Crisis Response Journal

Comment: The fickle finger of fake; Vehicles as terrorist weapons

Terrorism & Security: Disrupting the path of least resistance; Radicalisation in Central Asia; Lessons from the Lindt Café siege; Explosive threat mitigation in Iraq; Treating Afghanistan’s victims of war; The Grenfell Tower tragedy; Ransomware: The trap within the trap; Getting to grips with cyber security

Emergency management: What does resilience mean in the UK?; Organisational resilience; Alternative community crisis paradigm; Workplace violence crises; Emergency management on islands; Ground search and rescue

Artificial Intelligence: Leveraging AI for good; Shaping Artificial Intelligence’s future;

Space technology: We are the Space Race; A view from above: Earth observation; Space and the Sendai Framework; Governance and ICT solutions; The threat of orbital debris;

R&D/Technology: 3D printing in healthcare; Drones for emergencies; Computer modelling in large incidents

In Depth: What is the impact NIMS?; Robotics for Good: Part III; Firefighting in tunnels: Part IV; Early warning on small islands: Part II

Regulars: Events; Looking back; Frontline

Comment: Since the publication of our last issue in December 2016, exciting changes have taken place.

Incident Analysis: The ethics of AI command; Fatal Italian mountain avalanche; High rise tragedy in Iran

Crisis Communication: Ensuring preparedness; Tweeting pressures; Stepping up online crisis response

Features: Mine clearance in Iraq; Psychosocial preparedness; A tactical medic’s perspective

Gamification: Virtual reality for first responders; Gamifying cyber security training

Threat landscapes: CBRN strategy in Austria; The consequences of piracy; Climate change and security; Global risk environment

Resilience: The role of lawyers in crisis response; Natural partners in city resilience; Humanitarian field exercises

Technological horizons: Space technology; Disaster metagenomics; Virtual Reality in PTSD and beyond; EENA and Waze join forces; Small drones in search and rescue

In depth: Early warning systems; Localising robotics for good; The nature of hypercomplex crises; Simulating tunnel fires

Regulars: Events; Looking back; Frontline

Authors: Eric J Russell; Luigi D’Angelo; Navid Bayat; Roger Gomm; Brian Dillon; Tim Lloyd; Nigel Ellway; Belinda Ekornas, Nils Petter Reinholdt; Emily Hough, Dr Matthieu Langlois, Laurence Marzell; Paddy Tomkins, Natalie Coull, Eammon Keane, Ian Donald, Ian Ferguson, Thomas Mitchell, V Smith, Erin Stevenson; Christian Resch; Cristoph Schroth; Caitlin E Werrell, Francesco Femia; Keith Ruddock; Butch Bacani, Evgenia Mitroliou; Joerg Szarzinski; Clemente Fuggini, Ivan Tesfai; Matthew Rusling, Carly Esteves, Ian Portelli; Anna Roselle, Carly Esteves, Matthew Rusling, Ian Portelli; Petros Kremonas, Alexis Gizikis; Gemma Alcock, David Lane; Marlon Clarke, Danielle Evanson; Andrew Schroeder; David Rubens; Christian Brauner; Tony Moore; Emily Hough, Alaa Murabit.

Comment: The global picture has darkened considerably on many fronts over 2016.

Features: Wildfire evacuations of Fort McMurray; Response and relief in Italy; Resources for oil spill response; Tehran Fire Department profile

Crisis Management: Workplace preparedness; A food recall crisis; The TalkTalk cyber attack; Critical communication platforms; Social Media: The new frontier; Countering false online rumour;Managing cascading effects

Terrorism & security: Contingency planning for firearms attacks; The widening scope of security risk; The growing use of children in terrorism;

Conflict & Humanitarians: Why don’t disasters cause peace?; The impact of IEDs; IEDs: Global solutions for a global threat; Civil defence in times of conflict; Crisis response and peace operations

Attacks on healthcare: Safeguarding healthcare in armed conflict; Protecting the protectors; World Health Organization priorities; Medical transport under fire

Technology & equipment: Tracking epidemics by genome sequencing; Firefighting, cancer and PPE; Keeping blood and vaccines safe; CRJ R&D: Safe surgery in crisis zones; IT in sustainable development goals; Social automation, local humanitarians

In Depth: The topology of crises; Communications U-turns; Extinguish to rescue

Regulars: Events; Looking back; Frontline

Authors: Reita Waara; Navid Bayat; Christoph Schroth; Tony Jaques; Jessica Lennard; Nick Hawkins; Ludovic Blay and Patrick Lagadec; Nicolas Vanderbiest; Olivia Soave and Martin de Maupeou; Brian Dillon; Roger Gomm; Lina Kolesnikova; Ilan Kelman; Christina Wille; Dr Matthew Offord; James Le Mesurier; Cedric de Coning, Linnéa Gelot and John Karlsrud; Ali Naraghi; Casey Brunelle; Erin Kenney; Chaim Rafalowski, Romeo Paredes and Agnieska Cholewinska; David Matthews; Emily Hough; Sarah Ayton, Carly Esteves and Ian Portelli; Alina O’Keeffe; Andrew Schroeder

Comment: Brexit: A European opportunity? Views from CRJ; Brexercise and testing: Blue skies ahead?

Features & Analysis: Spring flooding in France; Medical care for all victims of war; Fighting the nanoparticle war; Antimicrobial resistance; The global reaches of antibiotic resistance; Agriculture as a terrorist target; The ICDO and Swiss co-operation; Urban resilience: People, not technocrats; Mass evacuation mission; victim identification; Working together for safety in the Antarctic

Crisis management: Struggling with 'dark dynamics'; CM: From war room to boardroom; Terrorism, Security, Conflict; UK counter-terrorism strategy; Crime or terrorism: What’s in a name?; Civil protection in the hyper-terrorism age; Unlocking sustainable conflict resolution; NATO stability policing; Countering the insider threat; Working in hostile environments

Public safety: Preparing the public for terrorism; Social media: A two-way street; An ear to the ground or head in the sand?

Technology: Emergency incident management; R&D: Robots that assemble themselves; R&D: The potential of apps to save lives

In-depth: Hashtag hazards; 21st century incident command systems; Addressing terrorist mindsets; Prevention or liability?; Firefighting in tunnels

Regulars: Books; Events; Looking Back; Frontline

Authors: Alex Townsend-Drake; Alina Alexe; Andrew B Brown; Casey Brunelle; Christian Brauner; Christine Jessup; Christoph Schroth; Christophe Libeau; David Rubens; Dr Jay Levinson and Professor Abraham Domb; Dr Jörg Szarzynski and Dr Albrecht Beck; Dr Tony Jaques; Emily Hough; Ian Bogdanowicz and Emily Koehler; Ian Portelli; ICDO; Jan M Gutteling and Peter W de Vries; Joel Portice; Laura Kavanaugh; Marc Mendelson; Martin Boyle; Patrick Lagadec; Prince Michael of Liechtenstein; Rob Shimmin; Robert McAlister; Roger Gomm; Saskia Popescu; Serena Leone; Shandra Woworuntu; Steve Johnson; Susan Anson and Hayley Watson; Tony Moore; Vittorio Stingo