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  • South Africa: A bruised, battered and divided ANC leadership
    Date first published: 15/12/2021 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty   Risk development On 13 December Members ...
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    21 December 2022
  • Venezuela: Fewer sanctions, more dialogue?
    Date first published: 8/12/2022 Key sectors: all; oil and gas Key risks: political stability; sanctions   Risk development On 26 November the Uni...
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    14 December 2022
  • 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...
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    09 December 2022
  • Qatar: A failed sportswashing operation?
    Date first published: 01/12/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: regional stability; reputational risk   Risk development The 2022 FIFA World Cup, th...
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    08 December 2022
  • Malaysia: Another chance at a stable government
    Date first published: 24/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy continuity; economic risks   Risk development Long-tim...
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    30 November 2022
  • Haiti: Entrenched gang power
    Date first published: 22/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; violent unrest; deadly clashes; crime; kidnap and ransom   Ri...
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    23 November 2022
  • 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...
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    17 November 2022
  • Pakistan: Attempted assassination of Imran Khan
    Date first published: 15/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest; political violence   Risk development On 3 November former prime minis...
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    16 November 2022
  • Brazil: Lula
    Date first published: 08/11/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: policy continuity; regulatory uncertainty; political instability; political violence; civ...
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    09 November 2022
  • China: Takeaways from the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress
    Date first published: 27/10/2022 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; economic risks   Risk Development The 20th National Congress ...
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    02 November 2022
  • Argentina: Violence in the south
    Date first published: 25/10/2022 Key sectors: tourism; construction; private property; energy; cargo transport; security forces Key risks: arson attac...
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    26 October 2022
  • Saudi Arabia-US: a deteriorating relationship?
    Date first published: 18/10/2022 Key sectors: energy; military; economy Key risks: policy; economic   Risk development On 5 October OPEC+ members...
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    19 October 2022