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Strategic Relocation

Joel Skousen

In today’s bookstores, it’s easy to find information about the "best places" to live. Such literature undoubtedly will concentrate on the positive aspects of life, such as numbers and ratings of golf courses, doctor/patient ratios, warm sunny climates, availability of cultural activities, status of educational institutions, and the growth potential of the local economy.

But while these highly-rated metropolitan areas may offer ample opportunities to enhance your lifestyle, what happens when a major crisis strikes? What if:

* a labor crisis halts the inflow of food and business goods? Will these communities provide the basic necessities of life? * an economic crisis that threatens your pensions, investments and other so-called "guaranteed" income? * a major earthquake or other natural disaster suddenly upset the natural social order for months at a time? Could you get out of harm's way if massive social unrest erupts in the wake of a crisis? * the area’s freeways are clogged during an emergency? Do you have contingency plans to exit the area? * if the "unthinkable" happens—nuclear war? Or have you thought about the potential of a major terrorist attack on a U.S. city with chemical or biological weapons?

It’s easy to dismiss these threats during times of peace and prosperity, but they are real. Not only that, but the probably of such events coming to pass increases every year. Strategic Relocation: North American Guide to Safe Places is an in-depth analysis of North America’s safest places to live. This book will help you look ahead for potential threats that most other people fail to see or choose to ignore. It contains a complete discussion of the strategies and relocation contingencies that will help you avoid or mitigate each of the major modern threats, from national disasters to economic collapse to nuclear war.

Peak Oil Resources Review:

The drive that you feel to protect yourself and your family in an intelligent way is what this book is based upon. Strategic Relocation is about prudently examining a multitude of factors (though not exhaustive) that should shape where one chooses to put down roots in order to maximize security and survivability in the short-, medium-, and long-term. Areas of geography, meteorology, geology, demographics, and other metrics of North America are explored and examined in order to flesh out the gems for safety and the those places that you want to avoid like the plague.

This is a tricky subject to deal with. It requires a large element of analysis mixed with conjecture. In many ways, it is an attempt to predict the future. Whether or not Skousen is correct in how he sees events unfolding is nearly inconsequential if, and only if, he has forced you to be intellectually sensitive enough to begin to sort this information (and its constant updates) out on your own. For many, this is the first time they have given any serious thought to these matters. It is similar to the transformation of outlook that one undergoes when the reality of Peak Oil is first made apparent.

I appreciated Skousen's eschatological views in relation to this subject matter. Such examinations are difficult to avoid in this context. His theories about the current state of geopolitics (and the players involved) again forces you to consider options that transcend what is offered via mainstream news sources. Whether you agree or disagree with his assertions, entertain them, draw from your own background and knowledge and THINK for YOURSELF!

Yes, there are elements to this book that could well use refining. Grammatical errors are more abundant than one might think. Most of the illustrations are of such an awfully low resolution that they are difficult to decipher in detail. Overall, you get the idea of what Skousen puts forward. Even with these drawbacks, you will finish this book pointed in the right direction and hungry for more information about establishing your safe havens. This book is a critical must have, must read, and must share with others.

Joel Skousen
Joel Skousen is a political scientist, by training, specializing in the philosophy of law and Constitutional theory, and is also a designer of high security residences and retreats. He has designed Self-sufficient and High Security homes throughout North America, and has consulted in Central America as well. His latest book in this field is Strategic Relocation--North American Guide to Safe Places, and is active in consulting with persons who need to relocate for security and increased self-sufficiency. He also assists people who need to live near a large city to develop contingency retreat plans involving rural farm or recreation property.

Joel was raised in Oregon and later served as a fighter pilot for the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam era prior to beginning his design firm specializing in high security residences and retreats. During the 80's he took a leave of absence to serve as the Chairman of the Conservative National Committee in Washington DC. and concurrently served as the Executive Editor of Conservative Digest. For two years he published a newsletter entitled, the WORLD AFFAIRS BRIEF, and served as a Senior Editor of "Cogitations" a quarterly journal on law and government . The World Affairs Brief is now back in publication and is available as a weekly email newsletter or in a monthly print edition.