{"id":880,"date":"2014-01-29T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2014-01-29T16:07:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T21:07:04","slug":"risk-map-by-aon-illustrates-terrorism-threats-by-geographic-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligencecommunitynews.com\/risk-map-by-aon-illustrates-terrorism-threats-by-geographic-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk map by Aon illustrates terrorism threats by geographic area"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aon<\/a>Aon Risk Solutions<\/a>, the global risk management\u00a0business of Aon plc, released on January 28 its annual Terrorism and Political Violence Map<\/i> to help organizations assess risk levels of terrorism and political violence across the globe.<\/p>\n

Produced in collaboration with global risk management consultancy, the Risk Advisory Group plc, Aon’s 2014 Terrorism and Political Violence Map comes in a print edition and as an online dashboard, providing clients with a clear global and country-level view on terrorism and political violence ratings.<\/p>\n

Aon’s 2014 Terrorism and Political Violence Map indicates that\u00a0Brazil\u00a0was the only Latin American country to see its risk rating increase from medium to severe due to widespread and large-scale violent anti-government protests throughout 2013. The analysis indicates this unrest will likely continue in 2014, particularly ahead of the FIFA World Cup and the October general elections.<\/p>\n

Despite some improvements in the ratings — eight decreases and just one increase to the 37 country scores that cover Sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 — Africa\u00a0remains a continent of high political violence and terrorism risk, with 22 countries having high to severe risk ratings.<\/p>\n

Empirically, the\u00a0Middle East\u00a0is the region most afflicted by terrorism in the world, with a 28% share of all terrorist attacks recorded worldwide in 2013, says a new release issued by Aon. A new strain of Salafi Jihadism has emerged in the\u00a0Middle East\u00a0and\u00a0North Africa\u00a0(MENA) region, as evidenced by increased levels of terrorism. This is a cause and effect of the limited political recovery of post Arab Spring countries, and has contributed to widespread high-to-severe risk ratings across the region.<\/p>\n

When looking at attacks on businesses by sector, the retail and transportation sectors were significantly affected in 2013, with 33 percent of terrorism attacks affecting the retail sector, and 18 percent of attacks taking place on the transportation sector. The retail sector includes venues such as public markets, which remain vulnerable to attack as seen last year in\u00a0Kenya. Terrorism remains a variable threat in the Eurasia region, with\u00a0Russia\u00a0and\u00a0Turkey\u00a0the most affected by the threat through 2013. Additionally, the Winter Olympics in\u00a0Russia, which will involve significant mass transportation moves, is seen as a potential terrorist target.<\/p>\n

Moreover,\u00a0Japan,\u00a0Mozambique\u00a0and\u00a0Bangladesh\u00a0have also seen increased scores, with\u00a0Bangladesh witnessing civil unrest over 70 days of strikes and accompanying protests, particularly against low wages and poor working conditions in the garments industry, adding to the issues impacting the retail sector.<\/p>\n

According to Aon, the data shows:<\/p>\n