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Weekly Political Compass 5.19.25

Welcome to this edition of the Weekly Political Compass from Teneo’s political risk advisory team. This week, we are taking a closer look at Romania’s consequential presidential election result. Meanwhile, the EU and the UK reach a new deal, China imposes fresh tariff duties on the U.S. and others, and…

May 19, 2025
By Wolfango Piccoli & Andrius Tursa
Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 5.6.20 Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 5.6.20 Below please find key take-outs from our May 6th senior panel with Mark Weinberger, Teneo Senior Advisor and former Global Chairman & CEO, EY; Lord Mervyn Davies, Teneo Senior Advisor, former CEO of Standard Chartered, and Minister for Trade; Amber Rudd, Teneo Senior Advisor and former Home Secretary; and Wolfango… May 6, 2020
Italy: Government Struggling While Anger Grows Italy: Government Struggling While Anger Grows As outlined by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte last Sunday, Italy will start gradually easing its lockdown on 4 May. Yet, Conte’s problems have soared since his announcement. The government’s hold on the emergency – never strong – is challenged due to mounting clashes with regional governors. Meanwhile, public anger is… May 1, 2020
The Impact of the China-US Media War on Corporate Reporting The Impact of the China-US Media War on Corporate Reporting Revealing the true situation of COVID-19 has been less a health issue and more a PR challenge for Brand China as its official communication and media relations have been put to the test. On January 20, when the Chinese government effectively went public with its concern about the extent of… April 30, 2020
Trust Begins at Home: Employees’ Trust in Employers Will Be Built, Deepened or Damaged in the Coming Months Trust Begins at Home: Employees’ Trust in Employers Will Be Built, Deepened or Damaged in the Coming Months Uncharted. Unparalleled. Unprecedented.  Coronavirus is changing how we live and work. Across the world, people are working from home, being furloughed or being laid off. Gone is the stress of getting into work each day, but it has undoubtedly been replaced by the stress of isolation, of keeping young children… April 30, 2020
Coronavirus: A Weekly Update from Teneo – Call Recording and Transcript from 4.30.20 Coronavirus: A Weekly Update from Teneo – Call Recording and Transcript from 4.30.20 Ursula Burns, Chairman of Veon and former Chairman and CEO of Xerox and Jerome Hauer, Ph.D,  join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the latest Coronavirus updates as well as the process of reopening countries. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Good day everyone and welcome to the Teneo Insights call. I'm Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President… April 30, 2020
Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 4.29.20 Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 4.29.20 Below please find key take-outs from our April 29th senior panel with Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook Vice-President for EMEA; Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress; Alex Baldock CEO of Dixons Carphone; and Amber Rudd, Teneo Senior Adviser and former Home Secretary  -  chaired by Principal of Teneo’s Situations and Politics practice and former Downing… April 29, 2020
The Post Pandemic World with Dr. Parag Khanna – Planning Australia’s Corporate Strategy for the Future The Post Pandemic World with Dr. Parag Khanna – Planning Australia’s Corporate Strategy for the Future We had the honour of hosting a virtual discussion with Dr. Parag Khanna, a leading global strategy advisor, world traveller, and best-selling author. He is also Founder and Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario based strategic advisory firm. Parag joined us from Singapore to lead an incredibly insightful… April 27, 2020
Trust in the Era of COVID-19: How Business Should Plan to Recover Trust in the Medium Term and Post COVID-19 Trust in the Era of COVID-19: How Business Should Plan to Recover Trust in the Medium Term and Post COVID-19 Everybody has a plan, and then they get punched in the mouth,” was former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson’s take on the established trope of military theory which can be traced to the rather less famous nineteenth century Prussian Field Marshall Helmuth von Molkte. Until recently there were few… April 24, 2020
Macro: Summary of Covid-19 Exit Strategies Macro: Summary of Covid-19 Exit Strategies In this summary table, we provide an overview of the lockdown exit strategies currently being planned by selected countries around the world and the surrounding politics. Please click the download button below to see the table. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want to discuss any of the… April 24, 2020
LATAM: Dilemmas and Challenges in Loosening Lockdowns LATAM: Dilemmas and Challenges in Loosening Lockdowns Many countries in Latin America opted for stringent lockdowns at a far earlier stage in the spread of Covid-19 than elsewhere in the world. This reflected the much greater risk of medical system overload in the region, as well as the fact that Covid-19 spread to Latin America comparatively late,… April 24, 2020
Coronavirus: A Weekly Update from Teneo – Call Recording and Transcript from 4.23.20 Coronavirus: A Weekly Update from Teneo – Call Recording and Transcript from 4.23.20 Jerome Hauer, Ph.D, Gabriel Wildau, Paul Haenle and Oscar Wang join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss China's role in the Coronavirus crisis and how it will effect relations with the U.S. going forward. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): Good day, everyone, and welcome to today's Teneo Insights conference call. I'm Kevin Kajiwara, Co-President… April 23, 2020
Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 4.22.20 Coronavirus: UK/EMEA Weekly Update – Call Briefing and Recording from 4.22.20 Below please find key take-outs from our April 22nd senior panel with Humphrey Cobbold, CEO of PureGym; Sir David Dalton, Former CEO of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; Amber Rudd, Teneo Senior Adviser and former Home Secretary; and Wolfango Piccoli, Teneo’s Co-President, Political Risk Advisory -  chaired… April 22, 2020