Six regions. The themes that connect them.
Regional depth matters, but the defining risks of this decade cross borders. We analyse both.
Europe
European Union policy making and regulation, national elections and coalition politics, energy security, defence and the evolving relationship between Europe and its neighbours.
Middle East and North Africa
Regional security and rivalries, energy markets and producer policy, economic diversification programmes, and the stability of states under economic and demographic pressure.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Natural resource governance, sovereign debt and reform programmes, electoral politics, insurgency and security, and the growing competition among external powers for partnerships.
South and Central Asia
Large and fast-growing markets, regulatory reform, regional connectivity and trade corridors, water and energy security, and fragile security environments.
East Asia and the Pacific
Strategic competition among major powers, technology and export controls, supply chain realignment, maritime security, and the domestic politics of the region's largest economies.
The Americas
Trade, tariff and industrial policy, elections and policy volatility, commodities and resource nationalism, and regulatory change across North America and Latin America.
What connects the map.
Our thematic research tracks the forces that travel between regions and shape exposures everywhere.
- Sanctions and export controlsDesignations, enforcement trends and the widening use of economic statecraft.
- Energy security and transitionSupply, pricing and policy for hydrocarbons, power and low-carbon technologies.
- Critical mineralsResource nationalism, processing concentration and supply agreements.
- Elections and political transitionsElectoral outcomes, coalition dynamics and policy continuity.
- Sovereign debt and macro stabilityFiscal pressure, restructurings and the politics of adjustment.
- Technology and data governanceSemiconductors, data localisation, AI regulation and digital trade.
- Climate and adaptation policyCarbon pricing, disclosure rules and the physical risk agenda.
- Conflict and securityInterstate tension, insurgency and their effect on people, assets and routes.
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