by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 8, 2024 | Contingency
Contingency Corner: Car Door Locks One of the simplest risk management tools at your disposal is locking your car doors while driving. Making this simple action a part of your routine can help avoid issues ranging from harassment to theft to assault: Create a habit of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: China Pursuing Infrastructure, Phosphate Projects Summary: In early January 2024, the Tunisian government announced progress with Chinese companies on multiple investment projects, including a bridge construction project in Bizerte and phosphate mining in El...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2024 | Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Low Turnout for Local Elections Signals Political Disenchantment Summary: On 24 December 2023, Tunisia held local council elections that witnessed low voter turnout of 11.66% in an apparent confirmation of broad political disengagement among Tunisians. This...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Foreign Student Sentenced for Islamic State Affiliation Summary: In late December 2023, a foreign student in Tunisia was arrested and sentenced to 8 years in prison for connections to the Islamic State terrorist organizations, according to Mosaique FM. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 22, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: EU to Release Needed Cash as Coast Guard Effectiveness Increases Summary: On 20 December 2023, the European Commission and the Tunisian government announced that the EU would release €150 million in financial assistance following a delay in how a July 2023...
