The Moral Disorder Measured Ethiopia At War

YouTube description — Unseen Front, Episode 1 What makes a society resilient before conflict or social breakdown becomes a headline? In the first episode of Unseen Front, Josh and Brian introduce their independent public-interest research project and the Moral Disorder Index—an effort to measure the often-overlooked conditions that shape social stability. They discuss what they mean by “moral resilience,” why grievances, coercion, freedom of belief, and accountable institutions matter, and how their research could help organizations better understand the communities where they work. Josh also shares how his military and security experience shaped his interest in community resilience and moral injury. The conversation closes with an initial discussion of Ethiopia and why local grievances deserve attention alongside conventional security indicators. Unseen Front describes its index as a developing research framework covering 195 nations and drawing on open-source data from 17 institutions. The findings discussed here are preliminary correlations—not proof that any single factor causes conflict. Explore the framework: https://unseenfront.com In this episode: 00:00 Meet Josh and Brian 02:43 What is Unseen Front? 03:56 Defining morality and moral resilience 05:22 Building the Moral Disorder Index 08:40 Seven domains and better decision-making 13:06 Duty of care for mission-driven organizations 19:03 Why cultural context matters beyond security briefs 20:00 Community resilience, moral injury, and Josh’s background 25:42 Brian’s perspective on morality and social norms 33:41 Ethiopia and the importance of underlying grievances Subscribe for future conversations on moral resilience, geopolitical risk, religious freedom, conflict, and the human factors behind social disorder. #UnseenFront #MoralResilience #GeopoliticalRisk