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Global Summary

This week, political transitions, hybrid disruption and attacks on civilians shaped operational risk across the five regions. Democratic control of both US chambers from January 2027 raises the prospect of stronger congressional scrutiny, while Paraguay’s Senate is trying President Santiago Peña after his offered resignation failed to halt impeachment over the Ueno Bank collapse. In Europe, Russian strikes left Kyiv facing recurring power and water outages and killed at least 53 people at an aid distribution point in Komyshuvakha, while unattributed hoax bomb threats against flights and broadcasters followed cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration in at least 11 countries. In the Gulf, US strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island and continued tanker damage in the Strait of Hormuz sustain shipping risk, as Syria reportedly begins training support for Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks. In Africa, an Islamic State-linked raid in North Kivu forced Ebola patients to flee treatment, while in Asia, Indonesia’s wiretapping investigation coincides with reinforced security in Jakarta.

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