Political Risk Services publishes 100 Country Reports that monitor the risks to international business over the next five years, using the tried and true Coplin-O’Leary methodology.
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Azerbaijan |
Simmering Territorial Dispute
Parliamentary elections scheduled for November will proceed as planned, despite a lawmaker’s concern that tensions with Armenia should justify their indefinite postponement, based on a new constitutional amendment defining the process to cancel elections in case of a “state of war.” Because the current regime’s political opposition is hopelessly weak – from repression and from competing leadership ambitions – it is highly unlikely that any rival party could challenge YAP’s dominance, even if international pressure forced President Ilham Aliyev to implement democratic reforms. The potential for a split in YAP is the biggest threat to its staying in power after the November legislative elections or the 2013 presidential elections, and barring another collapse in global oil prices, Aliyev will have the funds to keep his patronage networks, the bedrock of his political power. The breaking of the impasse between Turkey and Azerbaijan over More... |
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International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) and related publications monitor 161 countries, rating a wide range of risks to international businesses & financial institutions with its unique methodology.
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Turkey |
Tensions To Rise
Over the past few months, Turkey has had its worst falling out with Israel since the beginning of their alliance, emerged as an unapologetic defender of Iran (a position that has placed it squarely at odds with the EU), laid the groundwork for closer cooperation with Russia in the battle for control of Caspian gas reserves, and concluded an agreement to establish a free-trade zone with Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The apparent shifting of the Turkish government’s foreign policy focus from the west to the east and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s obvious efforts to establish Turkey as a power broker in the Middle East has fueled much discussion, at home and abroad, about the implications of the new diplomatic strategy for both political and economic stability in Turkey.
For their part, Turkish officials have assured that they are not turning their back on the west, and remain committed to achieving the goal of membership in More… |
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