News and updates

  • Political Risk Report Q3 2024
    AKE’s Political Risk Report consists of six region-focused sections each of which includes a regional overview highlighting broad trends, an in-focu...
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    03 October 2024
  • Iran-Russia: United in isolation
    Date first published: 26/09/2024 Key sectors: all Key risks: war-on-land; regional escalation; geopolitical tensions Risk development On 10 September ...
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    02 October 2024
  • Ones to Watch, 30 September 2024
    Ones to Watch, 30 September 2024
    Americas: Protests likely for President-elect Sheinbaum’s inauguration ceremony in Mexico Sectors:  all Key Risks: civil unrest; traffic disruption...
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    30 September 2024
  • Iraq: Elections set in Kurdistan
    Date first published: 19/09/2024 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability Risk development On 20 October the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is...
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    25 September 2024
  • Ones to Watch, 23 September 2024
    Americas: France deploys anti-riot police to contain violent protests in Martinique Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; violent clashes; looting In ...
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    23 September 2024
  • Senegal: Opportunity from chaos
    Date first published: 17/09/2024 Key sectors: all Key risks: political continuity; political instability; civil unrest Risk development On 12 Septembe...
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    18 September 2024
  • Ones to Watch, 16 September 2024
    Ones to Watch, 16 September 2024
    Americas: Agricultural workers’ union calls for nationwide demonstrations in Bolivia Sectors: all Key Risks: traffic disruption; business disruption...
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    16 September 2024
  • Mexico: AMLO’s institutionalisation of democratic backsliding
    Date first published: 05/09/2024 Key sectors: all Key risks: democratic backsliding; governability Risk development On 4 September the lower house of ...
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    11 September 2024
  • Ones to Watch, 9 September 2024
    Ones to Watch, 9 September 2024
    Americas: Thousands of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters protest X ban in Brazil Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; business disruptio...
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    09 September 2024
  • 2024 Election Calendar – Updated
    In 2024, over four billion people will head to the polls in more than 50 national electoral contests, marking the biggest-ever year for democracy. Sev...
    ake-intel
    04 September 2024
  • Thailand: Democracy deferred
    Date first published: 29/08/2024 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty; civil unrest; economic risks Risk development ...
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    04 September 2024
  • Ones to Watch, 2 September 2024
    Ones to Watch, 2 September 2024
    Americas: Opposition organisations to strike against Milei’s veto of pension reform in Argentina Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; business disr...
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    02 September 2024