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TorchStone publishes The Watch to assist our readers in proactively managing risk—whether personal, professional, or organizational—in an increasingly insecure world. The featured articles, blog posts, and expert interviews address vulnerabilities and issues we have frequently encountered while safeguarding high profile individuals, wealthy families, multinational corporations, and international sporting events across six continents. Now, more than ever, security seems to be a precious commodity. Our goal is to give you more of it through The TorchStone Watch.
SPOTLIGHT ISSUE
Annual 2025 TorchStone Global Executive Protection Report
In 2025, TorchStone recorded 476 incidents targeting high-profile individuals in a marginal 3% increase over the 462 recorded incidents in 2024.
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January 2026 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 11 domestic and 6 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile individuals during the month of January 2026. TorchStone Global believes that broader situational awareness and intelligence are key to providing quality executive protection—whether the principal is a Fortune 500 CEO, international celebrity, or local city council member.
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When Visibility Becomes Vulnerability: IRL Livestreaming and Real-Time Exposure Risk
As IRL livestreaming increasingly brings audiences into real-world settings, real-time visibility is collapsing the barrier between online engagement and physical access. Recent incidents demonstrate how live exposure can accelerate harassment, stalking, and targeted violence, underscoring the growing need for threat awareness and protective intelligence for publicly visible creators.
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Taking the Pulse of Public Safety in New York Under Mayor Mamdani
This report assesses New York City’s public safety landscape as Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes office, examining crime trends, protest activity, and hate-crime dynamics through an objective, data-driven lens. While overall crime and gun violence have declined and NYPD leadership remains stable, elevated levels of social unrest, anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate crimes, and protest activity tied to global conflicts continue to shape a volatile threat environment. The analysis underscores the importance of protective intelligence and continuous monitoring to help organizations anticipate risks and navigate New York’s evolving security conditions.
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December 2025 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 18 domestic and 14 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile individuals during the month of December 2025. TorchStone Global believes that broader situational awareness and intelligence are key to providing quality executive protection—whether the principal is a Fortune 500 CEO, international celebrity, or local city council member.
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The Extinction Rebellion — What It Is and How It Impacts Industries Far Beyond Energy
Scott Stewart shares his expertise on the Extinction Rebellion with Ontic’s Protective Intelligence Podcast host Fred Burton, and how his firm provides advice to corporations on how to best protect themselves and their employees in this environment. While not all activity poses a threat, it’s important for companies to be hyper-aware of activity and the measures activists can take.
READ MORE >BBC Sounds: Burn Wild Podcast – The Line
There is a school of thought in activism—all movements need a radical flank to succeed. In the podcast, Burn Wild Episode 6: The Line, TorchStone VP Scott Stewart discusses the grievance narrative of Extinction Rebellion (XR).
READ MORE >How to Get on a Watchlist Episode 5: How to Kidnap an Executive
“How to get on a Watchlist” is a new podcast from the team at Encyclopedia Geopolitica. In this installment, How to Get on a Watchlist Episode 5: How to Kidnap an Executive, TorchStone VP Scott Stewart discusses executive kidnappings.
READ MORE >With drug cartel violence, is it safe to travel to Mexico? Security experts weigh in
US tourism is ramping up again in Mexico, but so are the headlines regarding drug cartel violence. TorchStone Vice President of Intelligence Scott Stewart joins the discussion about how safe it is to travel to Mexico.
READ MORE >Perspectives on the Shinzo Abe Assassination
Perspectives on the Shinzo Abe Assassination whitepaper from AT-RISK International, Emergent Risk International, Ontic and Torchstone Global analyzes the July 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and addresses the broad range of global security implications for individuals and businesses.
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