | Comments Off