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North Africa - Troubled Transition

Following the recent troubles in Egypt and the prospect of further unrest in Tunisia, in this podcast, Control Risks analysts discuss the outlook for North Africa and in particular, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.

Egypt: Business Update

Tensions in Egypt have been escalating in the run-up to the first anniversary of President Morsi taking office. In this podcast Lucy Jones, Control Risks’ political and security risk analyst for Egypt assesses the significance of the protests and the long term implications for business.

Syria: G8 Stalemate

Following the recent G8 summit, Steven Eke, Senior Analyst for Russia at Control Risks, looks at the status of relationships between US and Russia following talks over Syria.  

Turkish Spring?

Jonathan Friedman, Control Risks analyst for Turkey discusses the potential long and short term implications of the protests we have seen across the country.

Tunisia: state of transition

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.

Colombia Peace Talks

Since late last year the Colombian government and the revolutionary armed forces of Colombia, Farc, have been engaged in peace talks in the Cuban capital Havana. Oliver Wack, Control Risks analyst for Colombia explains where we are with the peace talks and what the progress has been in recent months.

South Sudan: Back on Tap?

Matthew Burnard, Control Risks Analyst for Sudan and South Sudan on the implications of the recent resumption of oil production in South Sudan following the oil shutdown in January 2012.

Italian Elections 2013: Elections update

David Lea, Senior Europe Analyst at Control Risks discusses the progress in Italy on the appointment of a new Prime Minister.

Ceasefire in Turkey

In this podcast, Jonathan Friedman, Control Risks analyst for Turkey discusses the security environment in the country following the recent announcement of a ceasefire by the PKK.

Prospects for foreign investment in Venezuela

Nicholas Watson, Head of Research for the Americas at Control Risks, discusses the prospects for foreign investment in Venezuela following the forthcoming presidential election.

Zimbabwe update: constitutional reform and outlook for business

Simiso Velempini, southern Africa political and security risk analyst for Control Risks considers Zimbabwe’s business environment following a vote on constitutional reform.

Italian elections 2013: Implications for Italy and the Eurozone

Following the results of the latest election, Control Risks Italy analyst David Lea discusses what the results mean both for Italy and the Eurozone.

What will be the key events in 2013?

Control Risks' global issues analyst Jonathan Wood gives an overview of the key events in the calendar for the year ahead.

East Asia 2013: Key Issues

Jake Stratton, Director of Global Risk Analysis talks to Andrew Gilholm, Head of Asia Pacific Analysis team at Control Risks about the key issues that we see today and going forward in East Asia.

Egypt referendum: What we've learnt so far

Following the first round of the referendum in Egypt, Henry Smith, North Africa Analyst at Control Risks discusses what we've learnt so far.