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Friday Sep 25, 2015
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, visits Moscow amid concern over Russian military deployments in Syria; could the US government be facing another shutdown and what does Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, hope to get out of visiting Seattle?

Friday Sep 18, 2015
Preventing violence in the workplace
Friday Sep 18, 2015
Friday Sep 18, 2015

Friday Sep 11, 2015
Friday Sep 11, 2015
In the coming weeks, Brazil faces a deepening crisis as a corruption scandal spurs a credit downgrade, Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the United States against a backdrop of geoeconomic uncertainty, and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni seeks a fifth term. Hosted by Charles Hecker and Michael Moran.

Friday Aug 28, 2015
Friday Aug 28, 2015
With Chinese officials struggling to rein in the country’s economy after a week of extreme market volatility, the US Federal Reserve weighs a long-anticipated decision to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. Meanwhile, the European Union’s struggles with migration exposes rifts within the bloc. Hosted by Charles Hecker and Michael Moran.

Friday Aug 14, 2015
Friday Aug 14, 2015
Recent government reforms in Iraq address popular demand for better government function, but have the potential to drive further instability in the country in the short and medium term. Meanwhile, election races in Canada and Argentina have the potential to unseat long-ruling parties—or at least usher in changes to each country’s economic policy. Hosted by Michael Moran and Gala Riani.

Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Turkey post-election outlook
Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Following Turkey's recent parliamentary elections, this Control Risks podcast discusses the major political and security developments and how they have contributed to a climate of increasing uncertainty in the country.
About the presenters
Cagdas Cataltas is a Senior Consultant in Control Risks' Compliance, Forensics and Intelligence practice.
Ali Sokmen is an Associate Analyst in Control Risks' Global Risk Analysis department.

Monday Aug 10, 2015
Securing the Built Environment & Critical Infrastructure - West Africa
Monday Aug 10, 2015
Monday Aug 10, 2015
Simon White, Associate Director, discusses the need for effective security design to help mitigate risks to the built environment in West Africa.

Friday Jul 31, 2015
Friday Jul 31, 2015
The coming weeks will see continued volatility in China’s stock market, potentially sowing the seeds of political challenges for the Communist Party. In Malaysia, political challenges have turned into full-blown crisis as Prime Minister fights for his political life amid an embezzlement scandal. Meanwhile Poland prepares for the presidency of Andrzej Duda, the anti-establishment candidate who upset incumbent Bronisław Komorowski in last May’s election. Hosted by Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry.

Tuesday Jul 21, 2015
Pinning down Al Shabaab
Tuesday Jul 21, 2015
Tuesday Jul 21, 2015
Kenya's Westgate shopping mall has reopened nearly two years after an attack by Somali militant group al Shabaab. Kenya now says it has al Shabaab on the run, but is the threat misunderstood?

Friday Jul 17, 2015
RiskMap Podcast: Trans-Pacific trade and US-Africa ties
Friday Jul 17, 2015
Friday Jul 17, 2015
The coming weeks will see trade ministers convene in Hawaii for renewed talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership, as well as major developments in US-African relationships—the arrival of newly elected Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in Washington, and a subsequent trip by Barack Obama to Kenya and Ethiopia. Hosted by Angela Mancini and Jonathan Wood.

Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Westgate to Garissa... the future of militant extremism in East Africa
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
Thursday Jul 09, 2015
With no successful terrorist attack in Nairobi and Mombasa since May 2014 and al-Shabab being on the back foot in Somalia, it is understandable that some have been quick to dismiss the group. However, measuring the state of al-Shabab by the size of territory under its control or the number of foreign militants is misleading. Rather than signs of terminal decline, changes in al-Shabab’s operating pattern are a potential source of future strength.
Paul Gabriel, East Africa Analyst

Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
Greece’s last chance
Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
As the Greek government goes back to the creditors with yet another restructuring plan, David Lea, Senior Europe Analyst at Control Risks talks to Dr James Nixon, Chief Europe Economist at Oxford Economics.

Friday Jul 03, 2015
Friday Jul 03, 2015
India boasts the swiftest economic growth of any BRICS nation ahead of the BRICS summit in Russia, yet the story may be too good to be true; recent terrorist attacks forebode an elevated threat; and pondering Europe without Greece. Hosted by Charles Hecker and Michael Moran.

Monday Jun 29, 2015
Tunisia terror outlook
Monday Jun 29, 2015
Monday Jun 29, 2015
After a gunman linked to the Islamic State group killed 38 tourists at the beach resort of Sousse, Control Risks’ lead North Africa analyst, Geoff Howard, talks about the terror risk in Tunisia and the region.

Tuesday Jun 23, 2015
Securing the Built Environment & Critical Infrastructure
Tuesday Jun 23, 2015
Tuesday Jun 23, 2015
The built environment and critical infrastructure have long been subject to a range of threats and hazards - from anti-social behaviour and general criminality, through to sabotage, terrorism and natural hazards.
Mark Whyte, Senior Managing Director, discusses the security risks to the built environment and critical infrastructure as well as the mitigation strategies that can be applied to help secure these valuable, and often vulnerable assets.