The “Red Carpet” Doctrine in a Dusty Era

In crisis management literature, there is a thin but decisive line between “reactive management” and “proactive governance.” When the shadow of geopolitical tensions, cross-border threats and media frenzy over the possibility of military conflict weighs on the atmosphere, the first reaction of rigid, traditional structures is retreat, extreme caution, and freezing economic and international activities.

In the literature of crisis management, there is a narrow but decisive boundary between the two concepts of "passive management" and "preemptive governance", and when the shadow of geopolitical tensions, international threats and media uproar surrounding the possibility of military conflict weighs down the space, the first reaction of rigid and traditional structures is retreat, extreme caution and freezing of economic and international activities.