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In the weeks following his inauguration, Donald Trump has already made a series of bold foreign policy moves. What does a second Trump presidency mean for the international order and global business?
Join Partner Claudine Fry for a discussion with Jonathan Wood, a Principal based in our DC office, and Barnaby Fletcher, a Principal based in our New York office. They investigate the key drivers behind the Trump administration’s approach to foreign policy as well as tariffs, trade wars, the future of multilateralism, and the outlook for foreign aid.
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We’re midway through a year in which a record number of people are voting. Much has been made of 2024 as an election year, with a bumper crop of polls taking place across the world. Not all have been or will be free and fair. Not all have produced or will produce surprising results. But in an environment in which democracy is under severe pressure, the polls of 2024 have, so far, delivered a strong message of support for the process.
We have also seen a spike in political violence this election season – demonstrated most dramatically with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in the US.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with Jonathan Wood, our lead global affairs analyst, as they unpack what the 2024 ballot box is telling us and what the health and trajectories of democracies globally means for business.
Our analysts Michael Bongani Reinders, Alexandra Kellert, Aryaman Bhatnagar and Marina Pera bring their regional expertise to the discussion.
For more on the US election, listen to our previous episode US election 2024: superpower at a crossroads.
Find out how we can support your organisation through the 2024 US election.
The 2024 US election marks a pivotal decision point: what kind of role will the US play in the world? While this may not be the top issue for most American voters, the rest of the world is watching and waiting to see who will be sitting in the Oval Office next year: Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with Jonathan Wood, our lead global affairs analyst, as they discuss the impact of the US election on three key regions: Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. They explore the critical themes businesses need to watch closely, from growing security concerns around NATO to US trade policy with China to the evolving relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia.
Our analysts Alexey Eremenko, Niamh McBurney and Andrew Gilholm, bring their regional expertise to the discussion.
For more on the US election, listen to our Asia in Focus podcast episodes on US-China relations and the election’s impact on Asia and broader markets.
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The demand for the minerals we extract from the sea will continue to grow. What do businesses need to know about this pioneering space of seabed mining?
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Gabriel Brasil, Senior Analyst and our global lead on energy transition and critical minerals, and Dr Victoria Mitchell, Analyst and lead on maritime issues, about what governments, businesses and activists are saying and doing as activity around seabed mining steps up.
Find more of our analysis on critical minerals here.
The Ukraine war is receiving less attention now, but the implications continue to reverberate.
The Ukraine war will define a generation's understanding of European identity, the future of Russia's relationship with NATO, US engagement in Europe, and the cohesion of the Western alliance. It will also shape Russia's influence in the Global South and that of its allies, impacting businesses worldwide.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with two of Control Risks’ senior experts in geopolitics: Sorana Parvulescu, Partner and head of our geopolitical risk business in EMEA based in Dubai, and Jonathan Wood, a Principal Washington, DC.
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Critical minerals are a hot topic right now, but most people don’t realise how truly critical they are until there is a restriction on their use. Critical minerals drive AI, the cloud, the energy transition – but they also power our phones, keep the lights on, the dishwasher running. The US defines critical minerals as those which serve an essential function in one or more energy technology, and which are at high risk of supply chain disruption. Securing access to them is existential.
Claudine Fry, Director of Control Risks’ Global Issues team, chats with Stephen Norris, a Partner in Control Risks’ Tokyo office, to discuss the current critical minerals down-cycle, geopolitical dynamics, and how he anticipates regulation and investment in the sector will evolve.
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Just as the shipping industry was recovering from years of pandemic disruption, its vulnerability has been laid bare yet again. This time the extra costs, delays and clogged berths are compounded by destroyers, drones and a higher-octane geopolitical tension. Growing insecurity in the Red Sea is a reminder that geopolitics underpins global trade and can threaten it as easily as it can uphold it.
Join Control Risks Partner Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks' experts Cormac Mc Garry and Arran Kennedy about why businesses need to be paying attention what’s happening in the Red Sea -- and not just to the near-term risk -- and not just to the near-term risk.
2023 felt like an uneven, transitional year. Global inflation has fallen sharply, and supply chains have recovered without a major economic crisis. But overwhelming geopolitical volatility, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Europe and the Sahel, as well as a looming swathe of elections worldwide haunts any attempt to paint an overly rosy picture. 2023 also saw the emergence of a new multipolar world order as Middle Powers flexed their muscles and leaps in AI supercharged just about everything. Businesses must be ready to monitor and adapt.
What’s next? Join Control Risks Partner, Claudine Fry, for a conversation with Control Risks experts Jonathan Wood, a Principal in our Global Risk Analysis team based in the US, and Andrew Gilholm, a Principal in our Global Risk Analysis team based in South Korea, as they examine the key events and trends from 2023 and what these mean for the year ahead.
For more on what businesses need to watch in 2024, check out RiskMap, Control Risks’ annual forecast of business risks, compiled by Control Risks experts worldwide. With risk ratings and in-depth analysis, RiskMap is your essential guide to mitigating risk and seizing opportunity in the year ahead.
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Geopolitical turbulence is shaping trends in ESG regulation and enforcement globally. Indeed, the significant role geopolitics is playing in driving business risk and determining commercial success for companies has prompted some discussion about whether the “G” in ESG should be focused on “geopolitics” rather than “governance”.
Join Claudine Fry as she sits down with Control Risks experts Gabriel Brasil and Shikha Kher to explore how a better understanding of the interplay between geopolitics and ESG is key to proactively managing compliance and taking advantage of emerging, associated opportunities.
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The Middle East is changing rapidly, with consequences for sport, culture, politics, energy and economics. This is particularly true for the Gulf states. Join Control Risks Partner Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks Senior Analyst Niamh McBurney about the evolving power dynamics, global influence and business landscape of the Middle East.
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In the new world order, middle power countries like Brazil, Turkey, India, and Egypt, are poised to be a significant force. These are countries capable of playing key strategic roles internationally or regionally, with natural resources, demographic advantages or historic links at their disposal.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks experts Gabriel Brasil and Patricia Rodrigues for a conversation about what makes a country a middle powers, what makes them a force on the geopolitical stage, and why understanding them matters for business.
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Artificial Intelligence has been on the minds of governments for many years. But with the sudden advent of widespread public access to generative AI like ChatGPT, governments are now on the back foot. Join Control Risks Partner, Claudine Fry, for a conversation with Control Risks Principal, Jonathan Wood, for a conversation about how the threat of AI may be its ability to reinforce current geopolitical dynamics rather than upending them.
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Demographics are routinely cited as a factor influencing unrest, elections, economic fortunes, politics.
Join Claudine Fry and Serena Pilkington as they unpack current global demographic trends, how these drive everything from economic vitality to unrest, and the implications for business now and into the future.
The message from Western developed economies, but particularly from the United States, is to stop making things so far away from home. Is this the end of globalisation?
Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks experts Alejandra Soto and Aryaman Bhatnagar about what the outlook for two nearshoring hotspots, Mexico and India, tells us about where supply chains, manufacturing and the global economy are headed.
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The invasion of Ukraine by Russia was designed to decapitate the Ukrainian administration in just a matter of days. The war has now ground on for a year. What does the long-term really look like?
Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks expert Anna Walker to discuss the near-term uncertainty for the conflict on the ground, the potential end goals for both Russia and Ukraine, and the wider geopolitical implications as the war continues.
There has been much discussion recently about the erosion of democracy worldwide. As always, the picture is more nuanced than it seems at first glance. In 2023, where does democracy stand?
Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks' expert Achmad Sukarsono and Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, about how businesses should be approaching threats to democracies, best practice for operating and investing in maturing democracies, and why the notion of democratic erosion is perhaps a Western-centric idea that isn’t always a helpful starting point.
How will China project itself on the world stage in 2023? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks' lead China Analyst, Andrew Gilholm, about the foreign policy implications of the recent National Chinese Communist Party Congress, the outlook for business critical issues like supply chain, and China’s relationship with the US and Russia.
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Which factors are driving inflation and, in turn, how is the rising cost of living driving social unrest worldwide? What do businesses need to know when evaluating the efficacy of government policies and moves by central banks? Join Claudine Fry and Jonathan Wood for a conversation with Ben May, Director of Global Macroeconomic Research at Oxford Economics about the impacts of inflation on global economic performance, on social and political stability, and on the business environment right around the world.
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Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain, distributed ledgers, CBDCs – the flood of new terms and concepts surrounding digital currency can make your head spin. How should companies be approaching this fundamental shift to the way the world transacts, and why are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) a key development to watch? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Josh Lipsky, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, as he demystifies digital currencies and the risks they pose for business.
Dive deeper with the Atlantic Council’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker, which takes you inside the rapid evolution of money all over the world.
Learn more about cybersecurity risks around digital currency in this report from the Atlantic Council.
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The energy crisis spurred by the Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to the weaponisation of energy by governments and blocs on all sides to protect their energy security. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks experts Oksana Antonenko and Patrick Osgood about how energy weaponisation is manifesting differently around the world, the implications for energy transition, and what steps businesses can take to adapt and even thrive amid energy instability and fragmentation.
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Against a backdrop of overwhelming humanitarian and an economic strife, an extraordinary election cycle has been playing out this year across Latin America. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks experts Gavin Strong and Silvana Amaya about how organisations should understand the candidates, policies and populations in a region ready for change.
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Kenya’s general elections will be held on 9 August, 2022, and the outcome is far from certain. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks experts Patricia Rodrigues and Rose Mumanya about the roll ethnicity, inflation, misinformation and the Ukraine-Russia conflict are playing in the elections and what businesses need to watch.
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One of the broad implications of the Ukraine-Russia conflict is the acceleration of a trend already in motion: the pressure on companies to engage with geopolitics and take clear stances. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks expert Maria Knapp about what organisations need to keep front of mind when engaging with thorny issues and why staying silent is no longer an option.
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Emmanuel Macron may have won the 2022 presidential election, but he still has a lot on his plate. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks expert Alexandra Kellert about the challenges France and the EU will face in the coming years, from rising energy and living costs to security concerns.
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How will the Ukraine-Russia conflict effect food in the longer term? Join Control Risks Partners Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Jonathan Wood about the impact food shortages and price increases will likely have on a range of risks, exacerbating political instability, social unrest and the effects of climate change.
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What will be the longer-term impact on energy of the Ukraine-Russia conflict? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Oksana Antonenko about the tensions between energy security and energy transition, the uncertainty facing both importers and exporters and why organisations should be prepared for major supply disruption.
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Amid rising geopolitical turbulence, the business of sport is not only a bellwether for emerging trends, but shapes and is shaped by them. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Daniel Heal, James Lewry and Kent D. Kedl about the work we're doing in the world of sport and what sport can tell us about geopolitics, sustainability and the role of risk in decision making.
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What does Germany’s new coalition government mean for the risk landscape both within and beyond the nation’s borders? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation for a discussion with in-house expert Florian Otto about the implications for geopolitics, energy transition, and digitalisation as Germany enters a new era.
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While governments scramble to respond to the Omicron variant, many companies, particularly those with global footprints, are finding success working from their own pandemic playbooks. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Allison Wood about where the pandemic is headed and why your organisation needs to evolve with it.
As the world becomes increasingly connected to and reliant on the internet, risk is intensifying – from cyber security to carbon footprints. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house cyber experts Nicolas Reys and Stina Connor about current trends in cyber and why the decisions organisations make today will determine whether they exist at all in the decades to come.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought supply chain risk centre stage, particularly issues in the maritime world. While the sector has adapted and held up well, risks loom. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house maritime experts Cormac Mc Garry and Victoria Mitchell about current trends in maritime, where the sector is headed, and what it means for business.
COP26 in Glasgow is taking place in the midst of a global energy crisis and a global climate crisis. Political, social and economic tensions are running high and focus from the activist community is laser sharp. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Oksana Antonenko and Reema Bhattacharya as they discuss what companies and investors should - and should not - expect from the conference.
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The announcement of AUKUS generated many dramatic headlines, but with the passing of time, it's clear that the underlying geopolitics are more important than the anger of a broken deal. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Julia Coym, Alexandra Kellert and Cory Davie as they discuss the different interests converging on the Indo-Pacific and what this means for companies and investors.
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The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed the world as we knew it. But with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the 9/11 era is over. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a discussion about the legacy of 9/11, the implications of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the shifting balance of global power with Sir William Patey, Control Risks International Affairs and Advisor and former British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Jonathan Wood, a Principal based in our DC office and Oksana Antonenko, a Director based in our London office.
Read Jonathan Wood's most recent article on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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The recent unrest in South Africa surfaced underlying tensions and led to significant operational disruption. But it fitted a known pattern of turbulence associated with local political and socioeconomic triggers, and it is best understood as part of a nuanced risk landscape that includes criminality, corruption, crumbling critical national infrastructural and a degree of policy uncertainty. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house South Africa expert Seamus Duggan about the drivers of instability and the outlook for the business environment in South Africa.
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The recent chain of extreme weather events in the US, Europe and China is a stark reminder that now is the time for companies to address the climate crisis. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry as they speak with Jonathan Wood about how Control Risks is helping clients in this area and why climate change is rapidly becoming the most important factor for domestic policy, foreign policy and business strategy.
Same sex relations are still prohibited in 32 out of 54 African countries. How do multinational companies support more inclusive workplaces in countries with laws at odds with these values? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Vincent Rouget and Maria Knapp about how companies can support their employees and communities in a world of asymmetrical human rights.
Did the 2021 G7 Summit in Cornwall this past weekend make the world better for business? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Alexandra Kellert and Jonathan Wood about what the summit tells us about the status and alignment of G7 on four Cs: climate change, commerce, COVID-19 and cyber security.
OPEC+ has started to reverse oil production cuts in expectation of a return to strong oil demand. What does this mean for business? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Oksana Antonenko and Patrick Osgood about why OPEC+ still matters, the bloc's role in the coming energy transition, and the impact of oil prices amid fragmented pandemic recovery.
Read the full article here.
Covid-19 has fueled inequality in Colombia, leading to violent unrest and a likely shift to the left in the 2022 elections. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Raul Gallegos about what this means for businesses operating in the country and the wider region. Raul Gallegos heads the political risk practice in the Andean region for Control Risks. He is a 20-year Latin America expert and the author of Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela.
Read Raul's full outlook for Colombia here.
What will Cuba be like without a Castro at the helm? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Alan Zamayoa about the outlook for Cuba now that Raúl Castro, brother of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has stepped down and handed power over to President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Alan Zamayoa is an Associate Analyst for the Americas at Control Risks’ Global Risk Analysis practice, based in Mexico City.
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Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Oksana Antonenko, Joseph Smith and Jacob Larsen about the significant role hydrogen energy is playing in decarbonisation efforts and what the implications of this shift will be for companies.
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Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Botakoz Iliyas and Eimear O’Casey about what the widespread demonstrations in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s detainment mean for the political and operational landscape in Russia. Botakoz Iliyas is a researcher based in our Moscow office, and Eimear O’Casey is a senior analyst based in our London office.
For an in depth analysis of the situation in Russia, read Botakoz Iliyas’s article on our website.
Join Charles Hecker and Richard Fenning, previous CEO of Control Risks, in conversation about Richard’s book covering three decades of advising multinational companies on geopolitics and security crises.
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While we often like to think that the world’s superpowers – economically, military, politically – are the actors who make the weather, sometimes the work of a single individual can tip the balance. Join Charles Hecker for conversation about how companies can help their workforces stay mentally healthy and protect them from extremist violence by focusing on pathways rather than profiles. He is joined by Terri Patterson, who joined Control Risks directly from the FBI just under a year ago after serving as executive special advisor to Director Wray, and Jacqueline Day, a Partner at the firm leading our Crisis and Security department for the Americas.
This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this fifth and final episode in the series, Join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Florian Otto and Stina Connor for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Europe.
Check out the other four episodes in the series for fascinating conversations about the implications of the Top 5 in Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East and North Africa.
This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this fourth episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Jonathan Wood and Thomaz Favaro for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for the Americas.
Check back tomorrow for the fifth and final episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for Europe.
This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this third episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Graham Griffiths and William Brown for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for the Middle East and North Africa.
Check back tomorrow for the fourth episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for the Americas.
This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this second episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Barnaby Fletcher and Valentin Robiliard for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Africa.
Check back tomorrow for the third episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for the Middle East and North Africa.
This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this first episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Steve Wilford and Jim Fitzsimmons for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Asia Pacific.
Check back tomorrow for the second episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for Africa.
For companies operating in the US, does the 6 January storming of the US Capitol mark a point of no return in terms of an American security environment transformed by socioeconomic pressures, COVID-19 and radicalisation? Or will the incoming Biden administration bring a return to normalcy that sees the stark polarisation of the past four years fade? This week’s panel includes Jonathan Wood, lead analyst for the United States and Canada, and Shawn VanSlyke, a Principal within Control Risks’ Crisis and Security Consulting Practice for North America.
The UK approved the first COVID-19 vaccine in early December, and the pandemic entered a new phase. While this is certainly a moment for optimism, vaccines bring new challenges around efficacy, distribution and public resistance. This week’s panel includes Caroline Naumann, Associate Director for Crisis and Security Consulting and also our COVID-19 Advisory Lead in EMEA, and Joseph Smith, Senior Analyst responsible for providing analysis on international business issues as well as one of our leaders on analysis of the vaccine rollout.
What does a Biden administration mean for the US relationship with Europe and Latin America? Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts for a discussion about the impact Biden's policies and politics will likely have on trade, defence and populism in these two key regions. This week’s panel includes Jonathan Wood, our lead US analyst, Alexandra Kellert, our lead UK analyst, and Thomaz Favaro, our lead analyst for Brazil and the Southern Cone.
This week we're taking a break from our typical panel discussion to bring you a truly in-depth look at the potential for unrest before, during and after the upcoming US presidential election. Listen in on a webinar discussion with our own experts Matthew Hinton, Allison Wood and Aaron Schwirian, who join Steven Antoine, the CSO of Yum! Brands, to look at measures that companies and investors operating in the US should consider taking in order to protect their people and assets.
As the Brexit trade deal negotiations enter the eleventh hour, both sides say they want a deal, but both sides still seem intent on trying to corner the other into their deal. Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts for a discussion about what this all means for business. This week’s panel includes Alexandra Kellert, our lead UK analyst, Oksana Antonenko, a director in our political risk consultancy for Europe, and Florian Otto, an associate director in our European political risk practice.
Covid-19 was the low-probability, high-risk event that many companies and business leaders were not prepared to handle. Focused on daily navigation of the crisis, few business leaders have considered preparation for the next global crisis. Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts as they explore how agility in the face of unpredictable risk is key to building a resilient organization. This week's panel includes Matthew Hinton, a New York based Partner and one of the leaders of our Crisis and Security Consultancy in the Americas, Claudine Fry, a London-based Director of our Global Risk Analysis division, and Allison Wood, an Associate Director in Global Risk Analysis who manages our political risk consultancy in the US.
What lessons can Belarus teach the rest of the world? Belarus held elections on 9 August in a race that, as always, Alexander Lukashenko won in a landslide. In the lead up to the election, Lukashenko was facing strong competition from Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, an almost accidental candidate, who, with the help of a team of powerful and creative women, mustered tends of thousands of supporters. When Lukashenko won, the citizens of Belarus took to the streets. Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts as they unpack the drivers behind the unrest and its regional and global implications. This week's panel includes Eimear O'Casey, a Senior Analyst in our global risk analysis division, Bota Iliyas, an Analyst also in our global risk analysis division, and Nabi Abdullaev, Partner and head of our Moscow office.
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How did we get here? The relationship between the US and China has been frustrating politicians and business people for well over a decade. Control Risks has been following this relationship ever since our own forecasts, and everyone else's, began predicting that China was well on its way to becoming a modern global superpower. Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts as they trace the evolution of US-China relations over past ten years and on into the future, exploring what this all means for global business. This week's panel includes Andrew Gilholm, Principal and Director of the analysis practice for Greater China and North Asia, Jonathan Wood, Director and lead analyst for the United States and Canada, and Bliss Khaw, Principal and Americas-based representative on China issues. Subscribe to The Global Insight wherever you listen to your podcasts.
This week we're taking a break from our usual panel discussion to bring you an interview from a podcast we really enjoy: Airmic Talks. Airmic is the UK’s risk and insurance association, and their podcast, Airmic Talks, is currently running a series on the key themes emerging from their annual survey: Top Risks and Megatrends 2020. In this episode, Airmic’s Richard Cutcher interviews Control Risks’ #James Owen, Partner, Cyber Security, on the role of technology in digital transformation programmes, new cyber attack trends, the vulnerability of social media to manipulation and disinformation campaigns and the growing tension between seamless digital connectivity, regulation and national sovereignty issues – including how this will shape the internet of the future.
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Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts for a discussion on security dynamics impacting companies operating in the Bay of Campeche, one of Mexico's oil and gas hubs. The panel this week includes James Sinclair, a Partner at the Mexico City office leading the Crisis and Security Consulting division in Mexico and Central America, Cormac McGarry, a maritime security specialist based in London, Adriana Thomas, a security analyst based in Mexico City, and Eduardo Arcos, a special risks analyst based in London. There is also a Spanish version of this discussion available on our channel hosted by Daniel Linsker, a Partner at Control Risks and currently managing Control Risks’ Mexico City office.
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(The following episode is entirely in Spanish. An English version is available on our podcast channel.)
Escuche a Daniel Linsker y a un panel de expertos de Control Risks discutir sobre la dinámica de seguridad y sus efectos en el entorno operacional para las compañías en la Sonda de Campeche, una de las áreas de mayor actividad para la industria de petróleo y gas en México. El panel incluye a James Sinclair, partner en la Ciudad de México a cargo del área de consultoría de seguridad y gestión de crisis, Cormac McGarry, especialista en seguridad marítima, Eduardo Arcos, analista de riesgos especializados y Adriana Thomas, analista de riesgos globales.
Join Charles Hecker for a discussion around some of the key findings from our Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index for Latin America, an index and report assessing Latin American countries’ ability to uncover, punish, and deter graft. We co-produce the CCC Index annually with Americas Society and Council of the Americas. The panel this week includes Geert Aalbers and Thomaz Favaro from our São Paulo office and Francisco Garcia in our Mexico City office.
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Join Charles Hecker for a discussion about the global impact of Covid-19 on domestic violence. This week's panel of experts includes Kimberly Brunell from our DC office and Joseph Smith from our London office. Subscribe to stay updated with new episodes of The Global Insight every other Thursday. And be sure to check out our other podcasts as well, available on our website or by searching Control Risks wherever you listen.
Join Charles Hecker and a panel of Control Risks experts for a discussion about the global impact of Covid-19 on activism and unrest. This week's panel includes Jonathan Wood in DC, Pratyush Rao in Delhi, and Leandro Lima in São Paulo. Subscribe to stay updated with new episodes of The Global Insight every other Thursday. And be sure to check out our other podcasts as well, available on our website or by searching Control Risks wherever you listen.