Ones to Watch

Explore AKE’s Ones to Watch, a complimentary bulletin issued every Monday to highlight the most important security and political risk developments for the upcoming week. You can also browse AKE’s Risk Insights on evolving current risk developments, and download AKE’s Special Reports for in-depth analysis.

Ones to Watch

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  • Ones to Watch, 18 January
    Americas: US President-elect Biden to take office on 20 January amid heightened security risks Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent ...
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    18 January 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 11 January 2021
    Americas: Efforts to remove President Trump from office to intensify in the US Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent unrest The US Ho...
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    11 January 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 4 January 2021
    Americas: Venezuela’s Maduro to further consolidate power as new legislative period begins Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent un...
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    04 January 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 29 December 2020
    Americas: Efforts to end three week-long strike affecting grain exports to intensify Sectors: agribusiness Key Risks: labour strike; industrial action...
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    29 December 2020

Risk Insights

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  • United States: A rising risk of violent extremism
    Date first published: 19/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: extremist violence; terrorism; civil unrest   Risk development On 6 January, the day...
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    20 January 2021
  • EU – UK: Post-Brexit trade deal finally signed
    Date first published: 12/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: trade disruptions   Risk development The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union ...
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    13 January 2021
  • Kyrgyzstan: Japarov, jailbreaks and jittery politics
    Date first published: 05/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political uncertainty; economic risks; civil unrest; crime   Risk development On 10 ...
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    06 January 2021
  • Central African Republic: 2012.2?
    Date first published: 24/12/2020 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political instability   Risk development Days before general elec...
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    30 December 2020

Special Reports

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  • AKE Special Report: Niger Security Outlook
    Niger's general election on 27 December 2020 marks the halfway point to the country's first-ever voluntary handover of power following an election. Pr...
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    14 January 2021
  • Political Risk Outlook Q4 2020 – Ones to Watch
    AKE's Political Risk Outlook Special Report contains a selection of five countries from around the world where the political landscape was fundamental...
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    07 January 2021
  • AKE Special Report: Biden’s MENA Policy Pivot
    Four years of United States (US) President Donald Trump's foreign policy have had some critical diplomatic repercussions for countries in the Middle E...
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    18 December 2020
  • AKE Special Report: China Corporate Defaults
    The string of defaults by Chinese state-owned enterprises has sparked numerous debates about the country's corporate bond market and the wider economy...
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    17 December 2020

News and updates

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  • United States: A rising risk of violent extremism
    Date first published: 19/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: extremist violence; terrorism; civil unrest   Risk development On 6 January, the day...
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    20 January 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 18 January
    Americas: US President-elect Biden to take office on 20 January amid heightened security risks Sectors: all Key Risks: political instability; violent ...
    ake-intel
    18 January 2021
  • AKE Special Report: Niger Security Outlook
    Niger's general election on 27 December 2020 marks the halfway point to the country's first-ever voluntary handover of power following an election. Pr...
    ake-intel
    14 January 2021
  • EU – UK: Post-Brexit trade deal finally signed
    Date first published: 12/01/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: trade disruptions   Risk development The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union ...
    ake-intel
    13 January 2021