The Global Insight

Against a backdrop of overwhelming humanitarian and an economic strife, an extraordinary election cycle has been playing out this year across Latin America. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks experts Gavin Strong and Silvana Amaya about how organisations should understand the candidates, policies and populations in a region ready for change. 

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Kenya’s general elections will be held on 9 August, 2022, and the outcome is far from certain. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for conversation with Control Risks experts Patricia Rodrigues and Rose Mumanya about the roll ethnicity, inflation, misinformation and the Ukraine-Russia conflict are playing in the elections and what businesses need to watch.

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One of the broad implications of the Ukraine-Russia conflict is the acceleration of a trend already in motion: the pressure on companies to engage with geopolitics and take clear stances. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks expert Maria Knapp about what organisations need to keep front of mind when engaging with thorny issues and why staying silent is no longer an option.

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Emmanuel Macron may have won the 2022 presidential election, but he still has a lot on his plate. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with Control Risks expert Alexandra Kellert about the challenges France and the EU will face in the coming years, from rising energy and living costs to security concerns.

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How will the Ukraine-Russia conflict effect food in the longer term? Join Control Risks Partners Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Jonathan Wood about the impact food shortages and price increases will likely have on a range of risks, exacerbating political instability, social unrest and the effects of climate change.

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What will be the longer-term impact on energy of the Ukraine-Russia conflict? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Oksana Antonenko about the tensions between energy security and energy transition, the uncertainty facing both importers and exporters and why organisations should be prepared for major supply disruption.

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Amid rising geopolitical turbulence, the business of sport is not only a bellwether for emerging trends, but shapes and is shaped by them. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Daniel Heal, James Lewry and Kent D. Kedl about the work we're doing in the world of sport and what sport can tell us about geopolitics, sustainability and the role of risk in decision making.

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What does Germany’s new coalition government mean for the risk landscape both within and beyond the nation’s borders? Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation for a discussion with in-house expert Florian Otto about the implications for geopolitics, energy transition, and digitalisation as Germany enters a new era.

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While governments scramble to respond to the Omicron variant, many companies, particularly those with global footprints, are finding success working from their own pandemic playbooks. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house expert Allison Wood about where the pandemic is headed and why your organisation needs to evolve with it.   

As the world becomes increasingly connected to and reliant on the internet, risk is intensifying – from cyber security to carbon footprints. Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house cyber experts Nicolas Reys and Stina Connor about current trends in cyber and why the decisions organisations make today will determine whether they exist at all in the decades to come.