For the first time, on 16 July, the United States government issued a joint advisory on the risks of conducting business, studying, and investing in Hong Kong. This release is a direct response to the June 2020 National Security Law (NSL) that Beijing imposed on Hong Kong which effectively crushed the autonomous region’s special freedoms and extended the risks that foreign businesses and travelers face in Mainland China to Hong Kong.
The last several weeks have seen protests and violent unrest unfold in Cuba, Haiti, and South Africa due to a worsening COVID-19 situation, presidential assassination, and imprisonment of former leader respectively. The below updates provide context and an outlook for each of the three situations.
On 06 June 2021, Mexicans went to the polls in the country’s largest ever vote, electing 500 federal legislators, 15 governors, members of around 25 state assemblies, and over 20,000 local politicians. The midterms were marred by a series of political assassinations targeting local and state level officials.
While President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, was not on the ballot, the elections at the state and federal levels were largely a referendum on AMLO and his statist political program that would include amending the constitution to make way for radical political and economic reforms, most importantly, the renationalization of segments of the energy industry.
On 10 March 2020, Global Guardian's Vice President Mike McGarrity had the opportunity to speak at ITIC: International Travel & Health Insurance Conference 10th annual ITIC Americas conference in Costa Rica.
Twice yearly, Global Guardian publishes a comprehensive report providing an overview of recent global security developments.
In 2019, Global Guardian published its inaugural Global Risk Assessment Map. Here, we take a look at some key changes and continuities for 2020. To download the full map, click here.
This week the Global Guardian team attended the 2020 Business Travel Show in Olympia London. Thank you to the BTN group and the BTS show for a productive two days.
The international security firm Global Guardian has renewed its partnership with USA Nordic for the next two years.
Heading to London for the Business Travel Show? Be sure to book an appointment and stop by stand #B205 to meet the Global Guardian team.
Heading to Chicago for ASIS International’s Global Security Exchange Conference? Be sure to make an appointment and stop by booth #2094 to meet the Global Guardian team.
