Risk is defined as hazard times exposure. But what drives us to tolerate certain exposures?
Category: Risk School
Lamenting the Loss of Lobbying
The death of engagement is changing policy management and leadership. Instead of lobbying, we have populism.
Toward an EU White Paper on Risk Management
The EU has lost the capacity to manage risks. We need a White Paper to provide guidance.
Righteous Risks: Introduction
Synthetic pesticides are under constant regulatory pressure, but not organic pesticides “Green” renewables and EVs have very little regulatory scrutiny Food additives need to meet tight authorisation controls, but not more toxic natural foods Tobacco cessation products (like e-cigarettes) are being restricted on the basis of poor evidence Certain seed breeding innovations are banned even…
Science-based or Evidence-based Policy: A Critical Review
A recent publication on science and evidence has provoked some interesting thinking
The Green Death: How the EU’s Farm2Famine Strategy will Affect a Post-Ukraine World
In times of crisis, we need realpolitik, not ideologues expressing virtue.
KeystoneCorona Conclusion: How European Leadership Failed
European precautionistas couldn’t control COVID-19 while East Asian risk managers did
Lamenting the Loss of Leadership
Without inspiring leaders, hashtag movements are destined to stall and stagnate.
The Post-COVID-19 Blueprint (Conclusion): A Risk Management Process Fit for the 21st Century
We need to rebuild risk management from the ruins of precaution
The Post-COVID-19 Blueprint (Part 3.2): The Seven Key Steps of Risk Management
Of the 7 key steps in risk management, none were applied in the COVID-19 crisis.
The Post-COVID-19 Blueprint (Part 1): How Precaution Failed
Precaution is not a risk management tool. Why it failed to manage COVID-19.
COVID-19: A Failure in Risk Management
10 observations on how risk management failed spectacularly.
