insights
Syria: The return of Bashar al-Assad to the Arab fold
Date first published: 01/06/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: internal conflict; political stability; political violence Risk development On 19 ...
Russia: (In)significant incursion
Date first published: 30/05/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land Risk development On 21 May members of the Russian anti-Kremlin partisan gro...
Thailand: Moving forward
Date first published: 18/05/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political instability; policy uncertainty; civil unrest; coup d’état Risk devel...
Pakistan: What happens next?
Date first published: 16/05/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: civil unrest, political violence, economic crisis Risk development Pakistan is facing the...
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Baku’s checkpoint and difficult talks
Date first published: 04/05/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; civil unrest Risk description On 23 April Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry annou...
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...
Turkey: Erdogan’s power struggle
Date first published: 02/05/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political stability; economic policy; civil unrest Risk development The 14 May pre...
United States: Trump and DeSantis
Date first published: 25/04/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: political polarisation; civil unrest Risk development In January 2016 Donald Trump...
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...
