They are sharing information about risky countries, limiting entry into their facilities in the United States and abroad and increasing patrols.

Potential investors, looking at the litigation risks in America compared to the rest of the world, are beginning to shift investments to less risky countries.

On the other hand, the majors have high overheads and, as publicly owned companies, low tolerance for speculative searches in politically risky third-world countries.

ECAs limit this risk by being "closed" on risky countries, meaning that they do not accept any risk on these countries.

Somalia is one of the riskiest countries in the world to be a journalist.

But he said a Russian bailout would mean "more investors will invest in risky countries," a criticism leveled at other bailouts.

And in foreign markets, he said, money has flowed to the riskiest countries.

Angola, where a civil war has simmered for decades, is considered a riskier country than South Africa, for example.

As of January 2013, Norway was ranked as the least risky country with a score of 89.87 out of 100.

For foreign companies, it does introduce a great deal of uncertainty, but these are companies that are used to dealing in emerging and risky countries.