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25 Aug 2023

The Contingency Planning Manual for Taiwan

We've just published The Contingency Planning Manual for Taiwan.

The Contingency Planning Manual for Taiwan is a comprehensive reference for mitigating risks associated with major crisis events in Taiwan, including hostile military action.

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6 Jul 2023

51CM

We've just published 51CM.

51CM is a compendium of 51 articles exploring the topic of crisis management.

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6 Jul 2023

The Field Checklist for Hotel Security Assessments

We've just published The Field Checklist for Hotel Security Assessments.

The Field Checklist for Hotel Security Assessments is a comprehensive tool that enables you to effectively evaluate the security of hotels in higher-risk environments.

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26 Jun 2023

The Quick Reference Guide to Planning for Higher-Risk Desinations

We've just published The Quick Reference Guide to Plnning for Higher-Risk Desinations.

The Quick Reference Guide to Planning for Higher-Risk Destinations is designed to be a no-nonsense guide that covers the essentials. It assumes you’ve been around the traps a bit and know what you’re doing. It’s designed to help prevent you from making unforced errors.

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26 Jun 2023

The Quick Reference Guide to Packing for Higher-Risk Desinations

We've just published The Quick Reference Guide to Packing for Higher-Risk Desinations.

The Quick Reference Guide to Packing for Higher-Risk Destinations is designed to be a no-nonsense guide that covers the essentials. It assumes you’ve been around the traps a bit and know what you’re doing. It’s designed to help prevent you from making unforced errors.

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31 May 2023

S9 Dispatch for August 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for August 2023.

This month - Taiwan contingency planning, major gear announcements, updates on our new crisis management application, and links to our latest articles.

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31 May 2023

S9 Dispatch for July 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for July 2023.

This month - Field Guide to Hotel Security Assessments, Taiwan contingency planning, prototype bags, preview of a new application, and links to our latest articles.

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31 May 2023

S9 Dispatch for June 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for June 2023.

This month - Hanoi assignment, new quick reference guides, and links to our latest articles.

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31 May 2023

S9 Dispatch for May 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for May 2023.

This month: Back to the grind, new books, new supply chain, and links to our latest articles.

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30 Apr 2023

S9 Dispatch for April 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for April 2023.

This month: The Taiwan Contingency Playbook and workshop, Vientiane writing retreat, gear updates, and links to our latest articles.

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31 Mar 2023

S9 Dispatch for March 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for March 2023.

This month: Contingency planning in Taiwan, training workshops, gear updates, links to our latest articles, plus an update on The Field Guide to Information Security.

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28 Feb 2023

S9 Dispatch for February 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for February 2023.

This month: Rest and recovery, website updates, evacuation planning, training workshops, a gear review (!), and links to our latest articles.

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31 Jan 2023

S9 Dispatch for January 2023

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for January 2023.

This month: New year, new website, new business design, new training workshops and new weekly articles.

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31 Dec 2022

S9 Dispatch for December 2022

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for December 2022.

This month: An end of year review and a preview of what’s in store for 2023.

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30 Nov 2022

S9 Dispatch for November 2022

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for November 2022.

This month: Short trip to South Korea, China unrest, Field Guide updates, evacuation planning workshops, and five new crisis management articles.

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22 Nov 2022

Our Field Guides have been updated and re-released

We've updated our four Field Guides - Deployment Planning, Personal Security, Accommodation Security and Transport Security.

We’ve made minor changes to design, content and layout. Three new chapters added to the Field Guide to Deployment Planning.

If you’ve already purchased these books, you’ll be notified and will be able to download the free updates.

We’ve also added a free sample for each of these books.

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31 Oct 2022

S9 Dispatch for October 2022

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for October 2022.

This month: Travel to southern Thailand, contingency planning, photography exhibition, Street_Satchel field testing, and five new crisis management articles.

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30 Sep 2022

S9 Dispatch for September 2022

We've just published our S9 Dispatch newsletter for September 2022.

This month: Preparing for dangerous times, photography exhibition, Street_Satchel prototyping, and four new crisis management articles.

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