Tag: risk assessment

  • What is Geopolitical Risk and Why it Matters

    This report examines the definition, scope, and relevance of geopolitical risk, identifies its key categories, and reviews recent global cases that illustrate its implications. It also provides a set of indicators to monitor to detect early warning signals.

  • Badakhshan: Taliban’s Rule Under Pressure Since Local Disappointment and External Threats

    The Taliban’s control in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province is reportedly facing growing challenges. Civil unrest stems from the marginalisation of ethnic minorities, heavy-handed anti-drug policies, and eroding national unity.

  • United States: Political Polarisation and Its Impact on Economic Stability

    This report assesses the growing political polarisation in the United States and its impact on economic stability. Utilising sources from publicly available government reports, economic indicators, and expert analyses, it examines key political trends and their implications for economic growth, investment confidence, and market stability.

  • 15 Years of the North Caucasus Federal District: An Analysis of Achievements and Challenges

    This report aims at underlining the North Caucasus Federal District’s positive trends and the local challenges which might undermine regional stability and the Kremlin’s efforts to improve the socioeconomic conditions.

  • Risk Assessment Report: Georgia – Political Unrest and EU Integration Impasse

    This report analyses the ongoing political unrest in Georgia following the suspension of its EU membership negotiations and the contested parliamentary elections of October 27th, 2024.

  • Islamic State’s Threat to Europe and Italy: Risk Assessment

    The resurgence of the Islamic State poses a significant threat to Italy and Europe, leveraging geopolitical events to bolster propaganda and recruitment efforts. The evolving landscape of terrorism, characterised by decentralised online radicalisation, presents challenges in surveillance and counteraction.

  • Kurdistan Tourism Sector Analysis

    The Kurdistan Region has recently witnessed a significant surge in tourism, with over 1.5 million visitors arriving in the past three months. Ambitious plans unveiled by the Kurdistan Tourism Board aim to attract 20 million tourists annually by 2030, aligning with the government’s economic diversification agenda.

  • Ep. 11 – Turkey’s Elections: Shifting Internal Consensus

    In this episode of Geopolitical Report Podcast, we discussed the local elections in Turkey on March 31st, 2024, that signalled a significant shift in the country’s political dynamics, marking the ruling AK Party’s most severe electoral setback under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership.

  • Azerbaijani Volunteer Fighters in Ukraine

    The Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which began in 2022, attracted the attention of volunteers from all over the post-Soviet space interested in supporting Kyiv in the fight against Russian forces. Among these volunteers, there are also Azerbaijani fighters who have sided with Ukrainian forces against the Russian armed forces.

  • Analysis of UAE Interests in Turkmenistan and Central Asia

    The recent meeting between representatives of Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) underscored the positive trajectory of their bilateral relations, encompassing political, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian domains.

  • Increasing Geopolitical Risk in the Middle East

    The United States is escalating its military involvement in the Middle East to counter the resurgence of the Islamic State. This includes a substantial deployment in Syria and Iraq. Concurrently, the Red Sea crisis involving Houthis’ attacks poses a multifaceted challenge, impacting regional stability and exacerbating geopolitical tensions. The situation is further complicated by the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and the broader dynamics of the Middle East.

  • Azerbaijan’s Military Offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh: A Risk Assessment

    The recent military operation conducted by Azerbaijan against the defence forces in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh attests to the prevailing instability within the South Caucasus region. This development has sounded alarm bells amongst both international and regional stakeholders, who are now confronted with the prospect of a renewed conflict in this highly sensitive geopolitical theatre.

  • Beyond the Headlines: Understanding the Ongoing Relevance of the North Caucasus

    This report highlights the reasons the North Caucasus remains important and necessitates ongoing monitoring and provides some future scenarios about the region.

  • SpecialEurasia signed a partnership agreement with Confidential Agency

    SpecialEurasia reached a cooperation and partnership agreement with Confidential Agency, intending to improve our services, consulting activities and training courses in the field of Open Source Intelligence, investigation, geopolitical risk and travel security.

  • Central Asian republics between socio-economic projects, popular protests, terrorist threats and the Afghan dilemma

    Central Asian republics want to establish solid regional cooperation to promote socio-economic projects to stabilise the area and contrast rising problems such as widespread disappointment and protests, terrorist threats and security issues related to the current situation in Afghanistan.

Online Course "Geopolitical Intelligence Analysis"_November 2025

22 November 2025 – Online Course Geopolitical Intelligene Analysis

This course represents a practical step for professionals aiming to refine their analytical discipline in a rapidly shifting global environment.

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