Crisis in the Middle East – Energy Prices and Geopolitical Risks

By Grant Griffiths and Dylan Campbell

The current events unfolding in Iran and across the Middle East once again highlight the continuing importance of hydrocarbons to our global economy, and their impact beyond the here and now of a Read more

EU risk preparedness outpaced by potential threats

While the European Union (EU) is more prepared to deal with major crises than it was five years ago, the complex risk landscape has outpaced the body’s speed in dealing with them, according to a report published by the Read more

Grey zone aggression rises

Organisations are increasingly concerned about disruptions to global commerce by so-called grey zone aggression, according to a survey by wtwco.

Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow with the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, is quoted by the Read more

UK businesses feel less prepared for geopolitical risk

UK businesses said that they felt less prepared for geopolitical in a survey conducted by the insurer Beazley.

Its Risk and resilience survey found that confidence in resilience against war and terror dropped between 2021 and 2022. For example, Read more

Risk of food shortages grows

The risk of food shortages increased from already high levels because of the conflict in Ukraine, said leading world agencies.

The number of severely food insecure people has doubled in two years – from 135 million pre-pandemic to 276 Read more

Ukraine and Covid fuelling supply chain nationalism

The conflict in Ukraine and Covid are fuelling supply chain nationalism in a trend that could reverse globalisation.

The rise of populist nationalism in countries such as the UK and US had already put “made at home” policies on Read more

Government forced to publish Brexit risk scenarios

The UK government has been forced by Members of Parliament to publish its Brexit risk assumptions code-named Operation Yellowhammer. While the government says that the assumptions are out of date because of subsequent efforts to mitigate Brexit risks, Read more

Zoning the Internet

The Russian government approved a bill in April that would give the state communications regulator Roskomnadzor the ability to control traffic on the Internet – giving it the potential to effectively isolating the Russian network. The bill has been Read more