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Friday Jun 06, 2014
Friday Jun 06, 2014
Over the coming fortnight, tensions between China and Vietnam over disputed waters in the South China Sea will keep the region on edge; a new Palestinian unity government makes waves in the Middle East; and all eyes turn to Brazil, where the stage could be set for more than just football.
Friday May 23, 2014
Friday May 23, 2014
In the coming weeks: Colombia holds a presidential election, which Oliver Wack says could help bring an end to that country’s decades-old insurgency; Angola begins bidding for onshore oil blocks, opening a new chapter in the country’s energy industry ; and the 70th anniversary of D-Day will bring Western leaders face-to-face with Vladimir Putin, providing a rich geopolitical subplot.
Monday May 12, 2014
Iran - the view from Tehran
Monday May 12, 2014
Monday May 12, 2014
The more conciliatory tone adopted by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani and progress on the P5+1 talks in Geneva has raised the prospects of a lifting of the punitive sanctions which have been imposed on Iran since 2006. While those negotiations remain at an early stage, there is growing interest amongst multinational organisations about the opportunities that might arise should Iran return to the international fold.
Andreas Carleton-Smith, regional director for the Middle East and North Africa and Henry Smith, senior consultant in the Global Risk Analysis business have made a recent research trip to Iran to assess the prospects for progress. They discuss the mood on the ground and outline the key opportunities and risks should the sanctions be removed.
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
South African elections - outlook and implications
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
Wednesday Apr 30, 2014
In the latest podcast from Control Risks, South Africa analyst, Paul Gabriel, discusses the potential outcomes of the upcoming General Election in South Africa at which voters will elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures. The ANC and its tripartite partners aren't expected to lose much ground on the 65% of the vote they secured in 2009, but could these elections have greater significance?
About the Presenter
Paul Gabriel provides political, operational and security risk analysis on South Africa and the East Africa region to a broad range of clients through tailored reports and Control Risks’ subscription services, Country Risk Forecast and PRIME. Paul frequently travels to the region for client and research purposes.
Prior to joining Control Risks, Paul was an analyst with risk consultancy Maplecroft. He worked on political and security risks in sub-Saharan Africa for a number of global corporations, international organisations and government departments. Paul also held a position with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre monitoring the compliance of countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
Paul gained an MA in International Conflict Studies from King’s College London, where his work focused on the possibilities of using open source intelligence in the context of conflict early warning and response in sub-Saharan Africa. He holds a first-class Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg.
Friday Apr 25, 2014
RiskMap Podcast - 25 April 2014
Friday Apr 25, 2014
Friday Apr 25, 2014
In the latest instalment of Control Risks RiskMap podcast, Charles Hecker and Chris Torrens discuss President Obama's current tour of Asia. They are joined by Senior West Africa analyst, Thomas Hansen, who speaks about the recent significant revaluation of the Nigerian economy and talk to lead Egypt analyst, Lucy Jones, who considers the implications of the impending court case against Muslim Brotherhood followers accused of attacking a police station last summer.
About the presenters
Charles Hecker, Global Research Director
As Global Research Director, Charles Hecker is responsible for shaping Control Risks’ thought leadership on geopolitics, global security, macroeconomics and political risk methodology issues, and their impact on international business. Charles speaks at industry, policy and academic conferences and represents the company’s work to the international media. Charles also contributes to the content and production of Control Risks’ research services and designs and delivers complex, multi-jurisdiction political and security risk consultancy.
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014
RiskMap Podcast: Global Risks in the weeks ahead
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014
Wednesday Apr 16, 2014
In the latest instalment of Control Risks RiskMap podcast, Charles Hecker and Mike Moran consider the implications of the German trade delegation visit to Iran. They also discuss the possibility of an uptick in sectarian violence in Nortern Ireland and are joined by guest analyst Simon Whistler who looks at the latest state of play in Venezuela.
About the presenters
Charles Hecker, Global Research Director
As Global Research Director, Charles Hecker is responsible for shaping Control Risks’ thought leadership on geopolitics, global security, macroeconomics and political risk methodology issues, and their impact on international business. Charles speaks at industry, policy and academic conferences and represents the company’s work to the international media. Charles also contributes to the content and production of Control Risks’ research services and designs and delivers complex, multi-jurisdiction political and security risk consultancy.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Libya's Political Paralysis
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Last week saw the removal of Ali Zeidan as Libya's prime minister following a no confidence vote. In his 18 months as leader, the country has seen little progress made on implementing a new constitution, and an uptick in militancy. In this podcast, Geoffrey Howard, Control Risks lead analyst for Libya discusses what the future might hold for the country and for investors.
About the speaker
Geoffrey Howard is Control Risks lead analyst for Libya. Geoffrey has a broad range of experience working in Libya and North Africa with previous roles with a leading Arab trade representative body as well as a senior instructor where he was managing training programmes and economic development consultancy projects for leading Libyan financial institutions in Tripoli.
Geoffrey has a BA in Arabic from the University of Exeter and a distinction for his MSc degree in State, Society and Development at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Monday Aug 19, 2013
Egypt - more troubles
Monday Aug 19, 2013
Monday Aug 19, 2013
Instability in Egypt is again front of mind for investors in the Middle East and North Africa region. In this podcast Lucy Jones, Control Risks Egypt analyst discusses the latest developments.
Thursday May 23, 2013
Tunisia: state of transition
Thursday May 23, 2013
Thursday May 23, 2013
Geoffrey Howard, Control Risks’ Tunisia analyst discusses the state of the transition process in the country a couple of years on from the protests which led to the ousting of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Tuesday Mar 19, 2013
Zimbabwe update: constitutional reform and outlook for business
Tuesday Mar 19, 2013
Tuesday Mar 19, 2013
Simiso Velempini, southern Africa political and security risk analyst for Control Risks considers Zimbabwe’s business environment following a vote on constitutional reform.
Monday Dec 03, 2012
Traversing the Arctic shipping route
Monday Dec 03, 2012
Monday Dec 03, 2012
Jonathan Wood, Associate Director of Strategic Analysis at Control Risks, discusses the short and longer term implications of the first traverse of the Arctic sea route from Europe to Asia currently being undertaken by a Norwegian LNG tanker.
Friday May 04, 2012
About
Friday May 04, 2012
Friday May 04, 2012
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