The Global Insight

Hydrogen – green superhero cleared for take-off?

Join Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Oksana Antonenko, Joseph Smith and Jacob Larsen about the significant role hydrogen energy is playing in decarbonisation efforts and what the implications of this shift will be for companies.

Read the full article here.

Navalny and the plight of political opposition in Russia

Join Charles Hecker and Claudine Fry for a conversation with in-house experts Botakoz Iliyas and Eimear O’Casey about what the widespread demonstrations in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s detainment mean for the political and operational landscape in Russia. Botakoz Iliyas is a researcher based in our Moscow office, and Eimear O’Casey is a senior analyst based in our London office.

For an in depth analysis of the situation in Russia, read Botakoz Iliyas’s article on our website.

 

What on Earth Can Go Wrong: Tales from the Risk Business

Join Charles Hecker and Richard Fenning, previous CEO of Control Risks, in conversation about Richard’s book covering three decades of advising multinational companies on geopolitics and security crises.

Order your copy of What on Earth Can Go Wrong: Tales from the Risk Business now by clicking here. 

Pathways not profiles: identifying threat actors in the workforce

While we often like to think that the world’s superpowers – economically, military, politically – are the actors who make the weather, sometimes the work of a single individual can tip the balance. Join Charles Hecker for conversation about how companies can help their workforces stay mentally healthy and protect them from extremist violence by focusing on pathways rather than profiles. He is joined by Terri Patterson, who joined Control Risks directly from the FBI just under a year ago after serving as executive special advisor to Director Wray, and Jacqueline Day, a Partner at the firm leading our Crisis and Security department for the Americas.

RiskMap 2021 Special Edition: Europe

This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this fifth and final episode in the series, Join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Florian Otto and Stina Connor for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Europe.

Check out the other four episodes in the series for fascinating conversations about the implications of the Top 5 in Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas and the Middle East and North Africa.

RiskMap 2021 Special Edition: Americas

This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this fourth episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Jonathan Wood and Thomaz Favaro for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for the Americas.

Check back tomorrow for the fifth and final episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for Europe.

RiskMap 2021 Special Edition: The Middle East and North Africa

This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this third episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Graham Griffiths and William Brown for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for the Middle East and North Africa.

Check back tomorrow for the fourth episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for the Americas.

RiskMap 2021 Special Edition: Africa

This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this second episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Barnaby Fletcher and Valentin Robiliard for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Africa. 

Check back tomorrow for the third episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for the Middle East and North Africa. 

RiskMap 2021 Special Edition: Asia Pacific

This episode is one of a five-part special edition of The Global Insight exploring the regional implications of our Top 5 risks for 2021: long COVID, US-China relations, a shift to greener energy policies, digital acceleration and the risk of missing the post-COVID rebound. For this first episode in the series, join Charles Hecker and Control Risks experts Steve Wilford and Jim Fitzsimmons for a discussion about what our Top 5 means for Asia Pacific. 

Check back tomorrow for the second episode in the series, where we take a look at what the Top 5 means for Africa. 

The new American threat landscape

For companies operating in the US, does the 6 January storming of the US Capitol mark a point of no return in terms of an American security environment transformed by socioeconomic pressures, COVID-19 and radicalisation? Or will the incoming Biden administration bring a return to normalcy that sees the stark polarisation of the past four years fade? This week’s panel includes Jonathan Wood, lead analyst for the United States and Canada, and Shawn VanSlyke, a Principal within Control Risks’ Crisis and Security Consulting Practice for North America.