Lara Sierra-Rubia explores how drug cartels are relocating narcoticstranshipment routes to the Caribbean where security is more relaxed,a trend linked to rising violent crime rates in the region.
Islamic State-inspired kidnappings are increasingly likely in SoutheastAsia given the proliferation of affiliated militants and local sympathy for the group in the region, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
With a growing number of Chinese investment projects inprogress across the country, Julian Karssen examines the threat of kidnapping posed to Chinese nationals
While President Buhari's anti-corruption campaign has hadsome successes, businesses are facing increased scrutiny of their operations, writes Gabrielle Reid
Following six months of protests in Oromia, the S-RM East Africa Team examines the Oromo movement and potential for sustained insecurity in Ethiopia.
Although the Abu Sayyaf Group has been weakened since the early 2000s, in a recent confrontation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in which the military sustained significant casualties, the ASG demonstrated that itremains a key security threat, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
Recent terrorist activity in Tanzania has shone new light on the terrorism threat in the country, as these events highlight growing sympathy with Islamic State in the region, writes Gabrielle Reid
The peace process in South Sudan aimed at ending the ongoing civil war is faltering. Despite protracted efforts, there appears to be little peace to keep in the country now facing new sources of conflict, writes Gabrielle Reid.
Despite an increase in US airstrikes against Al Shabaab targets in Somalia in March 2016, the recent increase in tempo does not represent a major shift in US strategy, argues Harriet Pape.
Lara Sierra-Rubia discusses the increasing trend of virtual kidnappings in the US, a low-investment high-yield scam that originated in Central America. This article originally appeared in KR magazine on 26 February 2016: http://www.krmagazine.com/2016/02/26/analysis-lara-sierra-rubia-at-s-rm-the-hostage-hoax-increasing-virtual-kidnappings-in-the-us/…
Saif Islam discusses the prevalence of corruption and extortion in Russiaand Ukraine amid the regional economic contraction, which had a negativeimpact on investor confidence in 2015.
The economic slowdown hasresulted in protests in Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, which are likelyto increase the risk of wrongful detention in 2016 as authorities try to clampdown on dissent, writes Saif Islam.