Blog Archive : Geopolitical Risk

17-01-2020

Geopolitical Risk

Libya – Prospect of political agreement unce...

The prospect of short-term cessation of hostilities in Libya depends on the success of Berlin talks…

10-01-2020

Geopolitical Risk

Further direct confrontation unlikely between Wash...

A US drone strike killed former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Qassem Soleimani in Bag…

09-01-2020

Geopolitical Risk

Quarterly Geopolitical Risk Forecast: Q1 2020 at a...

In this edition of the PGI Quarterly Geopolitical Risk Forecast, civil unrest is the most prominent…

19-12-2019

Geopolitical Risk

Ukraine – Conflict to continue amid limited ...

Talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Paris on 9 December failed to make significant progress over the Uk…

10-12-2019

Geopolitical Risk

Burkina Faso – Security conditions likely to...

An escalation in militancy in 2019 has left large rural northern and eastern areas of Burkina Faso l…

04-12-2019

Geopolitical Risk

Spain – Stable government unlikely following...

The ruling socialist PSOE party has struggled to form a stable government amid divisions between pot…

20-11-2019

Geopolitical Risk

United Kingdom – Social media manipulation t...

The manipulation of social media will impact campaigning for the 12 December UK general election and…

07-11-2019

Geopolitical Risk

Ethiopia – Ethnic tensions threaten May 2020...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s democratisation programme has contributed to an uptick in ethnic tension…

01-11-2019

Geopolitical Risk

China – Impact to businesses of potential Be...

Unrest in Hong Kong escalated in early June 2019 over a now-withdrawn extradition law and China’s in…

25-10-2019

Geopolitical Risk

Lebanon – Nationwide unrest likely to contin...

Nationwide anti-government protests in Lebanon have exposed deep-rooted social and economic grievanc…