Free Download Data Under Duress: National Statistic Offices in a Transition to War by Mark Craddock
English | July 1, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FGCT25Y4 | 758 pages | EPUB | 3.06 Mb
We examine the critical, yet often overlooked, role of National Statistic Offices (NSOs) as indispensable national assets during a nation's transition to war (TTW). In the 21st century, conflict extends beyond traditional battlefields, encompassing economic coercion, hybrid threats, and pervasive information warfare. We argue that NSOs operate on an "unseen frontline," where their reliable and timely data is paramount for national survival, strategic decision-making, and maintaining public trust.
We look into how NSOs, traditionally peacetime data custodians, are forced to recalibrate their priorities, shifting focus from conventional economic indicators to vital security metrics such as casualty tracking, population displacement, infrastructure damage, and supply chain vulnerabilities. It explores the immense challenges NSOs face, including the disruption of traditional data collection methods like surveys and censuses due to conflict zones, displaced populations, and personnel safety concerns.
We highlight the imperative for NSOs to embrace operational resilience and methodological innovation. This includes adapting data gathering techniques through remote data collection (e.g., phone surveys, online platforms), leveraging administrative and "big data" sources (like satellite imagery, social media, and mobile data), and employing rapid assessment methodologies and proxy indicators. The book emphasises the crucial role of new technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) for rapid assessment and analysis, alongside the necessity of secure communication and data sharing platforms to protect vital information.
We examine the ethical dilemmas and pressures NSOs encounter, such as balancing national interest with statistical principles, resisting pressure to suppress or manipulate data, and protecting confidentiality in high-stakes environments. We explore strategies for combating misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda through the transparent communication of data limitations and by building public statistical literacy. We underscore the criticality of adhering to the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and implementing robust quality assurance and validation processes to preserve data integrity and objectivity amidst conflict.
The book details how statistical intelligence informs national strategy across various domains:Military Logistics and Operational Planning: Providing population demographics for recruitment and mobilisation, infrastructure mapping and damage assessment, and insights into supply chain vulnerabilities and resource availability.Economic Mobilisation and Resource Allocation: Assessing industrial capacity and production needs, tracking inflation, supply shortages, and the emergence of black markets, and managing public finance and emergency budgets.Humanitarian Response and Civilian Protection: Identifying vulnerable populations and displacement patterns, assessing food security, health needs, and shelter requirements, and coordinating aid distribution and monitoring impact.Foundational Planning for Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Providing baseline data for recovery and development, conducting damage and needs assessments for infrastructure rebuilding, and monitoring social cohesion and the return of displaced persons.Drawing on historical precedents like NSOs in World War II and the Cold War era, as well as contemporary challenges faced by NSOs in modern crises such as Ukraine, Yemen, and Syria, we offer critical lessons for future statistical preparedness.
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