An examination of Ukrainian patterns of resilience in the most testing of circumstances allows the identification of structural elements useful for Singapore’s efforts at building and sustaining national resilience. [...] It is simplistic to explain the tenacity of the Ukrainians as a national resistance to the Russians or as a response to the existential nature of the conflict. [...] A closer examination of the patterns of Ukrainian resilience reveals a strong sense of civic and local identity that translates to civic cohesion. [...] Initiatives such as Resilient Ukraine and Ukraine Calling allow for the sharing of lessons learnt in cross-sectorial coordination and building at the local, regional, and inter-agency levels and the transmission of expertise at the whole society level. [...] Indeed, the three revolutions of 1990, 2004, and 2014 have been fundamental in shaping the national psyche of Ukrainian citizens to cope with successive crises and testing circumstances.
Authors
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- Singapore
Table of Contents
- By Ong Weichong 1
- SYNOPSIS 1
- COMMENTARY 1
- Enabling Cross-Sectorial Collaboration in Crisis Response Importance of Civic Cohesion 2
- Regaining Normalcy in Testing Times 3
- Lessons for Singapore 3
- Dr Ong Weichong is Head of the National Security Studies Programme at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies RSIS Nanyang Technological University NTU Singapore. 4
