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Saudi Arabia: Government backs mining sector expansion
Date first published: 06/07/2023 Key sectors: mining Key risks: economic Risk development Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil exporter – has ...Kidnap & Ransom Report Q2 2023
AKE's Quarterly Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Report Q2 2023 contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on...Ones to Watch, 10 July 2023
Americas: Government and dissident former FARC rebel faction to open peace talks in Colombia Sectors: all Key Risks: targeted attacks; violent clashes...Sub-Saharan Africa: The future for Wagner in Africa
Date first published: 04/07/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; terrorism; political instability Risk development On 23 June Yevgeniy Prigoz...Political Risk Report Q2 2023
AKE’s new Political Risk Report consists of six region-focused sections each of which includes a regional overview highlighting broad trends, an in...Ones to Watch, 3 July 2023
Americas: Protests likely as Brazil’s federal electoral court bans Bolsonaro from office until 2030 Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Brazil, ...Russia: The mutiny
Date first published: 27/06/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; internal conflict; political instability Risk overview Late on 23 June the h...Ones to Watch, 26 June 2023
Americas: Government declares overnight curfews to tackle growing gang violence in Honduras Sectors: all Key Risks: gang-related violence; organised c...Colombia: The long-awaited and ever challenging ELN ceasefire
Date first published: 15/06/2023 Key sectors: all; oil and gas; transport; electricity Key risks: terrorism; insurgency; violent crime; targeted attac...Ones to Watch, 19 June 2023
Americas: Heightened risk of social unrest ahead of 25 June general elections in Guatemala Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest; political violence; e...Securing critical mineral resources
Introducing an insightful AKE Special Report that delves into the global competition for critical mineral resources. Our analysis focuses on a selecti...Cambodia: A looming succession
Date first published: 13/06/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; arbitrary detentions; civil unrest Risk development On 25 M...