Special Reports
Sudan – When elephants fight
On 15 February fighting broke out countrywide between Sudan’s two armies – the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Suppor...
Kidnap & Ransom Report Q1 2023
AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q1 2023 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on...
Political Risk Outlook Q1 2023 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
Israel – West Bank: Settler violence reshaping security in the West Bank
On 26 February around 400 Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian town of Huwarah in southern Nablus and killed at least one Palestinian, injured doz...
One year of war in Ukraine
24 February 2023 marks exactly one year since Russia's President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. His plan to capture Kyiv ...
The Impact of Rising Global Energy Prices
Elevated energy prices in 2023 are expected to test global macroeconomic and political stability as the world continues to contend with exogenous shoc...
Quarterly Kidnap & Ransom Report: Q4 2022
AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q4 2022 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on d...
Political Risk Outlook Q4 2022 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
Sahel – The Sino-Russian quest to unseat France
Rising anti-French sentiment has been evident across the Sahel for several years, leading to increased protests targeting French interests in the regi...
Iran: A Sustained Protest Movement?
On 16 September Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died in the custody of the Iranian 'morality police' igniting a wave of protests thr...
Political Risk Outlook Q3 2022 – Ones to Watch
AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political or economic landscape was...
Quarterly Kidnap & Ransom Report: Q3 2023
AKE's Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Q3 2022 Special Report contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on d...
