Since Nicolas Maduro began his controversial second presidential term in January 2019 a political, economic and humanitarian crisis has engulfed Venezuela. Nearly a year on, the business climate continues to deteriorate.

With Brexit still unresolved, and a general election on 12 December, businesses’ operating in the UK are facing an uncertain time. Although the incumbent centre-right Conservative Party has a commanding lead in opinion polls, a Labour-led coalition government is a credible post-election scenario.

The online environment poses a significant threat monitoring challenge for companies when building their security intelligence programmes. How should companies monitor their digital threats?

A series of setbacks for counter-terrorism operations by the G5 Sahel states – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – has exacerbated spiralling insecurity in the Sahel since early 2019.

Companies should take a holistic approach to product recall management, that focuses on managing the risk before, during and after a recall event.