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Ahead of the 2021 United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, where many of these issues will be discussed, we would like to highlight the risks associated with some of the underrated natural hazards and their potential to worsen over time.
The Tigray War has further added to Ethiopia's internal conflicts, which demonstrate the limits of the federal government to manage increasingly fraught scrambles among different communities' for autonomy and scarce resources.
The Yemeni Civil War and foreign intervention in it has claimed nearly a quarter million lives with little to show for it except worsening regional tensions and a humanitarian catastrophe.
Pyongyang is likely to continue nuclear and missile tests in the medium-term, until and unless a realistic, long-term and phased denuclearisation process is undertaken multilaterally.
After its lightning victory over the US-backed government in the beginning of August, the Taliban must adapt to openly ruling the country, and managing Afghanistan's many divisions, the most important of which is who controls the spoils of victory.
Twenty years after 9/11, US-led foreign military forces pulled out of Afghanistan, but they will continue to maintain a presence in the Middle East and Africa for the foreseeable future, due to persisting threats from new militant groups.
Headlines have used the word ‘collapse’ in association with Lebanon for over a year now. At 6.07 pm on 4 August 2020, we saw the capital, Beirut, completely decimated, hundreds killed and thousands wounded by the third largest non-nuclear explosion in history - after 4 August 2020, many asked, how could things get worse?
Tunisia has entered a democratic interregnum since 25 July, with neither a "traditional" coup having taken place nor a fully functioning system of checks and balances remaining. In the next month, the future contours of the Tunisian state will emerge, with the President needing to appoint a new government, restore public confidence in state institutions and take urgent action to tackle both COVID-19 and the deteriorating economic situation.
President Jair Bolsonaro's COVID-19 response – or the lack thereof – has prompted mass demonstrations across Brazil, amid an impeachment inquiry and criminal investigation against the president.
As foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan in the coming days, emboldened Taliban insurgents are well-positioned to make further advances to seize control of the territory.
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics was envisioned to symbolise Japan’s recovery and renewal. Instead, it will become the first Olympic Games to be held amid a global pandemic without spectators at most venues.
As extreme weather events become more common, infrastructure will have to adapt to the new normal in which an extreme event is simply the median.
The Delta variant of COVID-19, which was first identified in India in December 2020, is widely expected to become the dominant strain of the virus in the coming weeks and it appears set on derailing the reopening process worldwide, or at least making it as painful and costly as possible for most nations.
As the halfway mark of a chaotic year approaches, we highlight some of the key risks to look out for across the globe in Q3.
China’s aggressive rhetoric and an increasing number of military aircraft incursions do not necessarily indicate an invasion as the situation has remained unchanged for decades.
Low voter turnout expected ahead of 18 June presidential elections as public sees no hope for a shift in domestic or international policies
One year on from the tragic death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protests have taken place across the world, but despite some symbolic achievements, more government action is needed if institutional and meaningful change is to be realised.
Our analyst on the ground in India describes her experience living through the current COVID-19 crisis in the country.
Since January of this year, tensions are running high between Ukraine and Russia as fighting intensifies in the Donbas region. Kyiv has accused Moscow of seeking a pretext to launch a major military operation, a claim which Russia has denied.
In honour of Earth Day, we’d like to highlight some of the most pressing climatic phenomena, what areas they affect and the risks associated with them.
The Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will allow quarantine-free travel for residents between the two countries from 19 April; but officials will continue to face the challenge of successfully segregating these travellers from those arriving from high-risk COVID-19 countries, while travellers will still face the risk of ad-hoc border closures.
The first three months of 2021 have been incredibly turbulent. As COVID-19 continues to plague the world, several other major incidents have occurred including the military coup in Myanmar and the storming of the US Capitol. In this forecast, we highlight some of the key events to look out for in Quarter 2.
A cycle of corruption, stalled development and heavy-handed government tactics have culminated in the establishment of Ansar al-Sunna, a Salafist militant organisation and affiliate of Islamic State-Central Africa Province (IS-CAP) in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.
10 years on from the anniversary of the Syrian uprising which turned into a civil war, a political solution to the conflict appears impossible and the Syrian people continue to suffer as much as ever.
This year, the United Nations’ theme for International Women's Day is "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world". On a special podcast briefing episode, Riskline's Commercial Director Suzanne Sangiovese shares her thoughts on what IWD means to her as well as best practices for ensuring female traveller safety.
Travel Advisory on disruptive smog conditions in and around the National Capital Region of India.
The Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be plagued by violent conflict following contentious presidential elections in December 2020, with a coalition of rebel groups threatening to overthrow a weak central government
Travel Advisory for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in Japan following the strong earthquake that occurred there on 13th February.
Find out what our global team of intelligence analysts have predicted as the top travel risks for 2021.
For travel risk assessment & intelligence - Riskline has you covered. Travel managers and business travellers across the world work with Riskline to make their travel run smoothly.
Riskline provides verified, independent risk assessments of countries, territories, regions and cities (even down to street level!) around the globe. The team work all day, every day to give you the latest intelligence on crises worldwide.
Want to know the latest? Tune in to our regular podcasts.