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Tim Holt

https://alert-24.com/

Tim is Head of Inform at Alert:24, a new crisis and risk management consultancy from Special Contingency Risks. He has spent much of his career in regions of risk with the British Army, the Red Cross and on cease-fire negotiations. He has worked globally for corporations, the British Government, NGOs and the UN as a risk management adviser and responder, encouraging intelligence-driven risk management.

Pakistan’s Election Cycle and Collateral Violence

by Tim Holt, May 13, 2013 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom

Elections in Pakistan mark an important milestone in the country’s democratic development. The completion of President Zardari’s term and transfer of power will be the country’s first full electoral cycle uninterrupted by military power brokers. Continue reading →

Tensions Mount on the Korean Peninsula

by Tim Holt, April 9, 2013 | Posted in Political Risk

The bellicose rhetoric from North Korea in the past two weeks has been extraordinary, prompting concerns that the authoritarian regime is ready and willing to launch an attack. To date however, with the exception of an intensification of military exercises … Continue reading →

Understand your Context to Mitigate Political and Security Risks

by Tim Holt, March 21, 2013 | Posted in Global Risks, Kidnap & Ransom

At a recent Alert:24 Risk Briefing in which I participated, risk professionals reflected on the measures that businesses should take to mitigate a variety of socio-economic, political and security risks, which permeate emerging markets. Such risk exposures have been highlighted … Continue reading →

Rising Security Threats in Nigeria

by Tim Holt, February 22, 2013 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom, Terrorism

Nigeria, the oil-rich West African nation headed by President Goodluck Jonathan, appears to be experiencing a broadening of security concerns – demonstrated by a string of recent kidnappings. Continue reading →

Mexican Drug Trade Fuels Continued Violence

by Tim Holt, February 19, 2013 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom, Political Risk

Beleaguered security forces’ attempts to dismantle cartels and encroach on their vast territories are failing to stem the proliferation of violence in Mexico. Continue reading →

Dissent and Unrest Continues in Egypt

by Tim Holt, January 31, 2013 | Posted in Political Risk

The second anniversary of the beginning of the uprising that led to the overthrow of the Mubarak regime in Egypt brought violence, rather than celebration, to much of the country on 25th January 2013. Continue reading →

Terrorism Ferments in the Sahel and North Africa

by Tim Holt, January 18, 2013 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom, Terrorism

An emerging risk that has occupied our minds lately is the profound risk to security, livelihoods and stability in the Sahel, presented by a possible spread of Islamic terrorism from Mauritania in the west to the Horn of Africa in … Continue reading →

The Future of Piracy in a New Somalia

by Tim Holt, September 19, 2012 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom

As Somalia stumbles through its most significant political transition since the fall of the Siad Barre regime, there are signs that the country’s most lucrative industry is also going through profound changes. The success rate of piracy halved from 2010 … Continue reading →

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