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Peter French MBE of SSR Personnel examines why skills decay, AI governance and workforce capability are becoming critical organisational resilience issues in the July 2026 edition of International Security Journal.

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“Skills decay is not an L&D issue – it is a resilience vulnerability.”

“Human capability remains largely invisible in traditional assurance frameworks.”

"Organisational resilience is increasingly determined by people, not just physical assets."

"AI adoption is creating a new layer of security leadership and governance responsibility."

"A resilience plan is only as strong as the workforce capability behind it."

"The security skills shortage is increasingly structural, not cyclical."

"The most valuable security leaders now bridge physical security, cyber, intelligence, crisis management and governance."

"Disruption should now be treated as a permanent operating condition."

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International Security Expo 2026

The themes raised within this ISJ feature are highly relevant to the international security community gathering at International Security Expo 2026, taking place on 29–30 September 2026 at Olympia, London.

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