Navigating Uncertainty

How do you organize security in a world that has fundamentally changed? When plans fall short, resources are under pressure, and uncertainty has become the norm? This book explores security not through the traditional lens of capacity, but through capabilities: the ability to interpret complex situations, adapt when plans no longer work, build legitimacy, and maintain direction in chaos. Drawing on practical experience from international missions and police work, it weaves narrative insights into a solid theoretical framework. Not a policy document, but an invitation to reflection and dialogue on modern security management, leadership in uncertainty, and resilience. Although set in Afghanistan, the questions it raises are universal and highly relevant to today’s security professionals. Uncertainty cannot be managed. It must be navigated. Capability is the compass.