The UK, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain were all downgraded from low risk to medium risk. Dramatic political change in the Arab world continued to cause aftershocks in that region and beyond. Authoritarian governments in Africa and Asia took measures to protect themselves from similar challenges as civil unrest, property damage and localised protests continued in the Middle East and North Africa.
Meanwhile, terrorism remains relevant to the security of businesses, with 46 percent of all countries assessed possessing the risk of terrorist incident icon. The death of Osama bin Laden last year signified the decline of a truly globalized radical Islamist terrorism capability, but regionally active groups continue to be inspired by al-Qaida's ideology. While South Asia and the Middle East remain as focal points for Islamist terrorist groups, Africa has shown the most dramatic shift in terrorism threat in the last year. The ratings of six African countries have been downgraded with Senegal receiving a double downgrade from low to high risk.
About the Aon 2012 Terrorism & Political Violence Map
Produced by Aon in collaboration with global risk consultancy The Risk Advisory Group, the Aon Terrorism & Political Violence Map reflects data recorded by: Terrorism Tracker*, which monitors global indicators of terrorism threat, including attacks, plots, communiques and government countermeasures; Aon WorldAware*, which provides country risk information for business travelers; and an expert assessment of the security situation in more than 200 countries. Each country is assigned a threat level, starting at negligible, and rising through low, medium, high and severe.
The map acts as a gauge for the intensity of the threat of political violence to international business in each country and three icons indicate the forms of political violence:
• Terrorism and sabotage
• Strikes, riots, civil commotion and malicious damage to property
• Political insurrection, revolution, rebellion, mutiny, coup d'etat, war and civil war
Neil Henderson, head of terrorism in Aon Risk Solutions' Crisis Management Practice, commented: '>
The UK, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain were all downgraded from low risk to medium risk. Dramatic political change in the Arab world continued to cause aftershocks in that region and beyond. Authoritarian governments in Africa and Asia took measures to protect themselves from similar challenges as civil unrest, property damage and localised protests continued in the Middle East and North Africa.
Meanwhile, terrorism remains relevant to the security of businesses, with 46 percent of all countries assessed possessing the risk of terrorist incident icon. The death of Osama bin Laden last year signified the decline of a truly globalized radical Islamist terrorism capability, but regionally active groups continue to be inspired by al-Qaida's ideology. While South Asia and the Middle East remain as focal points for Islamist terrorist groups, Africa has shown the most dramatic shift in terrorism threat in the last year. The ratings of six African countries have been downgraded with Senegal receiving a double downgrade from low to high risk.
About the Aon 2012 Terrorism & Political Violence Map
Produced by Aon in collaboration with global risk consultancy The Risk Advisory Group, the Aon Terrorism & Political Violence Map reflects data recorded by: Terrorism Tracker*, which monitors global indicators of terrorism threat, including attacks, plots, communiques and government countermeasures; Aon WorldAware*, which provides country risk information for business travelers; and an expert assessment of the security situation in more than 200 countries. Each country is assigned a threat level, starting at negligible, and rising through low, medium, high and severe.
The map acts as a gauge for the intensity of the threat of political violence to international business in each country and three icons indicate the forms of political violence:
• Terrorism and sabotage
• Strikes, riots, civil commotion and malicious damage to property
• Political insurrection, revolution, rebellion, mutiny, coup d'etat, war and civil war
Neil Henderson, head of terrorism in Aon Risk Solutions' Crisis Management Practice, commented: ' />
