Technical Papers
Technical papers present applied research on specific methodological, technical and operational challenges affecting resilience and readiness.
The HRS Resilience Foundation develops independent research and strategic analysis focused on the resilience of institutions, communities and critical systems across the Western Hemisphere.
Technical Paper 01
Building Resilient Health Supply Chains
Risk, Readiness and Continuity in Emergency
Preparedness
HRS Technical Paper 01 · 2026
Western Hemisphere Readiness Series
Emergency health supply chains fail at interfaces: stock may exist while a regional warehouse is empty, or product may be available while transport or release is delayed. This paper treats health supply chains as a readiness capability and applies the regional health-emergency readiness agenda to the supply-chain layer.
The paper develops the HRS Supply Chain Resilience Framework, linking visibility, risk segmentation, sourcing resilience, logistics continuity and replenishment discipline into a practical architecture for health supply-chain readiness.
Technical Paper 02
Fiscal Transparency Frameworks for Resource-Boom States
Revenue Governance, Institutional Pace and Continuity in Rapid Resource Transitions
HRS Technical Paper 02 · 2026
Western Hemisphere Readiness Series
Resource-boom states can experience revenue growth faster than their fiscal, regulatory, and disclosure institutions can adapt. This paper examines the institutional risks created by rapid resource-revenue expansion, using Guyana as an applied case.
The paper develops the HRS Revenue-to-Institution Framework, linking revenue forecasting, reserve-fund governance, investment screening, public disclosure, and institutional continuity into a practical readiness architecture.
Technical Paper 03
Concession Transparency Frameworks for Strategic Ports
Review, Award and Continuity in Panama, Peru and Brazil
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HRS Technical Paper 03 · 2026
Western Hemisphere Readiness Series
Strategic port concessions can be renewed, transferred or challenged faster than the registries, regulators and review procedures meant to oversee them. This paper examines the institutional gaps revealed by three recent cases, using Panama, Peru and Brazil as applied cases.
The paper develops the HRS Port Concession Transparency Framework, linking registration, screening, award, monitoring and review into a practical architecture for concession governance.
Technical Paper 04
Trusted-Supplier and Cable-Landing Review Frameworks for Submarine Cables
Scope, Criteria, Decision Rights and Assurance in the Western Hemisphere
HRS Technical Paper 04 · 2026
Western Hemisphere Readiness Series
Reviews of submarine cable landings fail when their object is undefined, their inputs undisclosed, their criteria unpublished or their decision rights and clock unclear. This paper compares the regimes of the United States and the European Union, examines instruments in Brazil, Peru and Mercosur, and uses Chile in 2026 as an applied case.
The paper develops the HRS Cable-Landing Assurance Framework, linking definition, disclosure, assessment, decision and assurance into a practical architecture for cable-landing review.