CBP boss leery of Sinaloa cartel’s alleged ban on fentanyl trafficking

“There is so much valuable territory, so many connections to the producers in (South America) that they are going to keep fighting for access to those drugs, to traffic them into the United States. And you don’t really have ceasefires in Mexico.”

Global Guardian Director of Intelligence Michael Ballard provided a situation update on Mexico for Border Report, discussing the balance of power between the cartels, the alleged ban on the flow of fentanyl into the United States, the recent shootings in Acapulco, and why violence could ramp in 2024.

What Security Experts Want You to Know About International Travel During the Israel-Hamas War

“We now live in a very different world—Ukraine yesterday, now Israel and the Middle East, but this could also be China and Taiwan tomorrow. When it comes to big events like this, they have a tendency to cascade. The global security order is fraying. The world is fundamentally different than it was pre-COVID.”

In an article in AFAR, Global Guardian Senior Intelligence Analyst Zev Faintuch discussed current travel risks in light of the evolving situation in Israel and the Middle East. Faintuch provides intelligence on potential regional threats to travelers and how to mitigate those threats with planning and extreme caution.

Preventing Workplace Violence: A Company’s Duty in Challenging Times

“Companies must ask themselves: If preventive methods aren’t working, are we prepared for violence in the workplace from a physical, training, and insurance standpoint?”

Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner offers three key steps corporate leaders should take to prevent workplace violence and protect their employees in this op-ed for Security Management from ASIS International.

China Detains Current, Former GroupM Employees as Part of Commercial Bribery Case

In The Wall Street Journal, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner discusses the recent detention of GroupM employees in China, leading to the heightened concerns of foreign businesses, and weighs in on why these executives were charged with commercial bribery instead of under the recently expanded espionage laws.

Why geopolitics matter more now for corporations than past decades

Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Yahoo Finance to discuss how geopolitics are changing the risk landscape for businesses around the globe, sharing key takeaways for c-suite executives and board members to ensure they are prepared with effective vendors in place amid this new level of disruption:

“…geopolitics now matter in a way they haven't in decades. That's number one. Number two, if you think that you're protecting your firm, your people because you have insurance, travel insurance or you have a legacy duty of care provider who provides intelligence and alerts and does medical evac, read the fine print of the restrictions.”

“How do you communicate to thousands of people that might not be registered? You don’t have a contact number, you don’t have an email. That in itself of just being able to communicate of where to be, when to be, have a consolidation point and then put them on aircraft, put them on boats, put them on vehicles - it is the greatest challenge.”

CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Kevin Corke on Fox News @ Night to discuss the challenges facing the State Department when evacuating Americans out of Israel and the work Global Guardian is doing to assist in bringing clients home.

Gaza evacuations underway amid 'trigger of violence' never seen before

“This can go on for weeks to months, if not years. This is a trigger of violence we have not seen and I think ultimately our message to the client base and the corporate sector and families is don’t risk it. It is time to get out.”

CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Yahoo News to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, including how Global Guardian is actively offering offering protection and evacuation aid to clients and their families. 

Israel invading Gaza could escalate the war into a larger regional conflict

"The trigger in our minds for all the dominoes to fall is for Israel to cross into Gaza."

Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Thibault Spirletof Business Insider to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, including how Israel's invasion of Gaza could turn the war into a regional conflict, with Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq, and the US being sucked in.

“Ultimately, the message right now is move while we can.”

As Global Guardian works around the clock to evacuate clients and travelers out of Israel and the surrounding region before the situation deteriorates, NBC 4 Washington visited our 24/7 Operations Center to discuss how we are supporting clients on the ground now—and in past moments of crisis—with CEO Dale Buckner, COO Mark Post, and VP of Operations Spencer Tadken.

“We have two more ground missions scheduled in the next 16 hours and two more aircrafts going out in the next 24 hours either to Cyprus or Europe."

CEO Dale Buckner sits down with WJLA ABC 7's Carl Willis to discuss the current situation in the Middle East and share how Global Guardian is evacuating clients from Israel via ground and air as the conflict continues to evolve.