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Cyber Security Cybercriminals are likely to target any weaknesses they can identify during the COVID-19 outbreak, including seeking to exploit any gaps presented by large-scale remote-working to access valuable data. Therefore both employers and employees should remain vigilant to network vulnerabilities and anticipate the targeting of remote access processes by highly organised criminal groupings. […]
With Italy recording the highest numbers of coronavirus cases outside of China, this Insight examines a number of reasons why that may be the case. Italy Since the first case was confirmed in Italy on 20 February, cases have skyrocketed to over 15,000. Italy is now home to the largest coronavirus […]
Coronavirus Respiratory diseases are not new, but the current COVID-19 outbreak is creating unprecedented concern amongst modern travellers, given the speed with which it is spreading across the world, a factor of the range and ease of modern global travel. The recent see-sawing of stock markets suggests that the virus’ long-term impact on international […]
Parliamentary elections are taking place today in Iran. With hardliners expected make considerable gains, the main focus of the election will be the turn out of the electorate and what it means about the support for the Regime. The Elections The electorate are heading to the polls today in Iran to vote […]
Swarms of locusts have arrived in East Africa and are causing growing concerns for food insecurity in the region. Overview Fears of a humanitarian crisis are rising in East Africa as the area is suffering from its worst case of locust swarms in 25 years. Unusually wet weather in the Arabian […]
On 05 February, an aircraft from “no-frills” airline Pegasus Airlines crashed on landing at Sabiha Gokcen airport, Istanbul. Although budget airlines in Western countries adhere to the strictest standards, it is perhaps timely to consider the risks associated with flying on no-frills airlines in the developing world where standards are not regulated to the same […]
Snap elections will be held in Israel on the 17 September 2019 to elect the members of the Knesset. This follows elections in April, which failed to form a governing coalition. In May, the Knesset voted to dissolve itself prior to the expiration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presidential mandate to form a government. Rather […]
After leading a military coup, Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia from 1996 until 2017. He is now making noises about returning from exile, which is very likely to result in widespread civil unrest between different communities across the country. President Yahya Jammeh Jammeh proved to be one of the most unacceptable […]
Causes Prime Minister Narendra Modi has overseen the passage of the Citizenship Act, a law that grants Indian citizenship to recent immigrants of minority religions, with the notable exception of Muslims. On Wednesday, the Indian supreme court postponed any challenges to the passage of the law. Much of the population is interpreting this […]
This article contains a global risk calendar in which scheduled events for 2020 are assessed for their risk of political violence, civil unrest, terrorism, crime and travel disruption. The calendar is then followed by a consideration of global issues in a number of categories, all of which are expected to have an effect upon global […]
Summary The largest public sector strike that France has seen in decades began yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of workers have walked out of their workplaces indefinitely in opposition to pension reforms by President Macron. The pro-business president has come up against widespread criticism of his attempt to streamline the pension system, which would universalise […]
Warnings The UK and US governments have both issued warnings to Christmas travellers planning on visiting northern European markets over the Christmas holiday period. The US government raised terrorist warnings about Denmark, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the UK; the FCO warned of increased threat levels in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands, […]