Saudi Arabia Travel Advice: What To Know Before You Go

"Travelers should assume that communication is monitored at all times. Hotel rooms may also be subject to surveillance and can be accessed without the consent of the guest. Electronic devices may be screened by customs officials on arrival and departure." 

In a recent Forbes article discussing the risks of travel to the KSA, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on the issue of cyber security in a country known for its surveillance of telephone and email communications.

WJCT-FM's "First Coast Connect" Featured Segment at 28:39

“That’s how we’ll transition and phase through, from emergency response to a lot of assessment work, and then we’ll transition to security mode until the power comes back on.”

In a recent interview on Jacksonville’s NPR station, WJCT-FM, CEO Dale Buckner provides insight into the damage and security threats as a result of Hurricane Ian from on the ground in Florida, where Global Guardian has been focused on emergency response and supporting its clients, businesses, and families.

Click below to listen to the show. If interested in skipping ahead, Global Guardian segment begins at 28:39.

Wall Street Banks Prep for Grim China Scenarios Over Taiwan

“Russia has proven to be a template of what you don’t want to happen.” 

In a recent Bloomberg article, Global Guardian CEO Dale Buckner discussed how global financial firms are urgently preparing contingency plans to minimize losses in the event of a conflict between China and Taiwan—and how Global Guardian is assisting clients in this industry to reduce their exposure.

'Act of Desperation': Putin's Partial Mobilization of Russia Could Be His Undoing

"They're not going to fight for the guy to the right or left. They're not going to have that moral conviction that what they're doing is right and matters." 

Drawing on insight and intelligence from Global Guardian’s on-the-ground teams in Ukraine and his special forces background, CEO Dale Buckner sat down with Newsweek to discuss the potential challenges of Russia’s partial mobilization and what it means for Ukraine at this point in the war.

Analysis: Ukraine blindsides Russia with northeastern thrust at supply hub

"This is the first real validation of Ukraine’s ability to counterattack—but with limited success. It does change the path of the conflict moving forward. The Russians now have an expanding challenge of defending the terrain they have taken."

Leveraging intelligence and insight from Global Guardian’s on-the-ground response teams, CEO Dale Buckner discusses Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region and how it impacts the path of the conflict moving forward in a recent Reuters article.

Six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, the entire world is losing. A look at where we go from here.

"The definition of success for Ukraine is an end to the war, the redrawing of its borders, and a return to a peace-time economy with the chance of becoming a NATO member in the future.”

In a recent front-page article in USA Today, CEO Dale Buckner discusses current conditions and on-the-ground realities six months into the Russia-Ukraine war, drawing on insight and intelligence from Global Guardian’s local Ukrainian teams responsible for evacuating thousands of people since the start of the invasion.

The Taiwan Risk: What Companies Are Doing Right Now

“In the short term, over the next 12 to 24 months, there is a good calculus for nothing happening. But if you are an investor and only looking at the next 18 to 24 months, you aren’t a good investor.”

In a recent article for Barron’s, CEO Dale Buckner discusses why global companies should be assessing their risk in Taiwan and China with regards to their investments, infrastructure, supply chain, and employees—and how Global Guardian is assisting some of these companies with the development of contingency plans.

Businesses Wary of China’s Military Activity Surrounding Taiwan

“I think if you're a leader, and you're thinking over the horizon—not only in the next 12, 18 months, but the next decade—you have to be thinking about these things. I don't think currently my clients are in panic, but I think they're taking it very, very seriously. And they don't want to replicate what's happened between Russia and Ukraine on a much bigger scale.”

Amid rising tensions between Taiwan and China, CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on how Global Guardian is advising and preparing global businesses with supply chains, assets, and people in the region in a recent Voice of America article.

U.S. firms eye Taiwan exit on Chinese invasion risk

“…they don't want to happen what just happened in Russia where they lost billions of dollars’ worth of assets, both financial and hard, so they are already looking to disperse people and assets to other countries.”

With a growing number of corporate leaders closely watching Taiwan and analyzing the risk to their operations, CEO Dale Buckner weighs in on how Global Guardian is supporting clients with contingency plan development in the Politico China Watcher.

Executives seek briefings on Taiwan war risk

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has global business executives looking more closely at geopolitical hot spots—and the potential war over Taiwan is at the top of the list.

In a Financial Times article, CEO Dale Buckner comments on how Global Guardian is briefing companies on the risks associated with this potential conflict and helping executives prepare their contingency and evacuation plans.