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Chile: Surprising violence
Key sectors: all Key risks: looting; arson attacks; violent clashes; civil unrest; policy continuity Chile’s latest wave of civil unrest – the lar...
United Kingdom: Over to EU
Key Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; elections; trade disruptions On 22 October, parliament voted to support Prime Minister Boris John...
Hong Kong SAR: IEDs and firebombs in Asia’s finance hub
Date first published: 15 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict On 13 October, during the latest wave of city-...
Ones to Watch, 14 October 2019
Americas: Bolivia’s President Morales runs for controversial re-election on 20 October Sectors: all Key Risks: political stability; election-related...- Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
Ecuador: Fuel subsidies end, violent protests begin
Date first published: 10 October 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; civil unrest; political instability Indigenous-led protests are ... 
Political Risk Outlook Q3 2019 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political landscape was fundamental...- Saudi Arabia: Unfriendly neighbours
Saudi Arabia: Unfriendly neighbours
Key sectors: oil & gas Key risks: business disruption; regional instability; cyber-security Around 03:30 on 14 September several projectiles hit s... - Guatemala: State of emergency
Guatemala: State of emergency
Key sectors: all Key risks: violent crime; deadly clashes; extortion; political violence On 4 September President Jimmy Morales declared a 30-day stat... 
Israel – Lebanon: Is war on the cards?
Key sectors: defence; all Key risks: war on land On 26 August two drones crashed into the Dahiyah district of Beirut, one into Hizbullah’s media cen...- Colombia: New group, new war
Colombia: New group, new war
Key sectors: all Key risks: insurgency; targeted attacks; terrorism; armed clashes On 29 August Ivan Marquez, the former FARC guerrilla’s second in ... - Argentina: Primary concerns
Argentina: Primary concerns
Key sectors: all Key risks: policy continuity; political instability; currency volatility; non-payment The 11 August primary elections dramatically ... - Kyrgyzstan: An elite fallout in Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan: An elite fallout in Bishkek
Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; political violence; political stability It took two dramatic raids in order to detain ex-president Almazbek ...
