Analysis

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Rare earth dispute exposes compliance collision in global supply chains

Chinese countermeasures against a major supply-chain due diligence body are beginning to collide with rare-earth trade, creating new problems for businesses trying to meet different regulatory requirements across global supply chains.

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Strait of Hormuz disruption exposes risks far beyond oil

Renewed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is showing how quickly a shipping crisis can spread through global energy, trade and food systems

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Features

Kidnap and ransom is a growing risk

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.

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Interviews

James Henderson

Duty of care under pressure as Middle East conflict spreads across the region

Rapidly shifting airspace restrictions, infrastructure disruption and threats to maritime trade are testing corporate travel policies and crisis planning. James Henderson, chief executive officer of Healix International, explains the key risks organisations must manage as the situation evolves.

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Opinion

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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.

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Special reports

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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.

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Ordering the chaos: how to manage connected risks

Getting to grips with interconnectedness means identifying the intricate links between the threats we face, then mapping, understanding and preparing for them. Our webinar sought to untangle this complex issue. Sara Benwell reports back.

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Expert Views

Asia-Pac

Asia: The ultimate resilience test

Asia has powered the global economy, yet disaster preparedness remains its greatest vulnerability. Resilience, not growth alone, will defi ne the future.

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Facing into risk: Interconnected threats demand a smarter, faster response from risk managers

AXA XL is enabling businesses to tackle everything from natural disasters to cyber threats with smarter tools, clearer insights and joined-up strategies between risk managers and insurers.

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Webinars

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Watch: Risk that pays - measuring the impact of better decisions

Four risk experts explore how organisations can quantify risk against business objectives, demonstrate the return on investment of risk management and use AI and modern GRC tools to support better strategic decisions, while retaining the human judgement needed to turn data into meaningful insight.

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