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Are you attending CRU World Aluminium Summit in London this week? If so, don't miss James Sinclair - who leads our global Business and Human Rights practice - joining his esteemed panellists to discuss supply chain due diligence and risk mitigation in the industry.

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Buildings across the Gulf are operating in a rapidly changing risk environment. Aerial threats, once considered remote or exceptional, are becoming a more persistent feature of the regional security landscape.

For investors, designers and operators, this shift raises fundamental questions about infrastructure risk management, infrastructure security, and how resilience is built into assets from the outset rather than retrofitted after the fact.

In this article, Control Risks’ Meera Joshy examines why traditional assumptions around building security in the Gulf are being challenged, and why a security‑by‑design approach is becoming increasingly critical to the long‑term resilience and protection of high‑value assets across the built environment.

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Sanctions are reshaping strategy, deals and disputes - not just compliance.

Our report, Navigating the global sanctions landscape 2026, looks at how enforcement risk is evolving, where pressure is rising and what this means for senior leaders operating across borders.

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Sanctions are no longer just a compliance issue. In 2026, they are reshaping corporate strategy, cross‑border transactions and litigation outcomes across every major market.

Today we launch Navigating the global sanctions landscape 2026 - our biennial report examining how sanctions are being used as tools of statecraft, where enforcement pressure is intensifying and what this means in practice for senior decision‑makers.

The report explores:
• Strategic use of sanctions by the US, EU and China
• Sanctions risk in transactions, investments and supply chains
• Evasion, investigations and enforcement escalation
• Implications for litigation, arbitration and asset recovery.

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AI runs on energy, not ideas alone.

AI capabilities are advancing faster than existing infrastructure can reliably and affordably support. What do these constraints mean for the future of AI development?

In our latest analysis, Control Risks’ Roberta Brzezinski, Beth Cartier and Aaron Thatcher explore how energy availability is reshaping the trajectory of AI development and reinforcing emerging geopolitical advantages.

Read the full article here > https://ow.ly/K1Ri50YMqkN

Critical National Infrastructure is no longer being tested at the margins; it is being deliberately targeted at the system level. As digital infrastructure becomes more interconnected, data centres and the ecosystems they support have shifted from supporting operations to underpinning national resilience.

Yet many approaches to infrastructure risk management still rely on outdated assumptions, with redundancy treated as a substitute for strategy.

Mark Whyte, Head of Built Environment & Infrastructure at Control Risks, argues that this moment demands a mindset shift. Resilience can no longer be engineered in silos. When designing, investing and operating infrastructure, we need to think like the adversary.

For investors, developers, operators and security leaders, the implication is clear: resilience must be embedded from concept to operations.

Read the full article > https://ow.ly/18VR50YOAPp

Most executive security programs are built to stop external threats.
But what if the real risk is already inside the organization?

Insider threats and workplace violence can develop gradually. The warning signs may be observed, documented or discussed across HR, legal and wellbeing, without being treated as an executive security concern.

That disconnect creates a prevention gap.
Read the next article in our "From Executive Protection to Strategic Preparedness" series: https://ow.ly/GhlA50YMGAF

Our Built Environment & Infrastructure newsletter is out now!

This edition brings together expert insight on security, resilience and risk management across the built environment; from urban design and protective security to infrastructure and emerging risk considerations.

Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter to receive the latest analysis and perspective to support decision‑making across development, infrastructure delivery, design and asset management.

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Embedding blast resilience into urban planning doesn’t have to mean bollards, barriers or fortress‑style design. Invisible protection can deliver measurable security while preserving openness, accessibility and placemaking.

Early, integrated security design can achieve credible blast resilience —without compromising architectural intent or public experience.

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Interactive 2-day course | 3-4 June 2026

Control Risks will host an advanced workshop providing attendees with an opportunity to deal with a kidnap for ransom situation from start to finish. Over the course of an action-packed two days, you will attempt to achieve the safe and timely release of kidnap victims while managing a complex case.

For more information and to register, visit: https://ow.ly/rjAn50YIZ7O

Sanctions are no longer a back-office compliance task. They’re reshaping corporate strategy, investment decisions, legal exposure and operational resilience.

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