insights
Mexico: Trouble in paradise?
Date first published: 13/04/2023 Key sectors: tourism; all Key risks: organised crime; violent crime; kidnapping; extortion; business disruption Ri...
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...
Saudi Arabia – Worldwide: ‘Saudi First’ policy shakes up oil markets
Date first published: 11/04/2023 Key sectors: oil and gas Key risks: inflation; supply deficit; political tensions Risk development: On 2 April...
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: Ben-Gvir’s private paramilitary force
Date first published: 04/04/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political violence; internal conflict Risk development On 27 March after 12 cons...
Central African Republic: Pointing the trigger finger
Date first published: 28/03/2023 Key sectors: all; mining Key risks: terrorism Risk development On 19 March nine Chinese workers were killed an...
Argentina: Drug violence (finally) in the spotlight
Date first published: 21/03/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: drug trafficking; targeted killings; arson attacks; extortion; crime-related violence &nb...
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...
Australia: A national security focus on investments
Date first published: 09/03/2023 Key sectors: mining; national security; foreign investment Key risks: economic risks; business risks; frustration of ...
Ecuador: Further instability, disruptive unrest looms
Date first published: 07/03/2023 Key sectors: all; oil and gas; mining; cargo transport; retail Key risks: political instability; governability; busin...
US: attacks on infrastructure
Date first published: 28/02/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: terrorism; civilian infrastructure Risk development In the first eight months of 2...
Nigeria – Tinubu expected to snatch 25 February presidential election
Date first published: 16/02/23 Key sectors: all; oil and gas Key risks: political stability, policy uncertainty Risk development On 15 February two Ni...
