Who is Recruiting South Africans to Fight for Russia? India Overhauls Labor Law, Trump Vows to Shut Venezuelan Airspace, Coup in Guinea Bissau, Nigeria Declares Nationwide Security Emergency, and More
Grinfi Political Risk Intelligence Brief
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“All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.”
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, trans. Henry Reeve, vol. 2 (Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1840), 352 (Book 3, ch. 22
Disclaimer: The opinion expressed in this quote does not represent our views but is intended for reflection purposes only.
From Grinfi Political Risk Observatory (GPRO), here’s what we’re monitoring:
High Impact Situational Updates
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Last week, several strategic events materially altered the global risk outlook with direct consequences for security, markets, and regulation. Based on these and other consequential evolving trends, here are the core signals to watch this week:
“At Grinfi, we track immediate/direct fragility and systemic contagion (cascading effect), ensuring leaders see risks before they spread.”
In the United States, President Trump is escalating pressure on Venezuela, publicly announcing the closure of the country’s airspace under Operation Southern Spear and warning airlines to reroute.
Although the decision clearly lacks international legitimacy and violates Venezuela’s sovereign territorial rights, the president’s foreign policy announcement via social media disrupted regional aviation according to flight tracking data. It also drew widespread domestic and international criticism, even though no military action has yet been carried out.
Who will be the next Chair of the Federal Reserve? Trump has intimated that he’s already decided his preferred candidate, though no name has been announced.
All attention seem to be on Kevin Hessett, chair of the National Economic Council who is in lockstep
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