Although maritime risks in South America are less conspicuous than in the high-risk areas, Control Risks has observed over the past 12 months the emergence of subtle new security concerns.

Entering a new market or adopting a new project is often challenging. It is not simply a question of being able to complete the project or not, but one of delivering genuine growth for the business and mitigating against any potential risks you might encounter.

In this Newsletter we talk about the US and the anti-Russia sanctions law and the political transitions in the South Caucasus.

In this issue of Africa Riskwatch we talk about the race for the 2019 South Africa elections, government reform in Angola, Mozambique giving creditors debt restructuring options and Zimbabwe's mining sector.

In this issue of Middle East Riskwatch we talk about how geopolitical uncertainty is here to stay, cyber threat readiness and the impact of failure, third parties role in bribery cases, our top geopolitical risk drivers for the MENA region and finally, our next issue of our worker welfare digest.