Risk Insights
- Nigeria: Security has improved, but for how long?
Nigeria: Security has improved, but for how long?
Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; terrorism; political violence Restoring security has been a key promise of Nigeria’s President Muhamm... - AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
AKE’s Head of Political Risk Quoted in Financial Times on Russia-Venezuela sanctions
Maximilian Hess, AKE’s Head of Political Risk, was quoted in the Financial Times’ writeup of new sanctions introduced by the US Treasury&#... - El Salvador: Towards authoritarianism?
El Salvador: Towards authoritarianism?
Date first published: 18 February 2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: governability; political stability; civil unrest On 9 February President Nayib Buke... - Chile: New norms
Chile: New norms
Date first published: 11/02/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; policy continuity; looting; arson attacks; violent clashes Violent unrest h... - Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
Gaza and the West Bank – Israel: How not to plan for peace
Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; political violence; terrorism; protests; strikes; demonstrations On 6 February an Israeli soldier was wounded... - United States: Boeing’s jumbo problem
United States: Boeing’s jumbo problem
Key sectors: aviation Key risks: debt; losses The Boeing Company, one of the world’s two largest airplane manufacturers, faces serious problems. In ... - Russia: Much ado about Moscow
Russia: Much ado about Moscow
Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; civil unrest; economic Since 15 January Russia has experienced a tumultuous series of political event... - Venezuela: The Guaido-Maduro showdown intensifies
Venezuela: The Guaido-Maduro showdown intensifies
Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; sanctions; governability; civil unrest On 5 January Nicolas Maduro’s regime moved to seize contro... 
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan: Iran crisis threatens its northern Eurasian neighbours
Key sectors: all Key risks: trade disruption; refugee crisis; energy market disruption; conflict The dramatic assassination of Islamic Revolutionary G...- South Sudan: The ceasefire holds, for now
South Sudan: The ceasefire holds, for now
Date first published: 10 December 2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political instability The 12 November deadline for the leaders o... - Papua New Guinea: A will but not necessarily a way for Bougainville
Papua New Guinea: A will but not necessarily a way for Bougainville
Date first published: 05 December 2019 Key sectors: mining Key risks: political stability; internal conflict On 7 December, polling for whether the Au... 
Hong Kong SAR: The siege of PolyU
Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict On 26 November a 50-strong group made up of security guards, councillors, Red Cross ...
