In Global Guardian's monthly Risk Barometer, our Intelligence Team highlights current global hotspots with the potential to impact your business operations and travel. Read below for analysis on the threats we are closely monitoring this month and click here to subscribe for regular intelligence updates.
“There isn’t a distinction between low-, medium-, or high-risk anymore. The risk is everywhere.”
As executive safety concerns escalate, organizations are rethinking how they protect their most visible leaders. In Business Insider, Global Guardian CEO and President Dale Buckner shares how long-standing assumptions around executive risk are giving way to a more governance-driven approach—where executive security is no longer discretionary, but a core enterprise-risk consideration.
In Global Guardian's monthly Risk Barometer, our Intelligence Team highlights current global hotspots with the potential to impact your business operations and travel. Read below for analysis on the threats we are closely monitoring this month and click here to subscribe for regular intelligence updates.
Global Guardian VP of Client Risk ManagementSeth Krummrichrecently joinedBrian Kilmeadeon Fox News Radio to discuss the evolving situation in Venezuela—what may come next, the broader regional implications, and how organizations can operate amid ongoing uncertainty.
During the conversation, Seth shared how Global Guardian is supporting clients in the region, including proactive executive protection and transportation, contingency planning, and evacuation preparedness: “Before the sun came up on Saturday, our Venezuelan team already had all the evacuation routes that we needed to get any of our clients or employees or families out of Venezuela.”
As conditions continue to shift, our teams remain focused on helping clients assess risk, protect personnel, and maintain continuity—on the ground and in real time.
“You don’t want, in a fragile situation, a power vacuum. That’s where you get fighting in and amongst different groups.”
Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Mike Ballard, Director of Intelligence at Global Guardian, spoke with Border Report Live to break down what the latest developments could mean for the region moving forward.
In the interview, Mike shares insight on how the situation is likely to evolve in the near term, potential impacts to migration flows, U.S. interests, and regional stability, and what Global Guardian is advising clients operating in or near Latin America to monitor closely. He also addresses broader implications for countries including Colombia, Brazil, and Mexico.
Click below to watch the interview, which runs from approximately minute 5:00 to minute 23:00.
“Audacious, surgical and stunning — the operation single-handedly rewrote U.S.-Venezuelan policy and significantly impacted China, Russia, North Korea and Iran’s strategic calculus.”
Seth Krummrich, Vice President of Client Risk Management at Global Guardian, was recently featured in Axios discussing the U.S. operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The article explores the scale and complexity of the operation, along with the broader geopolitical implications shaping the region and beyond.
In Global Guardian's monthly Risk Barometer, our Intelligence Team highlights current global hotspots with the potential to impact your business operations and travel. Read below for analysis on the threats we are closely monitoring this month and click here to subscribe for regular intelligence updates.
