Ambushed On An Albanian Mountainside (Part 1)
Ambushed on an Albanian Mountainside (Part 1). How lack of adequate pre-posting security training almost proved fatal.
Working Alongside The North Korean Military
A unique account of a Westerner working with the North Korean military over a 6 month period on a humanitarian project.
Azerbaijan Business Snapshot - Paternalistic & Patronage Based
Azerbaijan snapshot highlighting possible risks & pitfalls, especially corruption for foreign companies wishing to do business or invest
Venezuela Snapshot - Business Risk & Corruption
Venezuela business snapshot highlighting the risks posed by corruption, political instability and economic meltdown facing potential foreign
Albania - The Queen, Guns & Local Politics
Tirana, Albania and the staging of a Queens Brithday Party celebration that had the potential to go disasterously wrong
Kazakhstan Business Snapshot Update - Risk, Corruption & The Political Elite
Kazakhstan Business Snapshot Update. A lucrative market for foreign business and investment, but risk and corruption is a factor, so beware!
China Snapshot - The Risk & Corruption Threat To Foreign Companies
Updated China business snapshot highlighting the risk & prevalence of corruption facing international companies wishing to do business o
Oman Political Snapshot - Tenuous Times Walking a Perilous Tightrope
The fragile geopolitical stance Oman currently adopts in its relationship with Iran and its tenuous alliance with Saudi Arabia and other Gul
Risk & Contingency Planning - Corporate Responsibility to Employees
How companies & NGO's may be held liable for their lack of crisis planning with emphasis on lack of pre-planning & full employee
Bangladesh Business Snapshot - Bureaucratic Corruption & Political Risk
Bangladesh. A frontier market with a high level of bureaucratic and political corruption, a major risk factor for prospective foreign invest
Investing in International Markets Corruption & Political Risk
The hazards of doing business in foreign markets especially frontier and emerging markets with the risk of corruption, political uncertainty
Bear In The Byzantine - Was Putin Behind Turkey's Reluctance To Intervene?
What was behind Turkey's reluctance to intervene against ISIS & Syria & at the same time take down the Assad regime in Syria? En
Iraq and The Mosul Dam - A Continuing, Ticking Time Bomb
A Saddam vanity project that since its construction against all expert advice continues to slowly deteriorate giving cause for great concern
The Oil and Gas Industry - Terrorism Threat Assessment
Countries & industries worldwide remain on high alert for potential terrorist attacks. The oil & gas sectors are particularly prone
