THE WEEKLY
REFLEKTION
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The Weekly Reflektion 24/2026
In last week’s Reflektion, 23/2026, we highlighted the massive consequences of a breach in the Three Georges Dam on the Yangtze River in China. Thank you for the positive feedback. This week we will cover a near miss that could also have had catastrophic consequences for the world. The incident also highlights the way we handle uncertainty in managing risk over […]
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The Weekly Reflektion 21/2026
It is not always easy to predict future incidents that will threaten the integrity of the installations that we build and install. Nassim Nicholas Taleb used these incidents as the basis for his book, ‘The Black Swan’, a subject we have covered in previously Reflektions. While Taleb emphasised that ‘Black Swan’ events by definition cannot be predicted, […]
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