Category Archives: Kidnap & Ransom
Pakistan’s Election Cycle and Collateral Violence
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 →Understand your Context to Mitigate Political and Security Risks
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
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
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 →What Risks Will Emerge in 2013?
We look ahead for the risks businesses should prepare for in 2013. Read their predictions and vote for the one most likely to affect your business this year.
Continue reading →Terrorism Ferments in the Sahel and North Africa
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 →FARC Peace Treaty: The outlook for kidnap risk in Colombia
On December 5 the Colombian Government and the country’s largest rebel group – the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – reconvened for the second stage of peace talks.
Continue reading →Podcast: An Insight Into Somali Pirate Gangs
In the third installment of WillisWire’s piracy podcast series, John Rachman, president of Terra Firma Risk Management, and I discuss the tactics used by pirate gangs in different parts of the world, particularly off the coast of Somalia. Podcast: Play in …
Continue reading →Podcast: Paying Ransoms to Pirates
In the second in our series of WillisWire piracy podcasts, John Rachman, president of Terra Firma Risk Management, and I discuss the tricky issue of ransom payment. Check the blog next week for the third and final installment in this series. …
Continue reading →Podcast: How to Handle a Pirate Attack
In the first in a series of WillisWire piracy podcasts, I was joined by John Rachman, president of Terra Firma Risk Management, to discuss how the piracy threat is spreading and what ship operators can do to protect themselves. Check …
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