Insight Reports

While organizations are looking after their staff and responding to the current COVID-19 crisis, leaders need to look to the future and start planning for their recovery now. Constellis has put together a guide for senior executives as they consider how to both restart work and recover their organization’s business

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of November and December 2019, as well as January 2020. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events.

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG), a vital shipping route in Africa, has consolidated itself as the world’s piracy hotspot, with concerns augmenting in recent months over an increase in frequency and magnitude of crew kidnappings. In the absence of improvements in the rule of law and regional maritime security policies,

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG), a vital shipping route in Africa, has consolidated itself as the world’s piracy hotspot, with concerns augmenting in recent months over an increase in frequency and magnitude of crew kidnappings. In the absence of improvements in the rule of law and regional maritime security policies,

On 3 January 2020, a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Qassem Suleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force unit and the second most important figure in Iran. This report explores the security implications in Iraq, the Middle East and further afield of this significant escalation of the US-Iran conflict. READ

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of September and October 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current kidnap

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of September and October 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current kidnap

Over 1-2 October, a significant escalation of protest activity was observed across major urban centers in Iraq, including Baghdad. Over the following days, the death-toll from enduring anti-government protests rose to 20 as protesters defied government-imposed curfews across a number of cities. While a temporary lull is possible in the

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of July, August and September 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of May, June and July 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of May, June and July 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

Early on 19 June, a suspected Iranian-backed militia group conducted a mortar attack in the Burjesia area of the Zubayr Oil Field, located 25km southwest of Basra City. At least one round damaged an accommodation building, wounding up to three local nationals. It is assessed that the intended target was

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of March, April and May 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of March, April and May 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

On 29 April, at approximately 1935hrs local time, unidentified assailants threw an IED at a group of traffic policemen in front of a shopping center in Dhaka city’s Gulistan area. Two policemen and a member of the Bangladesh Ansar (a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for internal security) were wounded in

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of January, February and March 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current

This issue of Constellis’ Kidnap for Ransom Insight Report covers global kidnapping incidents and trends for the months of January, February and March 2019. The information is derived from multi-source analysis of kidnap for ransom activity and where known, the outcome or resolution of the events. The report covers current