Askari Advisory provides expert security, risk, and intelligence services to organisations navigating complex, high-threat, and emerging market environments — from boardroom to frontline.
Askari Advisory was built by operators and advisors who have worked at the sharp end — in government, intelligence services, military special forces, and private sector risk. We are not theorists. We have been in the environments we advise upon.
We specialise in enabling clients to enter, operate, and succeed in markets that present genuine security and risk challenges — from politically unstable territories and high-crime environments to complex frontier and emerging markets where the conventional playbook does not apply.
Our value lies in unvarnished assessment, deep regional networks, and the operational capability to act — not merely advise.
Over the last decade and a half, we have built a network of specialists from government and the private sector who have worked together over numerous engagements. This allows us to assemble the exact expertise required for your task, be it a single advisor or a multi-person team.
We do not maintain the bureaucracy and fixed costs of a legacy player. We pride ourselves on agility and personal collaboration with direct 24/7 access to the team — the practitioner who defines your strategy implements it on the ground.
We take a disciplined, intelligence-led approach to every engagement. Where other consultants deliver frameworks, Askari delivers answers — grounded in current intelligence, direct regional knowledge, and hard-won operational experience.
"We have stood where you will stand. That is not a metaphor — it is the foundation of everything we offer."
We begin with a rigorous intake to understand your strategic objectives, existing exposure, operational context, and appetite for risk. No two clients are the same.
We deploy human intelligence, open-source analysis and technical tools to develop a current, granular picture of the threat landscape specific to your operating environment.
We design bespoke security and risk frameworks — not templates. Every recommendation is calibrated to your context, resources, and tolerance for residual risk.
Where required, we don't just advise — we act. Deploying operational capability to implement, manage, and respond across all phases of the engagement.
We remain available. Through retained advisory arrangements, 24/7 crisis response, or periodic review — our partnership extends beyond the initial engagement.
Founded in 2013, Askari Advisory was built on a single principle: that the most complex, high-stakes security challenges demand operators who have lived them — not consultants who have studied them.
Our team draws exclusively from the upper echelons of UK and US special forces, tier 1 military units, and the senior intelligence community. Every advisor has served at the sharpest end — from the SAS and SBS to Delta Force and the intelligence agencies that operate alongside them.
Our operators come from the most elite units the UK and US militaries have produced — the SAS, SBS, Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, and the Ranger Regiment. They have operated in every conceivable environment: desert, jungle, urban and maritime.
Decades of intelligence collection, analysis, and source handling across MI6, the CIA, DIA, and allied agencies. Our intelligence capability spans HUMINT, SIGINT exploitation, and open-source analysis across every major risk region.
Former senior diplomatic security professionals, FCO and State Department advisors, and political risk analysts with direct experience navigating complex relationships with governments, armed groups, and international institutions.
Established in 2013 with over a decade of deployments across more than 60 countries. From the Horn of Africa to the South China Sea, the Sahel to Eastern Europe — our network is global, our response is immediate.
"Every engagement is led by principals with direct operational experience in the relevant environment. When you retain Askari, you retain operators — not analysts."
Askari Advisory operates with the highest levels of confidentiality. All initial enquiries are handled directly by our principals. There is no obligation — only an honest conversation about whether and how we can help.
For urgent or time-critical matters, please indicate this in your message and provide a direct contact number. We maintain 24/7 availability for clients facing active crisis situations.