Stephen Flynn Professor of Political Science, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute s.flynn@northeastern.edu 617.470.7675 Expertise catastrophic terrorism, community resilience, COVID-19, critical infrastructure protection, earthquake, homeland security, maritime and port security, national security, natural disaster, Puerto Rico, Resilience, Resiliency, Supply Chain Management, transportation security Stephen Flynn in the Press Article Balance of Power: Grain Shipments Resume Amid Food Crisis Stephen Flynn, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University discusses the impact of Ukraine grain shipments resuming to aid the global food crisis. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin. Article Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal to Get Grain Out of Blocked Ports “It’s a big step forward,” Stephen E. Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, said, crediting the Turks with an “elegant approach.” Article Resilient in name or nature? This may reflect the well-known tendency for organisations (and the people who run them) to revert to pre-disruption behaviour. But resilience is about “bouncing forward”, as noted by Dr Stephen Flynn, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. Article Of boats and boxes Professor Stephen Flynn joins NPR’s Planet Money podcast to discuss what broke the global supply chain and how the ports are working to clear the bottlenecks. Article Can The Internet Be More Resilient To Climate Change? Some Are Banking On It Stephen Flynn, founding director of Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, said a potential problem is accessing data during a weather disaster. Many people think of data as streams of ones and zeros “traveling magically through the air,” Flynn said. But in reality data are “moving through a physical infrastructure.” Flynn said safeguarding vulnerable nodes on the […] Article The Independent Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given to cost more than $1bn, say canal authorities Stephen Flynn, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told CNBC this scale of disruption would have cascading effects. Knock-on disruptions include congestion at ports and vessels being delayed for their next scheduled journey. Article CNBC The ship that blocked the Suez Canal may be free, but experts warn the supply chain impact could last months “The disruption of a week of this size is going to continue to have cascading effects … it’s got to be at least 60 days before things get sorted out and appear to be a bit back to normal,” said Stephen Flynn, professor of political science at Northeastern University. “This level of disruption cascaded after […] Article Newsweek U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout ‘Extremely Poor’—But Some States Buck the Trend “Extremely poor,” was the phrase used by both Nada R. Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University, and Tim Ford, professor and chair in biomedical and nutritional Sciences at the University of Massachusetts. Professor Stephen E. Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, said: “Planning matters. National leadership matters. A strong […] Article We’re botching the vaccine rollout. Here’s how to get it back on track “What we’re dealing with is the capacity for the state and the municipalities to essentially mobilize themselves to be able to carry out this campaign, and they’re doing that without a lot of resources,” says Stephen Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. As underfunded public health departments simultaneously deal with the […] Article Investigators Identify Person of Interest in Nashville Explosion Stephen Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University in Boston, said many cities have buildings that were once filled with telephone operators but that have been repurposed with servers and other electronic infrastructure. Stephen Flynn for Northeastern Global News How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather How Northeastern is helping Caribbean communities combat climate change and extreme weather Northeastern's Global Resilience Institute partners with Caribbean communities to develop plans for climate change response. President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. Here’s what that means. President Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. Here’s what that means. The law, which allows the president to require that companies produce necessary goods, should be invoked now in order to prevent a shortage of supplies for combating COVID-19, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course. Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course. COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient, an hour-long course that is free and accessible to anyone, was launched Friday morning by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Its purpose is to make reliable skills for surviving the pandemic available in one place. Puerto Rico has weathered 500 earthquakes in two weeks. How does it rebuild? Puerto Rico has weathered 500 earthquakes in two weeks. How does it rebuild? The island is still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, which killed close to 3,000 people and knocked out power for months. Northeastern faculty have been working with humanitarian organizations to develop a project to facilitate that recovery. The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are New Orleans acted appropriately in quickly containing a cyberattack on city government computers, but more needs to be done to curb the spread of such attacks on U.S. municipalities, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern. Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian Scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate in order to prepare communities to withstand and recover from natural disasters. Trump agreed to reopen the government. What does that mean for the Coast Guard? Trump agreed to reopen the government. What does that mean for the Coast Guard? Stephen Flynn, who served in the Coast Guard for 20 years before retiring in 2002, says that he is relieved that President Trump agreed to temporarily lift the shutdown. But Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern, expressed concern about the long-term impact the shutdown will have on young officers and new recruits. How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California? How can the rest of the country prepare for wildfires like those in California? The combined forces that brought about the blaze are growing more and more present in the Northeast, said Stephen Flynn, founding director of Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. Global disaster response needs a networked approach Global disaster response needs a networked approach At the inaugural summit hosted by Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute yesterday, experts from across the globe shared their insights on rebounding from a rising tide of disasters and meeting the world’s most daunting resilience challenges. Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond As widespread damage and the effects of Hurricane Harvey continue to mount in Houston and across Texas and Louisiana, two Northeastern professors—Stephen Flynn and Daniel Aldrich—underscored the importance of leveraging volunteer help in response to the storm and examined what key issues will unfold in the days ahead.
Article Balance of Power: Grain Shipments Resume Amid Food Crisis Stephen Flynn, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University discusses the impact of Ukraine grain shipments resuming to aid the global food crisis. He speaks with Bloomberg’s David Westin.
Article Russia and Ukraine Reach Deal to Get Grain Out of Blocked Ports “It’s a big step forward,” Stephen E. Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, said, crediting the Turks with an “elegant approach.”
Article Resilient in name or nature? This may reflect the well-known tendency for organisations (and the people who run them) to revert to pre-disruption behaviour. But resilience is about “bouncing forward”, as noted by Dr Stephen Flynn, Founding Director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University.
Article Of boats and boxes Professor Stephen Flynn joins NPR’s Planet Money podcast to discuss what broke the global supply chain and how the ports are working to clear the bottlenecks.
Article Can The Internet Be More Resilient To Climate Change? Some Are Banking On It Stephen Flynn, founding director of Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, said a potential problem is accessing data during a weather disaster. Many people think of data as streams of ones and zeros “traveling magically through the air,” Flynn said. But in reality data are “moving through a physical infrastructure.” Flynn said safeguarding vulnerable nodes on the […]
Article The Independent Suez Canal blockage by Ever Given to cost more than $1bn, say canal authorities Stephen Flynn, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told CNBC this scale of disruption would have cascading effects. Knock-on disruptions include congestion at ports and vessels being delayed for their next scheduled journey.
Article CNBC The ship that blocked the Suez Canal may be free, but experts warn the supply chain impact could last months “The disruption of a week of this size is going to continue to have cascading effects … it’s got to be at least 60 days before things get sorted out and appear to be a bit back to normal,” said Stephen Flynn, professor of political science at Northeastern University. “This level of disruption cascaded after […]
Article Newsweek U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout ‘Extremely Poor’—But Some States Buck the Trend “Extremely poor,” was the phrase used by both Nada R. Sanders, distinguished professor of supply chain management at Northeastern University, and Tim Ford, professor and chair in biomedical and nutritional Sciences at the University of Massachusetts. Professor Stephen E. Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, said: “Planning matters. National leadership matters. A strong […]
Article We’re botching the vaccine rollout. Here’s how to get it back on track “What we’re dealing with is the capacity for the state and the municipalities to essentially mobilize themselves to be able to carry out this campaign, and they’re doing that without a lot of resources,” says Stephen Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University. As underfunded public health departments simultaneously deal with the […]
Article Investigators Identify Person of Interest in Nashville Explosion Stephen Flynn, director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University in Boston, said many cities have buildings that were once filled with telephone operators but that have been repurposed with servers and other electronic infrastructure.