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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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