All political violence articles
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NewsAsia-Pacific sees fall in crisis incidents in 2022
But greater volatility is expected in 2023, driving threats including kidnap incidents and political repatriations
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AGCS outlines five risk drivers of political violence
Civil unrest risks has risen substantially, causing billions of dollars in property damage and business interruption
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Geopolitical risk reaches a 5-year peak
The conflict in Ukraine was the main driver of risk in 2022 with rising inflation sparking discontent further afield
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Countries shifting into opposing blocs, finds Political Risk Index
The Western bloc has lost ground in all world regions, presenting risks for multinational companies
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‘Rogue Russia’ and ‘Maximum Xi’ top geopolitical risks for 2023
As a new year dawns, we remain in the depths of a ’geopolitical recession’ warns Eurasia Group
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2023 will bring heightened levels of unrest
Further geopolitical disruption expected as crisis management teams remain in ‘perma-crisis’ mode
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WTW names head of crisis management, APAC
Ensuring health and safety of staff is a “business imperative” given increasing duty of care regulations
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China unrest: Risk implications
Stringent COVID restrictions have caused a wave of riots in China and put risk managers across the globe on notice
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Climate change: Unpicking the complexity
Is our permanent state of crisis a distraction from climate commitments, or an opportunity to accelerate the transition?
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Pakistan faces monumental hunger crisis after floods
The conflict in Ukraine has also disrupted the supply chain of wheat grain, seed and fertilisers into Pakistan
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SR Q3 2022: Inflation - staying grounded
Even the risk community isn’t keen on trying to predict the next crisis, as each one seems to have a cascade effect
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Tipping towards disaster
In this ever-more destabilised world, the post-Cold War rules no longer apply, explains Dragonfly’s Henry Wilkinson
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Boards face ‘perfect storm’ of high-impact risks
The gap between awareness and action taken on geopolitical risk is ‘alarming’, as tensions grow between the West and China
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sigma study examines risk in a multi-polar world
“Friend-shoring” and reshoring of supply chains, investments in green energy and mitigating a food crisis will shape the risk landscape
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Heat stress to threaten over 70% of global agriculture by 2045
This could trigger a host of secondary impacts, from civil unrest and political instability to mass migration and human rights abuses
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Inflation fuels social unrest, with the worst to come
Sri Lanka experienced the biggest decrease in government stability, but risks in the Philippines are growing
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Economic stresses drive social unrest in LatAm
As with Sri Lanka, protests are being driven by inflation, adding to economic and social stresses initially caused by COVID
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Black Sea grain deal will ease supply bottlenecks
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed the accord a “beacon of hope”
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World ‘unprepared’ for magnitude of cascading climate risks
As the intensity of heatwaves, storms and floods speeds up, so do the time horizons for rising global instability
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Singapore, New Zealand warn against travel to Sri Lanka
A curfew has been imposed in Colombo after further violent protests and troops are patrolling the streets
