“Mexico is ‘a tricky place’ when it comes to travel and safety because ‘the security landscape and the security dynamic is so different state to state and city to city.’”
In USA Today, Director of Intelligence Michael Ballard weighs in with the different safety and security risks travelers could potentially face in Mexico, and what they need to know if they encounter an emergency situation.
“This type of violence, although it typically does not impact civilians and certainly is pretty rare against Americans, can happen at almost any place at any time.”
Global Guardian Director of Intelligence Michael Ballard sits down with Border Report to discuss the risks associated with traveling to Mexico in light of the recent kidnapping in Matamoros—and some important reminders for spring break travelers visiting the country.
Global Guardian Senior Risk Advisor Rob D’Amico discusses the recent kidnapping incident in Matamoros, Mexico this morning on Fox News. Rob highlights the ever-present security and safety risks to travelers in Mexico—and the importance of paying attention to travel alerts and safety information.
"Make sure to have situational awareness. Understand your surroundings, don’t have your head down in your phone, and read warnings."
Global Guardian Senior Risk Advisor Rob D'Amico sat down with San Diego CBS 8 to discuss the recent kidnapping in Mexico, including safety precautions to take if you plan to travel to the country.
Senior Risk Advisor Rob D'Amico sat down with CNN's Abby Philip to discuss the recent kidnapping in Mexico, including the recovery efforts, what is next for the victims and their families, and whether it is safe for US citizens to travel to Mexico.
“Whatever political posturing goes on, there’s no way we’re taking our foot off this."
In Al Jazeera, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in with how the United States has offered bipartisan support to Ukrainian forces in the Russia-Ukraine War—as compared to Europe, which is experiencing underlying division when it comes to support for Ukraine.
"The word that describes where we're at [right now] is 'stalemate.'"
In a recent article in Axios, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner spoke with Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath about the status of the Russia-Ukraine War at the one-year mark—and the impact the conflict continues to have on civilians.
“Every key metric of enduring warfare is to the Ukrainian’s advantage as we go into year two of the conflict. Morale, will, determination, commitment, combat power and most importantly, logistics."
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine—and Global Guardian assisted with the evacuation of thousands—CEO Dale Buckner weighed in with insight on the current ground situation and potential outcomes in the war, drawing on his special forces background, in USA Today.
“Russia goes into a defensive posture, and everyone starts to realise the Russians have real problems. ‘We can pin Russia’ is what a lot of people are thinking.”
Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner sat down with John Psaropoulos of Al Jazeera to discuss how the West has provided military aid to Ukraine over the last year of the war—and how the United States specifically is increasing stockpiles to continue to support Ukraine.
"[Employers] had employees they did not know were in Turkey, and there was a massive earthquake," he says. "They needed to be evacuated, they could be injured, and the roads, water and electricity were gone. We got calls asking, 'Can you get my employee out?' I can apply this to Ukraine, Russia, the 2017 hurricanes, the Texas flood and tornadoes through the middle of the country last year."
Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Lee Hafner of Employee Benefit News to discuss the importance of having a corporate security program, including vetted and tested emergency response plans, in place for all employees, especially the remote workforce.
