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Event recaps, civil defense knowledge, and perspectives
13 posts
What Is Whole-of-Society Resilience
From the nation, to businesses, communities, families, and individuals — resilience is how fast you recover after being hit.
Don't Be Civil Defense's Giant Baby
The challenge of government mobilizing civilian power, and how civil defense groups can respond.
14 Days in Taiwan's New Reservist Recall Training
Tactical Girls' Squad member DDY's reflections on 14 days of Taiwan's new reservist recall training, comparing it to civilian self-training groups and the gap in squad/platoon-level tactical leadership.
May Every Islander Become This Island's Sturdy Shield
From the one-year anniversary of the 726 recall to the "Island Shield" talk: why civil defense and political participation are the same thing, and what we can still do when the political path is blocked.
Russia hack, China fake
A line from a Ukrainian independent journalist captures the real division of labor in the Sino-Russian information war — Russia is strong at breaking into systems, China is strong at controlling content. As the two capabilities start to merge, both Taiwan and Ukraine should be preparing now.
What Shelters Looked Like After the Kumamoto Earthquake — Why Home Fortress Should Be Your First Choice
Drawing on accounts from shelters after Japan's Kumamoto earthquake, on why 'don't go to a shelter' should be the core mindset of disaster preparedness.
Decoding Red Infiltration — Student Reflection
Student N reflects on the 'Decoding Red Infiltration' lecture — from intelligence networks and CCP espionage cases to cognitive warfare, at a civil defense lecture drawing over a hundred attendees.
One Year After the Recall: A Civil Defense Team Born From Failure
The day the recall vote ended a year ago, I decided to build a civil defense movement. This is a look back at the Ganghu Civil Defense Team's first year — organization vs. decentralization, willingness over ability, and why Taiwanese people are so afraid of making mistakes that they hold back.
The US Disaster Response Handbook — Why Release It Now?
AIT publicly endorsed the 2026 Taiwan Disaster Management Reference Handbook. A look at the political signal behind the announcement, and the three very different audiences it's aimed at.
Naked on the Mental Defense Front — The Blank Spot Civil Defense Preppers Need to Face
Starting from a public lecture: the Chinese Communist Party's united front logic, the erosion of trust within communities, and the piece that's always been missing from Taiwan's civil defense training — mental defense.
BOB & Evacuation Drill Training — Student Reflection
Student P shares reflections after joining an internal BOB & Evacuation Drill training session — putting their Bug-Out Bag to the test in a real-life survival game.
My First Wargaming Experience
My first time joining a civilian wargame — the KTT public-education wargame. Playing the role of the fifth column revealed how civil defense can help sustain a society's will to resist.
50 Days After the Flood: A Hualien Guangfu Relief Volunteer Forum
50 days after the Matai'an River overflow disaster, three frontline volunteers share the real challenges of information coordination, ground operations, and medical capacity.