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Managing political violence & instability.

A Guide for Corporations

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Liferaft Report - Managing Political Violence and Instability: A Guide for Corporations

As political violence and instability become more complex, corporate security teams need a practical framework for understanding emerging risks, separating real threats from noise, and responding with confidence.

An excerpt from Liferaft's Managing Political Violence & Instability Report
An excerpt from Liferaft's Managing Political Violence & Instability Report
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What You'll Learn

  • Understand the evolving political violence and instability landscape facing corporations in the United States
  • Distinguish between lawful activism, unlawful activity, and political violence, and the different risks each may pose
  • Recognize the difference between protected political expression and genuine warning signs
  • Assess how your organization’s industry, geography, symbolic value, executives, and business relationships may shape its exposure
  • Evaluate political risks across security, operational, and reputational dimensions
  • Apply a four-phase framework to assess, mitigate, and continually improve your approach to political violence and instability
  • Strengthen intelligence, physical security, cybersecurity, executive protection, insider threat, and business continuity efforts

Foreword by Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman

Mark Freedman is Principal and CEO of Rebel Global Security (RGS), a Washington-based firm that provides national security advice to the private sector. RGS helps businesses navigate global and national security dynamics to achieve commercial success.

For almost a decade, Mark served as a U.S. State Department officer, including as Chief of Staff to the Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism. As Chief of Staff, Mark played a key role in the State Department’s global counterterrorism strategy, policy, and planning during the height of the threat from ISIS in the mid-to-late 2010’s.

In previous assignments at State, Mark led interagency surge teams to tighten security cooperation with European allies in the wake of the 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris; developed strategic plans to contain weapons proliferation to terrorists during the Arab Spring; and created a first-of-its-kind multilateral forum for counterterrorism information sharing.

Mark holds a M.A. in Security Studies with a concentration in Terrorism and Counterterrorism from Georgetown University and a B.A. in International Affairs from The George Washington University. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP).