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NSSG Team Night Out at Iron Maiden in Bucharest 🤘

Sometimes the best team-building moments are simply about getting together, enjoying the experience, and having fun.

Last night, we spent an incredible evening at the Iron Maiden concert in Bucharest—great music, great atmosphere, and even better company. It was a chance to step away from our daily routines, catch up with colleagues and friends, and create some new memories together.

While teamwork is important, so are the moments that help us connect, laugh, and enjoy ourselves outside of work.

A fantastic night with an amazing team. Thank you to everyone who joined!
🤘 Up the Irons!

U.S.: Connected Vehicle Regulatory Exception

On 26 May 2026, Volvo Cars received U.S. Department of Commerce authorization to continue importing vehicles equipped with Chinese-developed “connected car” technology, despite broader restrictions targeting foreign vehicle software and hardware. The approval follows tightening U.S. rules on Chinese-linked automotive systems, which are set to significantly limit such technologies from the 2027 model year onward.

Volvo Cars, majority owned by Geely Holding, secured the authorisation after regulatory discussions focused on governance, data security, and software controls, allowing it to maintain market access while expanding U.S. production, including in South Carolina.
The decision underscores a selective approach by U.S. regulators, in which market access is increasingly determined on a case-by-case basis, tied to technology origin and data-handling assurances.

Advisory: The case reflects a fragmented compliance environment where approvals depend on governance assurances rather than uniform policy application. Organisations exposed to cross-border software, data flows, or dual-jurisdiction technology stacks should expect increasing reliance on document-based assurances that require independent validation.

When external validation, investor materials, and underlying records do not align, the most important control is the one completed before onboarding.

Connect with NSSG at [email protected] to learn how we can assist.

Continuous learning and professional development remain at the core of how we strengthen our capabilities at NSSG!

We are proud to announce that our colleague, Mirko Cescato, has obtained the Corporate Security Professional certification from ICMQ Italy.
Following a successful examination process, the ICMQ Certification Committee confirmed that Mirko’s professional competencies meet the requirements set out in the ICMQ Technical Regulations, thereby validating his expertise in the field of corporate security.

This achievement reflects not only individual dedication but also our broader commitment to continuous training, certification, and maintaining high professional standards across our teams.

Congratulations, Mirko, on this important professional milestone. 👏

At NSSG, we continue to monitor developments closely and provide intelligence-led insights to help organisations navigate an increasingly volatile environment.
We issued a new analysis by Nima Khorrami, NSSG Intelligence Analyst: “Between War and Deal: Seeking Stability in Instability.”

As geopolitical tensions continue to reshape regional and global dynamics, understanding the space between escalation and negotiation has become critical for businesses, decision-makers, and risk professionals operating internationally.

This latest analysis explores the evolving balance between conflict, diplomacy, and strategic uncertainty — and what it means for operational resilience, energy security, trade routes, and geopolitical risk exposure.

Read the full analysis on our website: https://hubs.ly/Q04hNMyL0

🌍 SAVE THE DATE | Navigating the Geopolitical Reset: Implications for Global Business
On June 11, the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Romania will host an exclusive event within the prestigious GeoAdriatic Symposium in Trieste, bringing together institutions, businesses, and international stakeholders to discuss the evolving geopolitical and economic landscape shaping global business.

We are proud to announce that Alessandro Martello MSyl, CEO of NSSG, will be among the speakers contributing to the discussion on geopolitical risk, international business resilience, and the strategic challenges organisations face in today’s rapidly changing environment.

Key topics:
• Cybersecurity & digital resilience
• Energy & energy transition
• Infrastructure, innovation & internationalisation
• Industrial and commercial synergies
• New scenarios for Italian and Romanian companies

📍 Sala Maggiore – Chamber of Commerce Venezia Giulia, Trieste
📅 June 11

A valuable opportunity for strategic dialogue, networking, and cross-border business engagement.
🔗 Full program & registration: https://hubs.li/Q04hs1rl0

BOLIVIA: Civil Unrest / Corridor Denial
On 18 May, supporters of former President Evo Morales clashed with police in La Paz after a six-day march through the Andes, intensifying more than two weeks of nationwide road blockades amid Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.

Thousands of trucks remain stranded on key highways, food, fuel, and medical supply shortages have spread across major cities, and business chambers estimate losses exceeding $50 million per day. The protest coalition of labour unions, farmers, miners, and Movement Toward Socialism loyalists has merged economic grievances over fuel-subsidy elimination with demands for President Rodrigo Paz's resignation, while government deals with individual factions have left core blockade networks intact. Road blockades have been Bolivia's primary protest weapon for more than two decades, a structural feature of its political economy, not a crisis anomaly.

For organisations with mining, logistics, or trade exposure in Bolivia, the key planning error is assuming that the next reopened highway means the risk has passed.
Advisory: Organisations should model recurring multi-week blockade scenarios into continuity plans, including route-level triggers, inventory buffers, and alternatives for road-dependent supply chains.

Where blockades function as a political instrument, transport planning must be treated as crisis planning.
Connect with NSSG at [email protected] to learn how we can assist.

Armenia’s June 7 Election: What happens when the numbers don’t tell the full story?

Our latest analysis from the Intelligence Department explores the deeper dynamics behind Armenia’s upcoming elections — beyond polling data, public narratives, and surface-level political indicators.

From shifting alliances and internal pressures to regional implications, the situation may carry broader consequences for political stability, foreign relations, and operational risk in the South Caucasus.
Understanding what the polls don’t show is often where strategic advantage begins.

📌 Read the analysis and download the full report from here: https://hubs.li/Q04gX4r-0

NSSG is available to support organisations attending the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026.

As delegations, executive teams, and corporate travellers prepare for the event, organisations will operate in a complex environment shaped by heightened security measures, movement restrictions, and geopolitical sensitivities.

NSSG provides:
• Protective intelligence briefings
• 24/7 GSOC oversight
• Secure mobility and delegation support
• Venue and hotel risk assessments
• Incident response coordination
• Traveller tracking and communications

Should an incident, disruption, or emergency occur during the summit, our teams remain available for rapid coordination and operational support.

If your organisation is planning to participate in the NATO Summit, contact NSSG to discuss pre-deployment planning and event support: [email protected]

U.S.- Due Diligence Failure

On 12 May, the SEC charged Reign Financial International entities, Berone Capital LLC, and five individuals in connection with three purported high-yield investment programs that allegedly raised over $26 million from at least 31 investors.

The SEC alleged the programs did not exist, that many investors lost their principal, and that funds were misappropriated for jewelry, luxury cars, and private jet travel. The complaint alleged that vetting of the programs typically consisted of little more than an internet search.
Berone Capital, a state-registered adviser reporting approximately $4 million in assets under management, allegedly managed a hedge-fund vehicle tied to capital flows far exceeding that figure, a pattern that may indicate screening gaps wherever sub-threshold advisers handle third-party investment programs.

For organizations relying on external advisers or introducers for private-fund access, the immediate risk is whether counterparty due diligence extends beyond registration status and self-reported assets to actual custody and capital-flow verification.

Advisory: Organizations with wealth management, fund allocation, or introducer relationships should screen for high-yield investment program structures promising principal safety with outsized returns, and verify whether advisers maintain custody controls and platform verification proportionate to actual capital handled, not only reported assets under management.

When reported assets, promised returns, and actual fund flows do not align, the most important control is the one completed before onboarding.
Connect with NSSG at [email protected] to learn how we can assist.

New intelligence analysis on the fragile ceasefire dynamics unfolding across the Gulf region and the growing uncertainty surrounding maritime security, regional diplomacy, and strategic competition.
The assessment explores how recent escalations around the Strait of Hormuz tested the limits of deterrence, while parallel diplomatic efforts continue to shape the prospects for a broader US-Iran understanding.

At the same time, unresolved tensions involving Lebanon, Israel’s long-term military posture, and fragmentation within the GCC continue to challenge the sustainability of any future arrangement.

Particularly noteworthy are the implications for:
• Energy markets and global shipping
• GCC strategic divergence following the UAE’s OPEC exit
• Defence, localisation, and critical infrastructure resilience across the region

An important read for anyone following Middle East security, energy geopolitics, and regional economic realignment.

By Nima Khorrami, Intelligence Analyst at NSSG.
Read the full article here:https://hubs.li/Q04gcL2q0