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Using Compliance Audits to Assess Broader Political RisksWith increased levels of investment activity in emerging markets, there is a renewed emphasis on enforcing legislation such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. The stiff…
Russia, Georgia, and the ‘Caucasus Emirate’On 3 May, a double suicide bombing in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Daghestan killed at least a dozen people and wounded more than a hundred more. The attacks are a reminder to the outside …
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Pipelines Highlight Vulnerability of World’s Energy Infrastructure
Last Thursday, a pipeline in Yemen carrying gas to a Gulf of Aden export terminal was blown up, reportedly by an Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda. It was the third such attack in the countr…
Myanmar: Now Comes the Hard PartThe speed with which Myanmar’s government has embraced reform has taken many in the international community by surprise. A country that only months ago was one of the most insular and ostracised in t…
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