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Supply Chains – Here we go again
As we start the new year and economies pick themselves up from a bruising encounter with 2020, we can expect supply chains to be a major focus for many companies. Both politics and compliance will be front and centre of corporate concerns as 2021 unfolds. Trade...
TSG-Typhoon Ulysses relief
On 11th November this year Typhoon Ulysses (aka Vamco) hit the Philippines full on. Strong winds and heavy rain are nothing new to the Philippines, and the Cagayan Valley has had its share of cyclones in the past. What made this storm different, however, was that...
More haste less speed will get better results when managing third party risk
The National Audit Office investigation into Covid 19 procurements (report issued on 16th November) is instructive and critically important. Reading between the lines I get a sense of utter panic at the heart of government with impaired thinking taking control and...
A New Understanding of British Reserve
Much has been written about the levels of Russian interference in American public life, with the protracted Muller investigation sapping political energies throughout the first half of the Trump presidency. The outcome has left room for Trump’s accusers and...
Prosecutions, politics and stalled constitutional reform in Bulgaria
Any company doing business in Central and Eastern Europe will want to understand the legal context in which it is operating. Regrettably, it is not always clear. Six months on from the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission report – and nearly twenty years since the...
Are sanctions on the ICC another blow to racial equality?
On June 11th the US President exercised his powers under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to sanction the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This Executive Order has been widely seen as damaging to America’s international reputation....
Cybersex enablers – following the money (Part 2)
Disclaimer All names have been masked for legal reasons, however, if anyone with a legitimate interest in knowing more about my research wishes to contact me, I will be happy to discuss further with them. In part 1 of this two-part article I looked at the mechanics...
Cybersex – the enablers (Part 1)
Disclaimer All names have been masked for legal reasons, however, if anyone with a legitimate interest in knowing more about my research wishes to contact me, I will be happy to discuss further with them The International Justice Mission report on child sexual...
Zelensky’s Presidency And The Anti-Corruption Merry-Go-Round
Ukraine is entering a crucial period in the country’s efforts to tackle corruption. In April 2019 Volodymyr Zelensky became President promising to tackle the country’s long-entrenched corruption problems. Is he succeeding? For a political novice like Zelensky,...
Coronavirus is testing EU cohesion nowhere more than in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
The EU’s tardiness in agreeing pandemic stimulus measures is strengthening the hand of some of CEE’s more nationalist-minded and populist leaders. If Brussels does not get it right, underlying tensions may surface in the region, making it more complicated to do...