This podcast is a recording of a webinar that took place on 4 November 2020, the day after the US presidential elections. A dispute over the results looks likely following polling day. We discuss whether such a disagreement will evolve into a broader crisis, and to what effect. And we will identify states that will be central to any subsequent legal challenges.
Nov 5, 2020
54 min
In this podcast, we provide a brief overview of recent events in Lebanon and share some forecasts for how we expect events to unfold, and what these mean for the wider region.
Sep 18, 2020
58 min
This is the thirteenth year Risk Advisory has partnered with Aon to produce the Terrorism & Political Violence Risk Map by providing source data and expert analysis. This podcast is a recording of Aon’s 2020 Risk Maps COVID-19 webinar which took place on 6 August 2020, featuring comments from Aon, Risk Advisory, and Continuum Economics.
Sep 1, 2020
55 min
In this podcast, we look at the diverse movements and ideologies emerging within the radical right in the US, and the different risks these pose to businesses and the state. We provide forecasts for how these movements are likely to respond to ongoing anti-racism protests and a presidential election in November.
Jul 1, 2020
26 min
In this final podcast of the trilogy, we look at what will be the likely challenges of leading organisations out and back to business as usual. In the first two podcasts, we asked what defines an ‘adversity situation’ and what leadership and management techniques are needed in adversity?” In this podcast, we bring these themes together and apply them in the specific context of now – how do we lead in a time of a pandemic and the cascades of impacts that are coming with it?
Jun 3, 2020
31 min
In this podcast, with a clearer sense of what adversity is and isn't, we ask “Are different leadership and management techniques needed in adversity?” This is the second in a series of three podcasts on the theme ‘Leading in Adversity’, which we have released as part of a broader effort to support our clients as they manage the myriad impacts and difficult decision making challenges of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
May 27, 2020
25 min
In this podcast we look at how, as a leader, one can objectively gauge when an organisation is in an adversity situation (or heading towards one), and act accordingly at the right time.
This is the first in a series of three podcasts on the theme ‘Leading in Adversity’, which we have released as part of a broader effort to support our clients as they manage the myriad impacts and difficult decision making challenges of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
May 21, 2020
26 min
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world in a matter of weeks. It's presented leadership teams with difficult & business critical decisions on risk management. Questions about what kind of a world will emerge after the pandemic passes & what the long tail risks will be. A global recession appears inevitable & unlikely that the economy, states, society & politics will be the same again. This podcast looks to the future to help think through future scenarios for strategic planning & risk management.
Apr 19, 2020
1 hr 3 min
A new precedent of direct military action has been set in the long-running confrontation between Iran and the US in the Middle East. Despite both sides engaging in tit-for-tat direct military action in the past week, they have appeared to step back from the brink of conflict.
This podcast will address key questions clients are asking us, including: what are the strategic intentions of both sides? How have security risks in the region changed? Has the crisis changed geopolitical risks?
Jan 20, 2020
44 min
Following a withdrawal of US troops, Turkish forces entered northeastern Syria on 9 October. A ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurdish forces appears to be largely holding. But the arrival of Syrian and Russian troops in the northeast will probably hinder Turkey's plans there.
In this podcast, we look at the impact of the offensive on security and business operations in Turkey and other regional countries. And we discuss the outlook for the wider Syrian conflict.
Oct 28, 2019
21 min
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