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  • Cuba: The beginning of the end?
    Cuba: The beginning of the end?
    On 11 July thousands of Cubans demonstrated nationwide in an unprecedented display of discontent towards the communist government, marking the largest...
    ake-intel
    04 August 2021
  • Russia-Germany-US: Once a pipedream, now a reality
    Russia-Germany-US: Once a pipedream, now a reality
    Date first published: 29/7/2021 Key sectors: oil and gas Key risks: sanctions; policy uncertainty; economic   Risk development On 21 July Berlin and ...
    ake-intel
    04 August 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 2 August 2021
    Ones to Watch, 2 August 2021
    Americas: Further protests demanding President Giammattei step down expected in Guatemala Sectors: all Key Risks: unrest-related violence and disrupti...
    ake-intel
    02 August 2021
  • Haiti: From bad to worse
    Date first published: 22/07/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; violent unrest; deadly clashes; crime; kidnap and ransom   Ri...
    ake-intel
    28 July 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 26 July 2021
    Ones to Watch, 26 July 2021
    Americas: Far-left Pedro Castillo to take office on 28 July amid high instability risks Sectors: all; mining, oil Key Risks: policy uncertainty; polit...
    ake-intel
    26 July 2021
  • South Africa: Fuel for the fire
    South Africa: Fuel for the fire
    Date first published: 20/07/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; business risks; economic risks   Risk development  At least 200 peopl...
    ake-intel
    21 July 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 19 July 2021
    Ones to Watch, 19 July 2021
    Americas: Moderate candidates win Chile’s presidential primaries ahead of November’s vote Sectors: all Key Risks: policy uncertainty; political in...
    ake-intel
    19 July 2021
  • Ethiopia: The TPLF’s courageous comeback
    Date first published: 08/07/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political violence; political instability   Risk development On 2...
    ake-intel
    15 July 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 12 July 2021
    Ones to Watch, 12 July 2021
    Americas: Protests and associated violent repression to persist across Cuba Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; unrest-related violence; government-...
    ake-intel
    12 July 2021
  • Kidnap & Ransom Report: Q2 2021
    AKE’s quarterly Kidnap & Ransom Report highlights and assesses the key risks and incidents around the world....
    ake-intel
    12 July 2021
  • China: Lawfare with the West
    Date first published: 06/07/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: sanctions; business risks   Risk development On 10 June, the National People’s Con...
    ake-intel
    07 July 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 5 July 2021
    Ones to Watch, 5 July 2021
    Americas:  Oil majors reportedly mulling to launch offshore oil exploration in Colombia by 2022 Sectors: oil and gas Key Risks: business and economic...
    ake-intel
    05 July 2021