Risk Insights

  • Philippines: Tough-talking, crime-fighting mayor: now what?
    Date first published: 18/03/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks:  civil unrest, political violence, communal violence, targeted attacks, corruption Risk...
    ake-intel
    19 March 2025
  • Turkey: PKK Disarmament or Division?
    Date first published: 11/03/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; governance; regional escalation Risk development On 27 February Abdu...
    ake-intel
    17 March 2025
  • United States – Ukraine: You too, Brutus?
    Date first published: 04/03/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: war-on-land Risk development On 28 February a meeting between United States (US) Presiden...
    ake-intel
    05 March 2025
  • Bangladesh: Hunting the Devil
    Date first published: 20/02/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: arbitrary arrests; partisan attacks; political polarisation Risk development As of 20 Feb...
    ake-intel
    26 February 2025
  • Lebanon: The balance of power changed
    Date first published: 18/02/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; governability; political polarisation Risk development On 8 February...
    ake-intel
    19 February 2025
  • China: DeepSeek shakes the AI world
    Date first published: 12/02/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks:  business risks; business disruptions; economic risks Risk development  On 20 January, ...
    ake-intel
    12 February 2025
  • Democratic Republic of Congo: Die by the sword
    Date first published: 04/02/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: insurgency; war-on-land; regional tensions Risk development On 27 January Rwandan-backed...
    ake-intel
    05 February 2025
  • Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: Signed, sealed – delivered?
    Date first published: 23/01/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: war-on-land; regional stability Risk development On 19 January a ceasefire agreement came...
    ake-intel
    29 January 2025
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Gang violence reaches crisis point
    Date first published: 09/01/2025 Key sectors: all; tourism Key risks: insecurity; gang-related violence; violent crime; economic risk Risk development...
    ake-intel
    22 January 2025
  • Panama: Panama Canal at the nexus of great power competition
    Date first published: 16/01/2025 Key sectors: all; maritime shipping Key risks: geopolitical conflict; supply chain disruption Risk development On 26 ...
    ake-intel
    22 January 2025
  • Syria: Navigating fragile political stability
    Date first published: 7/1/2025 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; regime change Risk Development On 29 December Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HT...
    ake-intel
    08 January 2025
  • NATO: Whatever the hell they want
    Date first published: 31/12/2024 Key sectors: all; defence Key risks: geopolitical tensions; defence spending Risk development Donald Trump’s loomin...
    ake-intel
    02 January 2025