The rapid spread of conflict across the Middle East since February 2026 has spurred widespread travel disruptions amid significant uncertainty. Richard Gardiner reflects on the challenges companies and foreign nationals faced in navigating relocations and evacuations as the conflict escalated, and highlights key considerations around how to prepare…
The last two years of France-Algeria relations have been characterised by recurring diplomatic tensions and reciprocal retaliations between the two. While both sides have made efforts to improve relations in recent weeks, underlying distrust and disagreements will continue to pose challenges for French and Algerian travellers and businesses in each…
While extortion and kidnapping have long been features of Mexico’s criminal landscape, recent incidents, including the kidnapping of 10 workers from a Canadian-owned mining site, highlight the persistent threat to Mexico’s business environment, writes Shannon Lorimer.
Extortion in Canada has evolved from opportunistic street crime into a coordinated threat, forcing business owners, families and individuals to remain on high alert. Neil Mugabe explores the groups and tactics behind rising extortion activity in the country and the challenges that lie ahead for law enforcement.
Throughout 2025, Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah rebels demonstrated a renewed interest in local fundraising, specifically seeking to make inroads with Cabo Delgado’s artisanal miners to open a new revenue stream. Neo Tsotetsi examines the nascent emergence of this alliance, and the threat it may come to pose to foreign-owned mining companies across the province.…
The war in Iran has plunged the Middle East into a period of instability that is likely to have ripple effects beyond the conflict. Richard Gardiner considers how the current situation has exacerbated existing tensions, and will continue to drive the threat of further instability within the region and abroad.
From energy prices to supply chains to global productivity, the impact of the Middle East conflict has been nothing short of extensive. While the trajectory of the conflict remains uncertain, Shannon Lorimer explores the volatility, instability and disruption likely to persist even in the case of a de-escalation.
The war between Iran, Israel and the US has driven unprecedented security and economic challenges for Gulf states. Tamsin Hunt considers the shifting geopolitical positions of Gulf countries as these states try to re-establish stability, reassure investors, and shield against future conflict.
Amid the losses of several key officials and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Islamic Republic of Iran must maintain its internal stability while fighting a war against the US and Israel. Neo Tsotetsi explores the domestic challenges to stability, and the outsized role Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will play in securing it.
Despite growing surveillance and increasingly restricted access to weapons globally, active assailant attacks continue to pose a significant threat in the travel security landscape. Through analysing active assailant incidents in 2025, Neo Tsotetsi unpacks factors which will continue to drive the threat in the coming year.
Hijackings continue to pose significant risks for businesses and private citizens as global economic pressures drive demand for cheaper goods on black markets. Neil Mugabe examines notable trends in hijackings in 2025, and key hotspots where such events are likely to occur.
The proliferation of social media, digital currencies and artificial intelligence (AI) has provided new avenues for threat actors to enhance kidnapping and extortion schemes. As continued technological advancements diversify victim profiles and complicate efforts to curb these crimes, the threat is likely to persist and continue to evolve in the coming…