1. The World Bank. The World Bank provides a grow- ing set of informational and analytical resources to aid in the assessment and management of cross- border risk. The Risk Management Support Group has a variety of political risk assessment tools, which are under constant development. Visit the following site and compose an executive briefing (one page or less) of what the political risk insurance provided by the World Bank will and will not cover. World Bank Risk Management http://www.worldbank.org/business/01risk manage.html