Consultancy

Oxus provides professional advice in various areas of risk management, helping create effective ways to overcome security threats and challenges that effect operations in complex environments.

1. Strategic Security Advice

Oxus assists companies, governments and organisations operating in complex environments, by assessing and reducing risk through measured analysis and processes. Our approach is focused to capacity build at the senior decision-making level, to enable clients to understand their critical risks, identify priorities, and make informed choices about where to invest resources to manage and reduce those risks.

Oxus’s long experience in unstable and volatile parts of the world provides us with a unique capability to support our clients at a strategic level in these environments.

2. Surveys and Assessments

Physical and technical security assessments can be carried out on residential and commercial premises, for individuals, organisations or insurers. Detailed reports will be produced with clear recommendations for security improvements balanced against the specific threat environment.
As part of this wider offering, Health and safety and environment (HSE) assessments can be conducted by qualified staff, in order to implement appropriate management systems. These are guided by risk assessments, job safety analysis, awareness training, audits, corrective action and continuous improvement.

3. Crisis Management

Oxus has great experience designing crisis management programmes, and in advising during the course of a crisis.
Effective crisis management involves implementing pre-planned and rehearsed procedures in order to provide maximum duty of care to staff involved, and to resume normal operations as quickly as possible with the least possible impact. All contingencies can be planned for, from fire damage to terrorist attack and by having an up to date and validated contingency plan, organisations can minimise the losses caused by a crisis.
Oxus Security crisis planning team works with the client to assess the company’s areas of vulnerability, agree the corporate aims and objectives, identify potential participants and their agendas, prepare and rehearse contingency plans, and allocate resources.
Based on our extensive experience in crisis management, we assist in advising on the best structure of a crisis management team and draw up a comprehensive crisis management plan to deal with the wide range of scenarios. Our perspective is strategic, spanning organizational readiness, prevention, response and recovery, and in this context, we develop detailed incident management plans.

4. Kidnap / hijacking, ransom and extortion, response and mediation

With extensive experience, Oxus has the specialist capability of providing kidnap prevention and kidnap response services. The key element in this is the deployment of highly qualified, professional and resourceful men and women. These advisers respond to assist during negotiations, and in the design and implementation of loss prevention programmes.
Oxus also deals with extortion incidents, deploying a member of the global team of consultants to advise and support a client through the wide range of extortion situations.
Our Operatives: Oxus’s advisers normally come from a background of a senior position in the diplomatic or military service; and have been specifically trained in negotiation and management procedures during a crisis. They are therefore men of presence and gravitas, which are essential attributes to give confidence and reassurance to clients. They are fluent in the languages of the countries in which they operate, and have great experience from previous incidents, and knowledge of those countries.
Country Information analysis and reporting: Oxus can provide in-depth country reports and analysis, drawing on information from open and closed sources and the network of Oxus staff on the ground feeding back real time information. Analysts concentrate on countries in which Oxus has a full-time presence and thorough understanding of the geo-political environment. Reports provide insight into key threats, with practical risk mitigation advice designed to assist client’s decision making. Reports are usually bespoke to each client, and written with the client’s operating profile and objectives in mind.

Events/ Forums on Global Security and Counterterrorism:

Oxus organizes regional and international forums annually to encourage experts from diverse backgrounds to come together for a three- day program discussing current challenges and opportunities in the world of Intelligence, Defence and Global Security. At the end, our experts will conclude recommendations and propose solutions.
We research team is engaged in cutting-edge Intelligence, defence, and global security research. We empower local voices to drive change in countries in conflict, crisis, and transition. We provide objective information on intelligence, military, geopolitical developments that could lead to conflict with particular focus on southeast Asia. We help to shape the strategic agenda for governments, businesses, and organizations across the world. We produce evidence-based research, publications and events on Intelligence, defence, global security, and international affairs to help build a safer world. We undertake research, encourage debate, and provide options on critical issues in national and international defence and security. We promote the development of sound policies that further global peace and security. We inform, influence, and enhance public debate to help build a safer and more stable world.
We provide strategic advice and political risk analysis to a wide range of government and commercial clients. To meet client needs we draw on expertise within the Oxus permanent and senior research staff and the wider network of experts within its global membership. Businesses in the financial services, Intelligence, and defence and other industries have sought analysis and advice from Oxus as they take decisions in a complex international environment.