20 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Europe Russia Protests, presidential popularity and potential political instability in Russia The largest protests in more than seven years have been taking place every Saturday across central Moscow since 14 July after several opposition candidates were barred from contesting local elections in the city. We examine the outlook for political stability as a result of both these protests and a decline in the popularity of President Vladimir Putin.
16 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Latin America Guatemala Political and Economic Risk Consulting Strategic and Business Intelligence A profile of Guatemala's new president: Alejandro Giammattei On August 11 Guatemala elected Alejandro Giammattei as President. He won the run-off election against former first lady Sandra Torres with almost 58% of the vote. Here’s what you need to know.
16 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Global Creating a Secure Organisation Resolving Critical Issues and Crises CORE CORE political violence and violent organised crime report Q2 2019 We are pleased to release our second quarter report on political violence and violent organised crime incidents around the world.
15 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Americas Guatemala Political and Economic Risk Consulting Strategic and Business Intelligence Market Entry Consulting Social Risk Consulting Strategy Implementation Guatemala election result: Alejandro Giammattei On August 11, Alejandro Giammattei won Guatemala’s presidential election for the 2020-2024 period. Adriana Thomas discusses the key implications of the elections result.
14 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Europe Erdogan's political fortunes - up in the air ? Recent polls and municipal elections have shown a trend in declining support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and that there may be an alternative future vision of Turkey’s trajectory.
07 Aug 2019 Our Thinking Asia Pacific Political and Economic Risk Consulting What to expect from the second half of Duterte's presidency As the second half of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term begins we examine what challenges and opportunities could be in store for businesses in the next three years.
30 Jul 2019 Our Thinking MENA Regional impact as US-Iran tensions rise The risk of a war between Iran and the US and its allies is still low. However, we have assessed the significant implications such a conflict – and the path of escalation to it - would have for states across the Middle East.
30 Jul 2019 Our Thinking Creating a Secure Organisation Sport and Major Events Risk Management Threat monitoring for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 A major rights holder sought Control Risks’ support for 24/7 security services before and during its presence in France for the FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup, which took place across nine cities in the summer of 2019.
23 Jul 2019 Our Thinking Africa Mauritania Creating a Resilient Organisation Political and Economic Risk Consulting Continuity and challenges for Mauritania’s new president Ould Ghazouani, was elected president with 52% of the vote. His close ally and outgoing President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has vowed to retain a role in the country’s politics. How Ghazouani manages his ties to Abdelaziz will place upward pressure on political stability risk.
18 Jul 2019 Our Thinking MENA Saudi Arabia Creating a Resilient Organisation Political and Economic Risk Consulting Navigating conservatism and reputational risks in Saudi Arabia's emerging entertainment sector Over the past three years Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector has witnessed significant growth, despite occasional public backlash and human rights campaigning leading to withdrawals from scheduled performances.
