International Consulting for Risk, Intelligence and Negotiation
Your guide in uncertain times
Trusted teams and global networks to provide you access, insight and influence.
Our expert consultants have come from the business, diplomatic, military, security, humanitarian and development sectors.
We have experience in unstable, conflict-affected regions and active conflict zones.
We have local networks in high risk, sensitive and challenging environments.
Our work is always conducted on a strictly confidential basis.
Our Expertise
Access
Difficult places, closed doors and important people?
We can help.
Insight
Understand the causes of violence and drivers of conflict
Influence
Experts in conflict management, social diplomacy and behaviour change
Risk
From cyber defence to explosive ordnance: manage risks to life, mission and reputation
Networking
Putting you in touch with the right people in the right places at the right time
Planning
Experienced operational planners to guide you and structure your response to emerging issues
Our Services
Flexible and scalable, from analysis to action
Analysing and Advising - Expert evidence-based perspectives to help you make the right decisions
Training and Mentoring - Cross-cultural, adult-oriented, advanced teaching methods.
Assisting and Enabling - Embedded specialists to accompany your teams
Direct Action - Tailored solutions for the outcomes you want
Security Risk Management
Empowering individuals to navigate complex environments
- Detailed and bespoke security risk assessments
- Tailored training to enhance individual readiness and resilience.
- Pre-travel briefings, including from female security risk specialists
- Journey Management: meet and greet, fixers
- Hostile Environment Awareness Training
- Remote medical support training
- Training on Personal Protective Equipment, technology and cyber
- Evacuation planning and emergency medical services
Intelligence
From rapid threat assessments to deep analysis of long-term issues
- Local relationships and ‘ground truth’ intelligence
- Monitoring global developments.
- Rapid synthesis of information from multiple sources.
- Enhanced situational awareness to inform key decisions.
- Intelligence threat assessments and executive briefings
- Clear briefings on complex geopolitical developments and long term threats.
- Comprehensive reports informed by local subject matter experts in key positions.
Negotiation and Influence
Building rapport and trust to agree successful outcomes
- Facilitating confidential dialogue in complex settings
- Sociocultural understanding of contexts and interlocutors, informed by history, politics and recent events
- Training on building effective relationships and networks
- Emotional intelligence and communication training
- Detailed behavioural change analysis to support your strategy
- Contingency planning for crisis communication
