Posts From Guest Post
From storm to calm: How Lebanon became a shelter in the Levant
Lebanon maintains its stability as parties benefit from the current situation and protect the status quo. A guest post by Martin Krastrup, Co-founder and Head of Programmes for Atlas Assistance.
A political risk revolution: Social & regime risk
Geopolitical trends and local incidents push corporate risk managers to adopt modern mitigation measures to respond to political risk.
Social risk: An underexposed source of disruption
Social risk is real. It is often attributed to globalisation, climate change, pandemics, migration, or social media, but these only increase its likelihood.
A how-to guide for counterinsurgency – by a former insurgent
A guest post from Roland Bartetzko, a former soldier in the German army and Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK), offers key observations about counterinsurgency from the insurgent’s point of view.
Why the next disruptive technology isn’t tech at all
The next level of disruptive change is beyond optimisation of processes – it must address human problems that underlie today’s complex social challenges.
Turbulence ahead for the business climate in Turkey
The AKP interference in the private business sphere follows a heightened drive to reform the political system and move toward a presidential republic.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt is full of tensions and contradictions
At the core of Egypt’s paralysis is the paradoxical blend of Hosni Mubarak and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi politics that define the new system.
Opinion: Why human rights should matter to risk analysis
Often overlooked, the relationship between human rights and risk analysis has become increasingly important. A guest post by Nicolas Tenzer, Chairman of the Paris-based Centre for Study and Research for Political
The risk of renewed hostilities over Nagorno-Karabakh
In the most serious escalation of fighting in over two decades, the formerly “frozen” conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh recently erupted into an open conflict.
Emmanuel Macron launches new party: A game-changer in French politics?
By Nicolas Tenzer France’s Minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, announced on April 6th that he launched a new political party, En Marche! that aims at making obsolete the classical cleavages between
