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Ones to Watch, 24 July 2023
Americas: Mayor, 11 inmates killed as uptick in violent crime consolidates in Ecuador Sectors: all Key Risks: political violence; violent crime; gang-...
Japan: Fukushima nuclear waste and fish diplomacy
Date first published: 18/07/2023 Key sectors: fishing; seafood Key risks: environmental; economic; business disruption Risk development On 4 July the ...
Ones to Watch, 17 July 2023
Americas: Fresh, disruptive anti-government unrest expected in Peru Sectors: all; mining; cargo transport Key Risks: civil unrest; business interrupti...
Saudi Arabia: Government backs mining sector expansion
Date first published: 06/07/2023 Key sectors: mining Key risks: economic Risk development Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil exporter – has ...
Kidnap & Ransom Report Q2 2023
AKE's Quarterly Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Report Q2 2023 contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on...
Ones to Watch, 10 July 2023
Americas: Government and dissident former FARC rebel faction to open peace talks in Colombia Sectors: all Key Risks: targeted attacks; violent clashes...
Sub-Saharan Africa: The future for Wagner in Africa
Date first published: 04/07/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; terrorism; political instability Risk development On 23 June Yevgeniy Prigoz...
Political Risk Report Q2 2023
AKE’s new Political Risk Report consists of six region-focused sections each of which includes a regional overview highlighting broad trends, an in...
Ones to Watch, 3 July 2023
Americas: Protests likely as Brazil’s federal electoral court bans Bolsonaro from office until 2030 Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Brazil, ...
Russia: The mutiny
Date first published: 27/06/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; internal conflict; political instability Risk overview Late on 23 June the h...
Ones to Watch, 26 June 2023
Americas: Government declares overnight curfews to tackle growing gang violence in Honduras Sectors: all Key Risks: gang-related violence; organised c...
Colombia: The long-awaited and ever challenging ELN ceasefire
Date first published: 15/06/2023 Key sectors: all; oil and gas; transport; electricity Key risks: terrorism; insurgency; violent crime; targeted attac...
