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Within the ‘hyper-connected world’ Helbing [9: 51], networked risks emerge that challenge our understanding and management of the defence, security and safety domain. In this ‘hyper-connected world’ with interconnected social/technical/political/economic systems, shocks to regional, national and global systems stemming from natural hazards, acts of armed violence, terrorism and transnational crime have significant defence and security implications. Helbing [9: 53] argues that ‘…Individual risks may rightly have been viewed as small, but the risk to the system as a whole was vast.’’ Risk assessments thereby require appreciation for the externalities and non-linear cause-effect relationships that reside within the problem space. In light of this, we are moving from crisis management to complexity management. This chapter describes the relevance of the comprehensive approach to the defence, security and safety domain within the paradigm of network thinking
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Masys, A.J. (2014). Dealing with Complexity: Thinking About Networks and the Comprehensive Approach. In: Masys, A. (eds) Networks and Network Analysis for Defence and Security. Lecture Notes in Social Networks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04147-6_12
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