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 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. Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course. Unsure what to do about COVID-19? Take this 60-minute course. 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 cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are 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? 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? Global disaster response needs a networked approach Global disaster response needs a networked approach Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond Harvey brings out ‘hidden capacity in civil society’ to respond How resilience can blunt impact of terrorist attacks How resilience can blunt impact of terrorist attacks
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.