National resilience is no longer counted in divisions or measured by the size of an arsenal. It is the capacity of a state and its society to absorb shock, reorder priorities and protect the essentials of life before a crisis emerges. Force can hold a border. Resilience holds the state. That distinction is easy to miss and costly to ignore. Power is what a country possesses: an army, revenue, oil, location, alliances. Resilience is the disciplined use of those assets — management, awareness and

Source: Arab News