Asia Pacific analysts, Mandira Bagwandeen and Ashleigh Somaroo, look at the key policy issues that are likely to impact kidnapping and extortion in the region. In the Philippines, the government's crackdown on the country's illegal drug trade is being undermined by police-led extortion. In India, President Narendra Modi's administration is seeking…
Julian Karssen and Francesca Fazey discuss the potential for the Islamic State militant group to revive its kidnapping operations in broader Iraq in the wake of recent territorial losses.
Francesca Fazey assesses the increase in wrongful detentions in Egypt over 2016 and the implications for foreign nationals going into 2017, notably journalists and NGO workers.
A severe economic crisis and intensifying organised crime turf war in Rio de Janeiro are likely to drive a further deterioration in the city's security environment, writes Lloyd Belton.
The Trump administration's contradictory positions on the conflict in eastern Ukraine may aggravate an already volatile situation, writes Saif Islam.
By Lara Sierra-Rubia, Senior Political Risk Analyst, S-RM
Uganda has long been a key player in military interventions in the East Africa region. The February 2017 decision to rule out military intervention in neighbouring South Sudan, however, could shed new light on a pending shift in Uganda's regional involvement, writes Gabrielle Reid
The proposed deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence missile defence system in South Korea in 2017 is likely to exacerbate regional tensions, particularly with China. It is also set to deepen domestic political tensions in South Korea ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, writes Rob Attwell