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Geopolitical & country risk

Cost of doing business at 10-year high as geopolitics takes toll on global trade
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Leveraging data to identify conflict-affected and high-risk areas (CAHRAs) in mineral supp...
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Risk of unrest in US at highest levels since 2020 protests
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Global democratic decline threatens more unpredictable rules for business
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Conflict surges in 28 countries, global trade facing elevated threats
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AI-driven disinformation looms over crunch elections in the Americas
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Farmer protests in Europe increase 300% – climate rules, trade dynamics drive surge
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Civil unrest risks overshadow bumper election period
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Threats to food security increase in 135 countries – Europe registers largest uptick in ri...
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Europe - 5 risks to watch
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Africa - 5 risks to watch
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Americas - 5 risks to watch
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APAC - 5 risks to watch
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MENA - 5 risks to watch
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Inflection Points: Risks to watch in 2024
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Mexico’s nearshoring potential undermined by climate and security risks
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Gains in Middle East stability under threat
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Cascading climate risks are a threat Latin America must take seriously
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The Trendline – Insurers should brace for more civil unrest warns new predictive SRCC mode...
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The Trendline - Resource-rich countries step up intervention in extractives sector in Q2
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Threats to human security rise in more than 20% of countries
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Hungary, Israel, Poland and Turkey continue their democratic backslide
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UK’s post-Brexit Pacific trade deal fraught with environmental and human rights risks
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Civil unrest in Africa hits 6-year high
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Turkey’s election: five things to watch
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The Trendline - Climate-driven unrest escalates in Europe in 2023-Q1
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War in Sudan: 5 countries at risk of being pulled into the conflict
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The Trendline - Africa: Risks to watch
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The Trendline - Asia: Risks to watch
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The Trendline - Americas: Risks to watch
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The Trendline - Middle East & North Africa: Risks to watch
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The Trendline - Europe and Central Asia: Risks to watch
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The Trendline - Global political risk at highest level in five years
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Middle East’s widening fault lines threaten further energy turmoil
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Lula 3.0: What lies ahead for Brazil?
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Sahel's downward spiral fuelled by weak governance, climate change
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Climate-induced instability threatens over half of Asian markets
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Nuclear renaissance threatens new security headaches
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Mining worst performing industry for indigenous, minority and gender rights
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Civil unrest on the rise, but a new Arab Spring is unlikely for now
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101 countries witness rise in civil unrest in last quarter
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ESG risks cast pall over quest for African critical minerals
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Europe’s scramble for African gas fraught with social and governance risks

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Corruption risks climb in 88 countries, key sourcing economies among worst affected
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India, Bangladesh will host 28% of people most at risk from floods by 2050
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Political Risk Outlook 2022: Executive Summary
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Child labour poses an extreme risk to business in 30 countries
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Beyond Russia: The sovereign ESG elephants in the room
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Anatomy of a coup: Social and governance red flags common in vulnerable countries
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Latin America hosts over 60% of world's most crime-stricken cities - Global ranking
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Ukraine conflict driving EU’s quest for strategic autonomy on critical minerals
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Cost of living crisis inflames civil unrest risks in emerging markets
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India’s extreme heat threatens energy and food crisis
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Russian-aligned African states face worsening social and governance profiles
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Russian war in Ukraine reshapes APAC regional security and economic outlook
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MENA's top 5 oil supply risks
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What sovereign ESG investors could have looked out for before Russia’s war against Ukraine
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SEC ups climate risk disclosure ante for US companies

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Emerging markets close ESG gap with developed economies, but Russia casts pall over sovere...
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Ukraine crisis upends energy geopolitics
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to have far-reaching consequences
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Russia-Ukraine: Escalation assured
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Kazakh protests alter balance of energy geopolitics in Eurasia
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US Xinjiang bill demands full supply chain visibility
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The Americas in 2022 – Trends to watch
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Separation of powers under attack in 45 countries
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40% of world’s top FDI destinations rated ‘high’ or ‘extreme’ risk for human rights
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Human Rights Outlook 2021
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Aukus commits Australia to geopolitical competition
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Myanmar: Firms testing ESG boundaries amid heightened scrutiny
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Coup sends jitters through bauxite markets, adds to Simandou uncertainty
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Crises loom as Taliban returns to power
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Brazil: Is the tide turning on Bolsonaro?
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China: Anti-Sanction Law pulls business onto geopolitical frontline
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Biodiversity risk is the new ESG elephant in the room
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China's pragmatic Myanmar policy under fire
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Myanmar coup: Prospect of sanctions and ESG exposure rattles foreign investors
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Africa’s debt dependent resource producers falling into China’s orbit
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Terrorism: 7 of 10 highest risk countries now in Africa – Index
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Are Asia’s carbon neutral pledges hot air?
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What does a Biden presidency mean for Asia Pacific?
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APAC on the front line of Cold War 2.0
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US undergoing an emerging market moment
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Biden victory likely to improve transatlantic ties
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Trump re-election on thin ice
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Wave of political instability threatens South America’s Pacific coast
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EU sanctions threat lacks teeth to ease east Med tensions
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Human Rights Outlook 2020
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Piecemeal peace deal leaves Palestinians on the sidelines
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India, South Africa, Brazil face bleakest road to economic recovery among G20
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Increased repression in Africa will dampen destabilising impact of pandemic
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US-China relations: From bad to worse
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Emerging markets face acute instability as pandemic fuels unrest
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Rising food costs will fire up Africa’s civil unrest hotspots
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Latin America in line for huge surge in civil unrest

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Child labour risks increase in 23 countries – forecast to worsen
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South Asia at highest risk of civil unrest as food insecurity bites
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China’s COVID surveillance measures are here to stay
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Latin America: Containment puts lid on regional unrest, but pressure already building
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DR Congo border closure and lockdowns to ravage copper and cobalt output
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COVID-19 pandemic is last straw for large African economies
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Latin America 2020: Aftershocks of civil unrest will continue

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Resumption of business won’t ease coronavirus impact on global supply chains
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Latin America – China to take trade war to US backyard
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Minerals for mercenaries – Russia prioritises profits over long-term influence in Africa
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Corporate sector becomes new front line of US-China rivalry
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US drive for energy independence fuels Persian Gulf insecurity
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Political Risk Outlook 2020 – Executive summary
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47 countries witness surge in civil unrest – trend to continue in 2020
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Baghdad assassination of Soleimani new Iran-US red line
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Investing in Indonesia’s new capital may come with a reputational cost
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Gaps between sovereign ESG leaders and laggards to grow despite positive outlook
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China’s social credit system raises risks for corporates
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Iran nuclear deal on its last legs
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Reform uncertainty in Brazil points to economic challenges ahead
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Venezuela's failed rebellion will entrench Maduro
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Presidential resignation signals new era in Kazakh politics
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DR Congo: Is government intervention the real risk?
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A man with a plan: Brazil's incoming economic tsar
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Chile's reputation as LatAm go-to destination threatened
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Land lies at the heart of Myanmar’s human rights risks
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Singapore summit falls flat as Trump’s concessions catch allies off guard
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US turns the screws on Iran
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Qatar among 11 countries downgraded to ‘extreme risk’ for working conditions
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