Enhancing Resilience: Key Concepts and Recommendations

“Societal Resilience: The Driving

Factor Countering Hybrid

Warfare”

Syndicate 9

Resilience

Resilience

: the ability to resist and recover easily and quickly from shocks and stresses,

combining civilian, economic, commercial and military factors. Resilience is achieved

by enhancing preparedness within the public and private sectors, supported and

amplified by military capability and capacity.

The Resilience Cycle 

is considered to have four phases:

Prepare, Absorb, Recover, Adapt

7 Baseline Requirements (7BRs)

The 

seven baseline requirements 

to be assessed are:

1) assured 

continuity of government and critical government services

2) resilient 

energy

 supplies

3) ability to 

deal effectively with the uncontrolled movement of people

4) resilient 

food and water resources

5) ability to 

deal with mass casualties

6) resilient 

communications systems

7) resilient 

transportation systems

and

Societal (or Social) Resilience 

is the “ability of a nation-state to preserve its societal

cohesion when it is confronted by external and internal stresses caused by socio-

political change and/or violent disturbances”.

Recommendations and Findings

•

Modernize Warnings and Indicators

•

Encourage Nations to train and strengthen the systems within the 7BRs

•

Improving the unity of effort across the Alliance

•

Socialize the concept of the 7BRs with our partners and non-military actors

“Thank You for Your Attention”

“Grazie per l’attenzione”

State Resilience

State Resilience 

is defined as the “ability of a nation-state to recover from strategic

shocks that stress and possibly distort state institutions and political settlements”.

State resilience tackles the issues related to rule of law, governance, infrastructure

and social security systems.

Societal Resilience

Societal (or Social) Resilience 

is defined as the “ability of a nation-state to preserve its

societal cohesion when it is confronted by external and internal stresses caused by

socio-political change and/or violent disturbances”.

It is similar to the concept of community resilience, or a “community’s inherent

capacity, hope and faith to withstand major trauma, overcome adversity and to

prevail with increased resources, competence and connectedness.”

Demonstrated by the capacity of community to prepare for hazards, diminish and

prevent damages to people, property and environment, restore the basic services and

function effectively in the aftermath of disturbances.

Individual Resilience

Individual Resilience 

is defined as the ability of individuals to withstand changes, and

adapt to and recover from traumatic events. Individuals may face shocks such as

stress, social disorder, poverty, loss of a family member or a job. Individuals with

strong resilience are healthy, less susceptible to stress and have an ability, skills, and

knowledge to cope with challenges and disturbances. Resilient individuals also

participate in community resilient efforts, as well as contribute to the overall state

resilience.

Comprehensive Approach

Comprehensive Approach (CA) is necessary for anything within the Resilience sector.

The UN is already measuring resilience across the globe.