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Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Political change in Mexico and the impact on kidnap and extortive crime
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will become president of Mexico on 1 December, having campaigned on a platform of tackling violence and organised criminal activity. As well as a historically high murder rate, Mexico struggles with one of the highest kidnap rates in the world. In this Control Risks podcast we discuss whether pledges and polices to tackle crime will see a reduction in the levels of kidnap.
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Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Cambio político en México e impacto en tendencias de secuestro extorsivo
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Andrés Manuel López Obrador se convertirá en presidente de México el 1 de diciembre, después de una campaña política basada en lidiar con la violencia y el crimen organizado en el país. Así como como una tasa de asesinatos históricamente alta, México lucha contra una de las tasas de secuestro más altas del mundo. En este podcast de Control Risks, exploramos si las promesas y las políticas para hacer frente a la delincuencia se traducirán en una reducción en los niveles de secuestro.
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Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Election preview: Brazil at a turning point
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
In this Control Risks podcast we hear from Thomaz Favaro, the firm's lead political risk analyst for Brazil and the Southern Cone.
As Brazil slowly recovers from an economic recession and a series of high profile corruption scandals, voters head to the polls on Sunday in what will be the country's most significant presidential election in recent history. Thomaz dials in from São Paulo to discuss the outlook for Brazil and what the final round vote will mean for the business environment.
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Friday Aug 17, 2018
Kidnap risk increases in Cameroon
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Friday Aug 17, 2018
Secessionist groups in the anglophone regions of Cameroon have conducted a growing number of attacks on security forces since the last quarter of 2017. These come on top of a series of protests and strikes since 2016 related to perceived marginalisation by the government of President Paul Biya. The emergence of kidnapping as a secessionist tactic should be of concern to foreign businesses.
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Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
A landmark election in Mexico
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
Wednesday Jun 27, 2018
In this Control Risks podcast we hear from Eduardo Arcos, one of the firm's political risk analysts covering Mexico.
Mexican voters head to the polls on July 1 in what will be a watershed election for the country during a critical political and economic juncture. Eduardo dials in from Mexico City to discuss the outlook for Sunday's vote and what investors should really expect from the likely victory of leftist candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
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Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
The kidnap and security threat in Syria
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
The Syria conflict is in a new phase following the territorial collapse of IS and the consolidation of the government’s position and territorial advantage. The level of damage to almost every type of infrastructure and commercial operation is huge. Inevitably, companies from across the world are looking at opportunities for working in Syria, but this is not something to be undertaken lightly.
Conflicting governance structures, economic collapse, damaged or destroyed infrastructure, and wide-ranging sanctions make operating in the country extremely challenging. The threat from kidnap-for-ransom will remain extreme in some areas, contributing to a complex and changing security environment.
There is also significant reputational risk and indeed moral hazard associated with investing in a country where numerous and well-publicised human rights abuses have been perpetrated by stakeholders and their associates on all sides.
Podcast contents:
- Islamic State has lost over 90% of the territory it used to control in Syria in mid-2014. Does this translate into a decrease in the kidnap-for-ransom threat?
- What does the kidnap-for-ransom threat mean for organisations and companies seeking to operate in Syria?
- Beyond kidnap-for-ransom, what is the general security situation?
- Outside the security issues, what else should organisations be considering if they want to operate in Syria?
Authors:
- Tania Ildefonso, Special Risks Analyst, Middle East and Asia
- Andrew Freeman, Associate Analyst, Middle East and North Africa
Friday Dec 01, 2017
RiskMap Podcast: The corporate security agenda for 2018
Friday Dec 01, 2017
Friday Dec 01, 2017
The RiskMap Podcast - A conversation about what's happening in the world and what it means for global business.
In this special edition:
- Jonny Gray, Senior Partner at Control Risks, provides an update from the recent Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) meeting in Washington, and discusses what is front of mind for global security managers as they wrap up a chaotic year in the world of risk.
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Host: Charles Hecker
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Friday Oct 21, 2016
Clinton still leads after final debate, what’s in store now?
Friday Oct 21, 2016
Friday Oct 21, 2016
The final debate between the US presidential candidates has not changed the likely result, but as Michael Moran reflects in this podcast, the lame duck period, a Clinton presidency and the recasting of American politics are all to come.
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Privatisation in Russia
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Russia’s government has been mulling over the idea of privatising some of its key enterprises. Hannah Lilley speaks to Nafez Zouk, Economist at Oxford Economics about why this is happening now, and its effects on business.
Monday Jul 25, 2016
Turkey coup attempt – impact on business
Monday Jul 25, 2016
Monday Jul 25, 2016
Following the attempted coup in Turkey on 15 July, how will business be affected? What risks do organisations need to watch out for now that a state of emergency has been declared?
Control Risks' Turkey experts Ali Sokmen and Cagdas Cataltas discuss.
Friday Jul 08, 2016
RiskMap Podcast: The NATO summit, Myanmar, and the US perspective on Brexit
Friday Jul 08, 2016
Friday Jul 08, 2016
In this edition we discuss the issues facing NATO amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty, the political and economic outlook for Myanmar, and the United States' perspective on Brexit.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute flares up again
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
Tuesday Apr 19, 2016
Low-scale conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has persisted since the 1994 ceasefire. A flare-up at the beginning of April again focussed attention on the issue, but this time, regional tensions are higher and Azerbaijan has become a significant transit point for oil and gas. Control Risks’ Global Research Director Charles Hecker talks to Anna Walker, Associate Director for Europe.
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Turkey – Security Outlook
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
In this Control Risks podcast, David Lea and Ali Sokmen discuss the security outlook for Turkey following a recent increase in terrorist attacks.
Monday Mar 14, 2016
The evolving DDoS landscape
Monday Mar 14, 2016
Monday Mar 14, 2016
In this podcast from Control Risks Cyber Security Services, Oliver Robinson examines the evolution of Distributed Denial of Service attacks and what organisations need to look out for in 2016.
Monday Feb 22, 2016
Monday Feb 22, 2016
A referendum on President Morales in Bolivia, a new round of Afghan peace talks and Jordan’s King Abdullah visits Washington.