The Monitor is the Institute's homeland security and resilience publication which is produced ten times a year. Encompassing a range of issues at strategic, operational and tactical levels relating to man-made, man-assisted and natural emergencies and disasters.Issue: Sep 2003, Vol. 2, No. 6
Terrorism and the IED - Part II
A discussion of the methods and psychology of terrorist organisations involved in the development of improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
John Allison
Is real resilience attainable
The concept of resilience - the ability to withstand or recover from adverse conditions - has come of age in the wake of the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. Politicians, emergency planners and others talk of the need to "build", "engender", "improve" or "enhance" resilience in society. This article examines what is being proposed and the extent to which real resilience is achievable in today's conditions.
Bill Durodie