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Case study: What Ueno Park reveals about climate stress in Asian cities

HDI Risk Consulting’s assessment of Tokyo’s Ueno Park shows how extreme heat and heavy rainfall can expose wider risks to tourism, infrastructure, public health and business continuity

Regional spotlight: Philippine firms face an archipelago of economic, climate and cyber risks

Philippine corporate risk in 2026 is defined by clusters of economic, regulatory, climate and cyber threats that intersect. As shocks compound and oversight intensifies, risk management is shifting from compliance to a strategic system for resilience.

Regulation watch: The rise of agentic AI across Asia and what it means for businesses

Albert Yuen of Eversheds Sutherland examines emerging regulatory guidance on agentic AI and what it means for businesses deploying and developing autonomous AI systems.

Airmic 2026: Gulf deal buys time, not certainty, risk managers warned

A conditional agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz may ease pressure on energy markets, but companies with Gulf exposure should not assume regional stability has returned.

Risk tool spotlight: getting to grips with risk appetite

Appetite defines the level of risk organisations will venture into, but only if it sticks. Closing the gap between intent and reality means linking appetite to strategy, controls, investment and measurable indicators.

SR Q2 2026: Reflections at 40,000 feet

Recent conferences have left me more convinced than ever that platforming risk voices is our raison d’être. Innovators are telling me that it’s all about improving decision-making, and this issue is dedicated to helping you do that.

SR:500 survey results: Risk managers push for earlier influence as threats accelerate

The SR:500 Emerging Risks survey reveals a landscape dominated by accelerating and interconnected threats. Against this backdrop, risk management must be embedded earlier in decision making to strengthen resilience.

Shiitake happens: Taiwan’s veg smuggling row exposes a wider supply chain risk

Taiwan has accused Chinese firms of routing banned Napa cabbage and shiitake mushrooms through Vietnam, relabelling them as Vietnamese, and shipping them past a ban on more than 1,000 Chinese agricultural products. A $410 forged certificate of origin and up to $15,800 in profit per container explain why the case ...

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How the Middle East conflict could reshape supply chains – and how risk management can help

As conflict in the Middle East puts renewed pressure on energy flows, freight costs and key trade routes, Sapna Amlani, supply chains industry practice lead at Moody’s, explains why companies need to understand chokepoints, rethink efficiency-led models and build more resilient supply chains.

Global rankings point to a growing gap between growth and resilience

New country rankings from Global Citizen Solutions suggest resilience is being shaped more by readiness than by size alone, as geopolitical fragmentation, supply chain realignment, energy security, digital capability and climate risk pull nations further apart.

M&A rebounds, but bigger deals bring greater risks

WTW data points to a strong start to 2026 for global dealmaking, with large transactions driving a sharp rise in value. But the rebound is unfolding in a market still shaped by geopolitical shocks, AI competition and tougher execution risks.

Greater expectations: Workplace healthcare is becoming a resilience issue, not just a perk

Workplace healthcare is becoming a strategic pressure point, as employees’ rising demands plus costly medical advances are pushing employers to rethink how far benefits should go and what they mean for resilience.

Female traveller risk map highlights duty of care blind spots

A new female travellers risk map from Safeture and Riskline identifies 29 high-concern countries and highlights continued gaps in how employers address gender-specific travel risks.

SR Q1 2026: It’s now or never

The world is battling yet another phase of crisis and many businesses are learning harsh lessons about their resilience. It would be easy to say we told you so. Instead, it’s the time for risk managers to start selling themselves as the leaders to see us through this.

Disruptive, not destructive: How operational risk leaders are responding differently to the West Asian conflict

As conflict in West Asia sends disruption through cyber systems, supply chains, energy markets and shared infrastructure, Dr Luke Carrivick, executive director at ORX, argues that operational risk leaders must respond to a faster, broader and less geographically contained threat than the Russia-Ukraine war.

Sector focus: Why water scarcity is moving from an ESG issue to an operational threat

Factories are shutting down, supply chains are fracturing and regulators are tightening the tap. For risk managers across Asia Pacific, water scarcity has moved from the sustainability report to the risk register.

Kidnap and ransom: a risk manager’s guide to protecting people abroad

Kidnap threats are rising worldwide and the danger to business travellers and overseas employees is particularly acute. With incidents reported across at least a dozen high-risk countries, companies that fail to prepare are gambling with their most valuable asset: their people.

From missiles to markets: how the Middle East crisis is reshaping corporate risk – and what businesses should do next

From travel disruption to energy shocks, the escalating crisis is creating new operational risks for organisations worldwide. Experts share the warning signs risk teams should monitor and the actions companies can take to protect staff, supply chains and business continuity.

Case study: Building risk resilience into a high-stakes infrastructure expansion

In major infrastructure projects, the real test of risk management is not identifying threats but managing how they intersect. In this port expansion, resilience depended on building a framework that could respond as those connections shifted over time.

The whole world is worried about cyber risk. So, why isn’t Korea?

Cyber risk tops Aon’s global rankings, yet in Korea it sits far lower on the agenda. StrategicRISK spoke to Aon Korea chief executive Kevin Kim to explore why one of the world’s most digitally advanced economies still appears to underestimate the threat.