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Listen in as experts in risk discuss how organisations can navigate a world of ever-changing risk and connectivity. From major geopolitical shifts to on-the-ground operational challenges, The Global Insight is here with in-depth analysis, perspective and guidance.
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The Ukraine war: how long-term is long-term?
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The Ukraine war is receiving less attention now, but the implications continue to reverberate.
The Ukraine war will define a generation's understanding of European identity, the future of Russia's relationship with NATO, US engagement in Europe, and the cohesion of the Western alliance. It will also shape Russia's influence in the Global South and that of its allies, impacting businesses worldwide.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with two of Control Risks’ senior experts in geopolitics: Sorana Parvulescu, Partner and head of our geopolitical risk business in EMEA based in Dubai, and Jonathan Wood, a Principal Washington, DC.
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Critical minerals, slow business: making sense of the down-cycle
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Critical minerals are a hot topic right now, but most people don’t realise how truly critical they are until there is a restriction on their use. Critical minerals drive AI, the cloud, the energy transition – but they also power our phones, keep the lights on, the dishwasher running. The US defines critical minerals as those which serve an essential function in one or more energy technology, and which are at high risk of supply chain disruption. Securing access to them is existential.
Claudine Fry, Director of Control Risks’ Global Issues team, chats with Stephen Norris, a Partner in Control Risks’ Tokyo office, to discuss the current critical minerals down-cycle, geopolitical dynamics, and how he anticipates regulation and investment in the sector will evolve.
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Contested waters: geopolitics returns to the sea
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Just as the shipping industry was recovering from years of pandemic disruption, its vulnerability has been laid bare yet again. This time the extra costs, delays and clogged berths are compounded by destroyers, drones and a higher-octane geopolitical tension. Growing insecurity in the Red Sea is a reminder that geopolitics underpins global trade and can threaten it as easily as it can uphold it.
Join Control Risks Partner Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks' experts Cormac Mc Garry and Arran Kennedy about why businesses need to be paying attention what’s happening in the Red Sea -- and not just to the near-term risk -- and not just to the near-term risk.
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Lessons from 2023: global business goes back to school
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
2023 felt like an uneven, transitional year. Global inflation has fallen sharply, and supply chains have recovered without a major economic crisis. But overwhelming geopolitical volatility, including ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Europe and the Sahel, as well as a looming swathe of elections worldwide haunts any attempt to paint an overly rosy picture. 2023 also saw the emergence of a new multipolar world order as Middle Powers flexed their muscles and leaps in AI supercharged just about everything. Businesses must be ready to monitor and adapt.
What’s next? Join Control Risks Partner, Claudine Fry, for a conversation with Control Risks experts Jonathan Wood, a Principal in our Global Risk Analysis team based in the US, and Andrew Gilholm, a Principal in our Global Risk Analysis team based in South Korea, as they examine the key events and trends from 2023 and what these mean for the year ahead.
For more on what businesses need to watch in 2024, check out RiskMap, Control Risks’ annual forecast of business risks, compiled by Control Risks experts worldwide. With risk ratings and in-depth analysis, RiskMap is your essential guide to mitigating risk and seizing opportunity in the year ahead.
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Rethinking the ”G” in ESG: governance or geopolitics?
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Geopolitical turbulence is shaping trends in ESG regulation and enforcement globally. Indeed, the significant role geopolitics is playing in driving business risk and determining commercial success for companies has prompted some discussion about whether the “G” in ESG should be focused on “geopolitics” rather than “governance”.
Join Claudine Fry as she sits down with Control Risks experts Gabriel Brasil and Shikha Kher to explore how a better understanding of the interplay between geopolitics and ESG is key to proactively managing compliance and taking advantage of emerging, associated opportunities.
Find out more about how we're helping organisations mitigate risk and seize opportunity in the ESG space.
Monday Sep 25, 2023
The Middle East as microcosm: Middle Powers in the Persian Gulf
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
The Middle East is changing rapidly, with consequences for sport, culture, politics, energy and economics. This is particularly true for the Gulf states. Join Control Risks Partner Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks Senior Analyst Niamh McBurney about the evolving power dynamics, global influence and business landscape of the Middle East.
Visit controlrisks.com to find out how we help businesses mitigate risk and seize opportunity.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Middle powers: a force to watch
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
In the new world order, middle power countries like Brazil, Turkey, India, and Egypt, are poised to be a significant force. These are countries capable of playing key strategic roles internationally or regionally, with natural resources, demographic advantages or historic links at their disposal.
Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks experts Gabriel Brasil and Patricia Rodrigues for a conversation about what makes a country a middle powers, what makes them a force on the geopolitical stage, and why understanding them matters for business.
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
AI won’t be upending the geopolitical order any time soon
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Artificial Intelligence has been on the minds of governments for many years. But with the sudden advent of widespread public access to generative AI like ChatGPT, governments are now on the back foot. Join Control Risks Partner, Claudine Fry, for a conversation with Control Risks Principal, Jonathan Wood, for a conversation about how the real threat to geopolitics from AI might lie in its ability to reinforce current dynamics rather than upending them.
Find out how our global team of political and country risk experts can support your organisation by visiting our website. And stay up to date with our cyber team at our cyber hub.
Thursday May 25, 2023
Demographics
Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
Demographics are routinely cited as a factor influencing unrest, elections, economic fortunes, politics.
Join Claudine Fry and Serena Pilkington as they unpack current global demographic trends, how these drive everything from economic vitality to unrest, and the implications for business now and into the future.
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Is nearshoring the end of globalisation?
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
The message from Western developed economies, but particularly from the United States, is to stop making things so far away from home. Is this the end of globalisation?
Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks experts Alejandra Soto and Aryaman Bhatnagar about what the outlook for two nearshoring hotspots, Mexico and India, tells us about where supply chains, manufacturing and the global economy are headed.
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