According to EBSCOhost Risk Analysis, it ranks the United States political stability with a 1.50 score, 1 being the minimum risk and 5 being the maximum. This shows how small and almost non-important the risk is. Another source indicates that the country’s short-term political risk index ranks 16th in the world with a 84.6. Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, and Denmark, …show more content…
From an international point of view, Republicans sent a letter back in March warning Iranian leaders from negotiating a nuclear deal with Obama. On the other hand, the President has used in multiple occasions his executive authority to push his agenda, which Republicans do not agree with it. At the top of the list, Obama used his power to allow illegal immigrants obtain work permits and in some cases federal aid. Followed by this, Obama’s new Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan, is designed to reduce pollution from the American energy industry. Although it shows that the country is committed towards a more sustainable global environment, the Republican Party does not like the idea that it was not congressionally approved. These kind of problems are important to foresee so the company will be able to identify the business environment and which political factors are most likely to change and will have the greatest impact if change occurs. Other political factors such as taxes, tariffs, and security need to be considered.
Taxes varies within states and every state has == Security ==To Weston and Sorge, political risk is associated with governments intervening in business transactions, change of agreements, or confiscation of foreign owned business property. == In the future, the company needs to adapt rapidly to changes made by the future president and new legislation passed by the politicians in Capitol