Serene Soo
Political Risk & Structured Credit Leader, Marsh Asia
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Singapore
Is your business ready to navigate the accelerating geopolitical shifts that will shape 2026 and beyond?
The Political risk report 2026 outlines what you need to know to help your business prepare for the geopolitical challenges that will shape the global business and risk landscapes.
Systemic changes to the world order require businesses in the Philippines to assess risks across finance, regulatory, and politics to prepare effectively. It is essential to embrace enterprise risk management as an integrated approach, rather than addressing risks in isolation. While major conflicts often capture headlines, numerous lower-profile conflicts also present significant threats, particularly to extended supply chains, which businesses cannot afford to overlook. After identifying these risks, businesses should safeguard their operations through political risk insurance, enterprise risk management or trade credit insurance, and leverage timely and credible insights like the World Risk Review to enhance scenario planning and make informed decisions. Additionally, digital infrastructure has emerged as a critical arena of geoeconomic competition and a top priority on many boardroom agendas, necessitating robust risk mitigation and strategic advocacy.
Use our report to help you:
- Identify the geopolitical threats that could disrupt your operations and supply chains.
- Gain insights into the structural global changes that may shape your business’s environment over the next decade.
- Learn how you can build resilience by managing digital infrastructure amid rising political competition and evolving technological landscape.
- Explore the actions you and your organisation can take now to build and maintain resilience, in the face of geoeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties.
Ready to explore the top geopolitical risks today? Download the report now.
Political risk report 2026 FAQs
What are political risks and are they insurable?
Political risk is the probability of disruption to operations caused by political events occurring in-country or by changes in the international environment. Political risk insurance (PRI) can provide indemnity from government actions in any country where you have operations, assets, contracts, or investments, that lead to monetary losses. Learn more about political risk insurance.
What is the Political risk report?
The Political risk report delivers insights on geopolitical and macroeconomic risks. It underscores the need for organizations to comprehend, assess, and where appropriate, mitigate operational and strategic risks.
Marsh, with specialist expertise in identifying, assessing, understanding, and mitigating risks across the spectrum of organizational challenges, is well suited to supporting clients through this journey.
Who should read the Political risk report?
The Political risk report is essential reading for risk leaders involved in strategic planning and risk management in a global context. The report will help you to anticipate potential disruptions, enabling strategic planning and risk mitigation efforts that safeguard your organization's interests in an increasingly volatile world.
What makes this year’s Political risk report unique compared previous years?
The Political risk report 2026 stands out by focusing on the accelerating geopolitical transition that is reshaping the global order into an era marked by heightened and persistent complexity. Unlike previous editions, this report emphasizes the shift from a decades-old, relatively stable system to one characterized by economic and political change across trade, conflict, finance, and digital infrastructure. It highlights how businesses must proactively incorporate geopolitical risk intelligence into strategic planning to navigate this evolving landscape. The report also uniquely addresses the implications of regulatory fragmentation, the rise of non-bank financial institutions, and the increasing political scrutiny of digital infrastructure, providing leaders with actionable insights to manage risks and seize opportunities in a rapidly changing world.
How extensive is the research behind the Political risk report?
The report integrates data from Marsh Credit Specialties’ country risk ratings platform, World Risk Review, that monitors short- and long-term economic, political, and security risk trends across 197 countries.
It also considers geopolitical shifts that have accelerated in recent years, contributing to an increase in conflict risk and a doubling of the number of conflicts worldwide since 2005.
How can the report help me in my role as a risk leader?
For risk leaders, the Political risk report 2026 is an indispensable resource for understanding the nuanced and evolving challenges organizations may face in today’s complex geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape. This report is designed to support operational and strategic planning as global politics, trade, and finance undergo transformations, creating both challenges and opportunities.
How can I access the reports from previous years?
You can access the last two versions of the report here: Political risk report 2025 and Political risk report 2024.
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