This is not a contest any country should hope to win, but five countries tied for first place in Maplecroft's 2013 sexual violence in conflict index. ...

Twenty percent of countries around the world are facing a growing political risk in 2013 -- that's the conclusion of a new study by Maplecroft, a risk...

Where in the world are children forced to work in dangerous conditions, often toiling at the expense of receiving education and basic freedoms? The...

Maplecroft's Human Rights Risk Index for 2012 paints a grim picture of human rights in countries worldwide. The research agency ranked 197 countrie...

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Somalia is most at risk from terrorist attack, followed by Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan and the new nation of South Su...

In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, China has the dubious distinction of joining the world's t...

Somalia has the unfortunate distinction of being the country at the highest risk for a terrorist attack, according to a newly published report. Publ...

Maplecroft, an organization that assesses geopolitical risks for companies and investors, has compiled its 2010 Terrorism Risk Index (TRI). The index ...