World of risk : a new approach to global strategy and leadership

This book takes a fresh and critical look at the leading sources of global risk — terrorism, disease, crime, poverty, environmental damage and others — and sets out a practical way to respond far better than we have to each risk area.Drawing from his state-of-the-art knowledge of global strategy as applied in the business world, the author provides analysis, insight, realistic strategies, and hope for a better way forward. His foresight has already been demonstrated. Early in the year 2000, he wrote: “Sadly, the history of mass terrorism is just about to be written. ... Even the US is no longer a safe haven from foreign or local terrorists. ... US policing has done little to limit the operations of terrorist Osama bin Laden. ... The vulnerability of large government and civilian buildings and even military targets has also contributed to an increase in the scale of potential harm.”Without a more informed set of strategies and better global leadership, the catastrophe of 9/11 will only be a forerunner of many more disasters in the future. We can do much better. This important book shows us how. This book takes a fresh and critical look at the leading sources of global risk - terrorism, disease, crime, poverty, environmental damage and others - and sets out a practical way to respond far better than we have to each risk area. Drawing from his state-of-the-art knowledge of global strategy as applied in the business world, the author provides analysis, insight, realistic strategies, and hope for a better way forward. His foresight has already been demonstrated. Early in the year 2000, he wrote: "Sadly, the history of mass terrorism is just about to be written.... Even the US is no longer a safe haven from foreign or local terrorists.... US policing has done little to limit the operations of terrorist Osama bin Laden.... The vulnerability of large government and civilian buildings and even military targets has also contributed to an increase in the scale of potential harm." Without a more informed set of strategies and better global leadership, the catastrophe of 9/11 will only be a forerunner of many more disasters in the future. We can do much better. This important book shows us how World Of Risk -- World Of Opportunity -- 1. Scale And Nature Of The Challenge -- 2. New Approach To Strategy -- 3. Next Generation Strategies -- 4. Mass Terror -- Just Beginning -- 5. Unchecked Global Crime -- 6. Environment Under Attack -- 7. New Waves Of Disease -- 8. End Of Culture? -- 9. Technology And The Cyberworld -- 10. Growing Global Underclass -- 11. No More Firewalls : The Economic Crises -- 12. Implementing An Integrated Effort -- 13. Leadership And Engagement -- Message Of Hope. Mark Haynes Daniell. Edition Statement From Cover. Previous Ed. Published As: World Of Risk: Next Generation Strategy For A Volatile Era. 2000. The costs of our neglect in this area of the management of global risks, in the widest sense of the term, are astounding.