Kyle King

We might get into technical details on say tabletop exercises or scenario based discussions and sort of at a practical level, especially if we're doing more community engagement aspects. Recently, I was in Latvia. We were discussing how can civil society and nonprofit organizations contribute to community resilience and thereby overall national security.

We might get into technical details on say tabletop exercises or scenario based discussions and sort of at a practical level, especially if we're doing more community engagement aspects. Recently, I was in Latvia. We were discussing how can civil society and nonprofit organizations contribute to community resilience and thereby overall national security.

So there's different approaches that we take. We have a sort of a top-down approach, which is policy and legislation. And we have a bottom-up approach, which is through crisis level, we call our sort of our in-person labs where we work with community leaders to understand the changing environment and what they could do locally to have a greater impact with the resources that they have.

So there's different approaches that we take. We have a sort of a top-down approach, which is policy and legislation. And we have a bottom-up approach, which is through crisis level, we call our sort of our in-person labs where we work with community leaders to understand the changing environment and what they could do locally to have a greater impact with the resources that they have.

Sure, absolutely. So one of the things that we orient our work really around a couple of key themes. One is the perspective, because we do work sort of with one foot in the security environment and the other one in the crisis management environment. So we do orient our perspective around what NATO produces in terms of what they view as food security and in some cases food insecurity.

Sure, absolutely. So one of the things that we orient our work really around a couple of key themes. One is the perspective, because we do work sort of with one foot in the security environment and the other one in the crisis management environment. So we do orient our perspective around what NATO produces in terms of what they view as food security and in some cases food insecurity.

But I would say from a more civilian perspective, you know, we're really looking at having resilient food and water resources, you know, which really means ensuring those supplies are safe from disruption or sabotage. In the case of security incidents or even more concrete to the for the country to be able to provide sufficient supplies available to both civilians and military.

But I would say from a more civilian perspective, you know, we're really looking at having resilient food and water resources, you know, which really means ensuring those supplies are safe from disruption or sabotage. In the case of security incidents or even more concrete to the for the country to be able to provide sufficient supplies available to both civilians and military.

And this is where it switches slightly. And when we talk about food security, because from a military perspective, we're also talking about to be able to provide for the nutritional needs of military forces and avoiding putting limitations on military operations just due to food and crisis and a crisis in the population that you're working in.

And this is where it switches slightly. And when we talk about food security, because from a military perspective, we're also talking about to be able to provide for the nutritional needs of military forces and avoiding putting limitations on military operations just due to food and crisis and a crisis in the population that you're working in.

Now, this has become increasingly important for NATO over the last few years. Really, since about 2010, it started to become an issue.

Now, this has become increasingly important for NATO over the last few years. Really, since about 2010, it started to become an issue.

But most recently, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we've seen the impact and the sort of dialogue around food security and the importance of food security and how the lack of security can lead to food insecurity over time, especially if you are having conflict in a nation which is considered the world's breadbasket in producing wheat and grain.

But most recently, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we've seen the impact and the sort of dialogue around food security and the importance of food security and how the lack of security can lead to food insecurity over time, especially if you are having conflict in a nation which is considered the world's breadbasket in producing wheat and grain.

And so this is something that NATO is focused on. We organize some of our work around these, what they call, NATO resilience baselines. Anybody can Google that. It's out in the public domain.

And so this is something that NATO is focused on. We organize some of our work around these, what they call, NATO resilience baselines. Anybody can Google that. It's out in the public domain.

But that considers communications, transportation, water security, secure water supplies, secure food supplies, crisis management, mass casualties, population movement, all these things that nations traditionally deal with during a conflict. But it's also taking a step back, looking at what we're doing today. How are our communities prepared?

But that considers communications, transportation, water security, secure water supplies, secure food supplies, crisis management, mass casualties, population movement, all these things that nations traditionally deal with during a conflict. But it's also taking a step back, looking at what we're doing today. How are our communities prepared?

Because then we start leading into discussions about societal resilience. What is building a more resilient society? What does that mean? What does it take to do that? Well, food security is a component of a resilient society. We need safe and secure supplies of food.

Because then we start leading into discussions about societal resilience. What is building a more resilient society? What does that mean? What does it take to do that? Well, food security is a component of a resilient society. We need safe and secure supplies of food.