Newsletter
ASA’s monthly newsletter, ASA News & Notes, includes a column by Annie Searle and links to other risk-related news, events, and research.
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March 2024—Wake Up
February 2024—Sanitizing Bad News
January 2024—When Fines & Congressional Hearings Don't Improve Conditions on the Ground
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December 2023—The Connection Between Reading and Action
November 2023—Advice You Can Act On
October 2023— Are You Prepared?
September 2023—Making Our Peace With 9/11
August 2023—Testing our Assumptions
July 2023—Count Me In
June 2023—“Justice Without Fear or Favor”
May 2023—“If you read, you can learn to think for yourself.”
April 2023—Risk and Ethics
March 2023—The Shape of Risk
February 2023—Digging Out
January 2023—Looking Ahead
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December 2022 — Turn Back to the Light
November 2022 — Hold On
October 2022 — ’Natural’ Disasters
September 2022 — 9/11 Lessons
August 2022 — Uncertain Effects
July 2022 — Taking Stock
June 2022 — A Fractured America
May 2022—The Right to be Left Alone
April 2022—Shadows at the Edges
March 2022—Witnesses To History
February 2022—The Quality of Judgment
January 2022—The Best Way Out Is Always Through
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December 2021—It Seems Like We Are Always Thinking About COVID
November 2021—It's Not Time to Throw in the Towel
October 2021—Is Facebook Ready?
September 2021—Look for the Light
August 2021—Risk and Ambiguity
July 2021—Being Professional
June 2021—Coming Up for Air
May 2021—ASA Expands the Conversation
April 2021—Education is a Critical Infrastructure
March 2021—Look for the Light
February 2021—America Examines Itself
January 2021—A More Perfect Union
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December 2020—“Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.” -- Virgil
November 2020—And hope and history rhyme
October 2020—Of Thee I Sing
September 2020—51 Days and Counting
August 2020—Five Million and Counting
July 2020—Coronavirus Pandemic, Month Six
June 2020—Taking Systemic Risk to the Next Level
May 2020—The Pandemic Magnifies Democracy’s Fissures
April 2020—Technology and the Coronavirus
March 2020—At Ground Zero in Washington State
February 2020—Pandemic Readiness Eleven Years Later
January 2020 ─ “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.'' - The Prophet Amos
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December 2019─Why Draw Up Articles of Impeachment?
November 2019─Risk, Ethics and Artificial Intelligence
October 2019— “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”
September 2019─September as a Consequential Month
August 2019─Risk Management and Mass Shootings
July 2019─ASA Celebrates Its Tenth Year Anniversary
June 2019─Enlarging Our Discourse
May 2019─America is Still a Killing Field
April 2019─Boeing 737MAX Issues Illuminate the Costs of Ill-Considered Risk
March 2019─Opening the Door
February 2019─More than the Weather to Shiver About
January 2019─The Wall as a Metaphor
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December 2018—Just Because We Can, Does It Mean We Should?
November 2018—Urgent Threats in Today's Environment
October 2018—The Right to Vote is Hard Earned
September 2018—A Free and Independent Press
August 2018—Now Available on Amazon – Annie Searle’s Risk Reconsidered
July 2018—"All Rise"
June 2018—Reconsidering Risk
May 2018—Gaudeamus – Let Us Rejoice!
April 2018—DHS Is Making A List and Checking It Twice
March 2018—On Guns, Bluster and Global Crapshoots
February 2018—Looking Toward a More Just Society
January 2018—Our Darkest Hour is Still Ahead
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December 2017—Find Your Voice and Make Change
November 2017—Remember Archimedes – A Lever and A Fulcrum to Move the World
October 2017—America as a Killing Field
September 2017—Governance 101
August 2017—The Stakes Have Never Been Higher
July 2017—Publishing ASA’s 100th Research Note
June 2017—The Limits of Presidential Power
May 2017—Learning the Hard Way How the Government Works
April 2017—A Call for a New Global Internet Security Strategy
March 2017—Channeling Nelson Mandela
February 2017—Yes, Virginia, We Still Have Three Branches of Government
January 2017—Conduct Risk Presented Daily on the National Stage
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December 2016—Can You Spell Kakistocracy?
November 2016—Diversity, Equity, and Risk
October 2016—Teachable Moments: Wells Fargo and Yahoo
September 2016—Staring Down the Bogeyman
August 2016—Risks As Distractions
July 2016—Calculating the Risk and Cost to Our Society of Injustice
June 2016—How Do You Identify Your Key Risks?
May 2016—Your Cheat Sheet for Earthquakes and Other Disasters
April 2016—The Quagmire We Call Cybersecurity
March 2016—Bringing The World Into The Classroom
February 2016—Is There Progress on Financial Workplace Misconduct?
January 2016—Due Process, Probable Cause, and A Challenge to Bankers
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December 2015—A Thank You to “The Helpers”
November 2015—Creating a Perfect Pitch
October 2015—Setting the World on Fire
September 2015—Remembering 9/11
August 2015—The Study of Risk and Uncertainty
July 2015—A Whole New World of Data Breaches Leads to More Emerging Risks
June 2015—Surveillance Online, At Home and In Public
May 2015—Influencing the Future
April 2015—The Delicate Balance Between Trust and Surveillance
March 2015—What is Your Reputation Worth?
February 2015—Carpe Diem! Taking Well-Considered Risks
January 2015—Call for International Research Notes in a New Year
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December 2014—Has Technology Outstripped the Law?
November 2014—Don't Let That Light Go Out
October 2014—Ebola, ISIS, and Large Data Breaches: Is Operational Risk on the Rise?
September 2014—Why We Should Care About Ebola Risk
August 2014—Call for Research Notes
July 2014—CEOs - Gracious? or Oblivious
June 2014—General Motors: Can the CEO Change the Management Culture?
May 2014—Executives and Risk: A Cautionary Tale
April 2014—Take Off the Blinders
March 2014—Amsterdam Conference Hits The Spot
February 2014—ASA Institute Announces A New Publication.
January 2014—The CEO’s Refrain - “I am responsible even though I did not know.”
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December 2013—2013 -- An Operational Risk Casebook
November 2013—Smart Devices and Risks in the Workplace
October 2013—An Issue of Trust
September 2013—12 Years Later, What Has Changed Since 9/11?
August 2013—President Creates Surveillance Task Force; Annie Reports On DHS Conference
July 2013—The Art of Information Sharing
June 2013—In the Name of Public Safety, Part II
May 2013—In the Name of Public Safety
April 2013—What Inattention and Technology Have Wrought
March 2013—Cyber, Cyber, Everywhere
February 2013—40 Licks
January 2013—Violence and Public Safety
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December 2012—We Can Do Better
November 2012—Hurricane Sandy: A Fragile Infrastructure Takes a Big Hit
October 2012—Expanding the Definition of Operational Risk
September 2012—Remembering 9/11
August 2012—Doing The Right Thing
July 2012—Turning Up the Heat
June 2012—JP Morgan Chase Example Suggests That We Hasten Regulatory Reform
May 2012—The Classroom and the Real World
April 2012—Insider Threats Multiply Your Risks
March 2012—Conference Highlights - Global Association of Risk Professionals
February 2012—Where the Stakes are High: Personal Privacy and National Security
January 2012—New Year's Reflections on Risk
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December 2011—Building Risk Practices That Endure
November 2011—Can We Reduce Workplace Risk?
October 2011—The Federal Promise
September 2011—Snapshot for Ten Years Later: The Last Four 9/11 Commission Recommendations
August 2011—Resiliency Partnerships - Hold Firm and Stay Invested!
July 2011—Safer, Not Sorry: Taking Reasonable Precautions
June 2011—Reputational Risk: The Pinocchio Syndrome
May 2011—Reflections on Terrorism After the Death of Osama bin Laden
April 2011—In Case of a High Impact Event, What is Your Strategy?
March 2011—The Honshu Earthquake – A Call to Action
February 2011—A New Coalition for Business Resilience
January 2011—Taming the Beast of Electronic Speech
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December 2010—Reputational Risk – Can Your Firm Afford Leaks?
November 2010—Managing Change During Times of Crisis
October 2010—Risk and Innovation: One Year Later
September 2010—Are You Prepared?
August 2010—The British had it right—"Keep Calm and Carry On"
July 2010—Global Takeaways, Hurricanes and Oil Spills
June 2010—Lessons from the Gulf Oil Spill
May 2010—Thinking Through Your Risk
April 2010—Business and Risk: Making the Case
March 2010—Shaking Up Complacency Around Earthquakes
February 2010—Familiar Risks Go Olympian
January 2010—"Taking Stock for 2010" Risk Retreat by ASA
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December 2009—ASA Newsletter
November 2009—ASA Newsletter