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The following posts are my personal views and do not reflect the views or opinions of any current or former employers.

Prevention is No Longer The Answer to Stopping Gun Violence Opinion & Analysis

Prevention is No Longer The Answer to Stopping Gun Violence

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022Dan Verton

From 2014 to 2018, I served on a team of experts writing and producing one of the nation’s largest anti-terrorism awareness training programs. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and the TSA, the First…Continue readingPrevention is No Longer The Answer to Stopping Gun Violence

Russia’s Dream of Its Own Silicon Valley All But Dead Opinion & Analysis

Russia’s Dream of Its Own Silicon Valley All But Dead

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022Dan Verton

Who remembers when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev toured San Francisco in 2010 to gather ideas for creating Moscow’s very own Silicon Valley — the Skolkovo Valley? Of course, you don’t. Medvedev’s tour of America’s high-tech…Continue readingRussia’s Dream of Its Own Silicon Valley All But Dead

Has Biden Lost Ukraine? Opinion & Analysis

Has Biden Lost Ukraine?

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022Dan Verton

The Biden administration’s strategy of deterring Vladimir Putin ensured that the loss of Ukraine was a near certainty from the outset.…Continue readingHas Biden Lost Ukraine?

Echoes of Bosnia: Why The World Won’t Stop Russian War Crimes in Ukraine Opinion & Analysis

Echoes of Bosnia: Why The World Won’t Stop Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022Dan Verton

Every action taken so far to support Ukraine seems to be too little, too late, with no real commitment. I’ve seen this movie before. It doesn’t end well.…Continue readingEchoes of Bosnia: Why The World Won’t Stop Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

Coronavirus & Tough Decisions COVID-19 Leadership Opinion & Analysis

Coronavirus & Tough Decisions

June 5, 2020August 7, 2020Dan Verton

What Risk Managers, CEOs, and School Superintendents Can and Should Learn From Our Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic…Continue readingCoronavirus & Tough Decisions

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