Tunisia: Chahed’s Challenges
Tunisia: Chahed’s Challenges
Date first published: 11/6/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability The new kid on Tunisia’s fractious political block has elected an u...
Indonesia: Election results spark violent riots in central Jakarta
Indonesia: Election results spark violent riots in central Jakarta
Date first published: 28/5/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; terrorism; political stability On 21 May the General Election Commission (K...
South Africa: Ramaphosa passes crucial test, but many more yet to come
South Africa: Ramaphosa passes crucial test, but many more yet to come
Date first published: 16/5/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: policy predictability; payment risks; CEND; political stability The centre was weakened, b...
Burkina Faso: The next Mali?
Burkina Faso: The next Mali?
Date first published: 14/5/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: terrorism Violence has spiralled out of control in Burkina Faso in recent months. Around ...
Venezuela: The Gordian knot
Venezuela: The Gordian knot
Date first published: 9/5/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: insurrection; political instability; arbitrary arrests; civil unrest; military intervention...
Sri Lanka: Sectarian violence, political crisis and terrorism
Sri Lanka: Sectarian violence, political crisis and terrorism
Key sectors: all Key risks: terrorism On 21 April a series of six near-simultaneous bomb attacks were carried out in Sri Lanka, killing at least 359 a...
Ukraine: Landslide of uncertainty
Ukraine: Landslide of uncertainty
Date first published: 23/4/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil war; terrorism; project disruption Volodymyr Zelensky’s landslide victory, with 7...
Libya: The final piece of Haftar’s puzzle
Libya: The final piece of Haftar’s puzzle
Date first published: 16/4/2019 Key sectors: oil & gas; all Key risks: political stability; security; confiscation and expropriation; war on land...
Ecuador: Weathering fragmentation and austerity costs
Ecuador: Weathering fragmentation and austerity costs
Date first published: 4/4/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: non-payment; governability; civil unrest The government of President Lenin Moreno is set t...
Tonga: A litmus test for democracy
Tonga: A litmus test for democracy
Date first published: 2/4/2019 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability Recent developments in Tonga have thrown the political landscape into ...
Russia-Turkey: Dangerous liaisons
Russia-Turkey: Dangerous liaisons
Date first published: 26/3/2019 Key sectors: defence; energy Key risks: sanctions In 2017 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed a US$2.5bln p...
Peru: Political violence and operational disruption
Peru: Political violence and operational disruption
Date first published: 14/3/2019 Key sectors: mining; hydrocarbon; commercial; cargo transport Key risks: disruptive strikes; business interruption; c...
