Our Services
We help organisations strengthen resilience and strategic awareness by applying lessons from the Cold War to today’s challenges. Our mission is simple: learn from the past, prepare for the future.
Research & Historical Analysis
We conduct original research into Cold War planning, civil defence, and government continuity. Our work explores how nations once prepared for crisis — identifying enduring principles that can be adapted to modern threats, technologies, and governance structures.
Outputs include:
- Archival studies and historical briefings
- Comparative analysis of Cold War vs. contemporary planning
- Thematic papers on resilience, mobilisation, and deterrence
Advisory & Strategic Insight
We provide independent advice and perspective for decision-makers seeking to apply historical lessons to current policy or corporate resilience programmes. By combining historical understanding with modern risk analysis, we help clients identify gaps, test assumptions, and develop credible options for future planning.
Services include:
- Strategic advisory sessions for leadership teams.
- Red-team reviews of resilience or crisis-response plans
- Policy insight papers linking Cold War precedents to modern contexts
Engagement & Education
We translate complex historical lessons into accessible, practical learning experiences. Through briefings, workshops and staff-development sessions, we help teams understand the strategic mindset that underpinned Cold War planning — and how it applies to today’s challenges.
Activities include:
- Executive presentations and seminars based on analysis of Cold War history, plans and events and assessing how they may help shape future developments.
- Interactive team-building sessions based on Cold War case studies
- Guest lectures and professional-development events
Publications & Thought Leadership
We contribute to public and professional debate through published analysis and commentary. Our work highlights how forgotten aspects of Cold War planning can inform national resilience, defence strategy, and societal preparedness in the 21st century.
Examples include:
- Articles on UK Home Defence policy and modern implications
- Briefings for the Royal Navy on Cold War operational planning
- Expert input to media and academic discussions on resilience and deterrence
Partner With Us
If your organisation is exploring how to strengthen resilience, anticipate future threats, or re-evaluate historic approaches to preparedness, HILEX Advisory can help. We provide research, analysis and strategic support tailored to your needs — for policymakers, corporate resilience leaders, boards and operational teams.
Why HILEX?
We connect Cold War doctrine, Home Defence planning, and continuity-of-government thinking to modern organisational reality. We speak the language of ministers, military, boards and regulators. We focus on solutions that are politically survivable, operationally realistic, and culturally credible.
Ready to talk?
Briefing for senior leadership. Red-team review of crisis plans. A resilience workshop that isn’t theatre. Get in touch and we’ll shape something specific to you.