Cocos (Keeling) Islands Lower Risk lower CC Discovered by William Keeling in 1609 and later associated with the Clunies-Ross family, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands have a history shaped by maritime…
Colombia Medium Risk medium CO Colombia emerged from the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 and later endured decades of conflict involving government forces, paramilitaries, and insurgent groups…
Comoros Medium Risk medium KM For centuries, the Comoros archipelago connected maritime networks linking the Middle East, India, and eastern Africa before becoming a French colonial outpost and…
Congo (Brazzaville) Medium Risk medium CG Since independence in 1960, Congo (Brazzaville) has moved through changing political systems, including the Marxist-era People’s Republic of the Congo, a…
Cook Islands Medium-Low Risk medium_low CK Polynesian settlement of the Cook Islands began with voyages from Tahiti, Samoa, and Tonga, with Rarotonga emerging as a central island in a network of…
Costa Rica Medium-Low Risk medium_low CR Costa Rica’s early colonial history was shaped by difficult terrain, disease, Indigenous resistance, and pirate raids before Cartago became a permanent…
Cote D'Ivoire Medium-High Risk medium_high CI Côte d’Ivoire’s history reflects the interaction of longstanding kingdoms, French influence, and a post-independence economy shaped by cocoa and foreign…
Croatia Medium-Low Risk medium_low HR Croatia’s modern identity reflects successive periods within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Yugoslavia, and the difficult path to independence declared in 1991.…
Cuba Medium Risk medium CU Cuba’s modern history was shaped by Spanish colonial rule, plantation slavery, and the independence struggle that culminated in the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the…
Curacao Medium Risk medium CW Curaçao’s history reflects successive waves of Indigenous settlement, Spanish control, Dutch rule, and a pivotal role in the Caribbean slave trade. The island’s economic…
