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Held live every two weeks on Thursdays, the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind. We examine security threats, supply chain impacts and geopolitical developments for global security and risk intelligence professionals. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
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The final Briefing of 2025 features Factal editor James Morgan with an update on Ukraine-Russia. What's the state of the ground war, the drone war, the hybrid war and peace talks? That's the first 20 minutes. Then Kieran O'Leary from Emergent Risk International presents five things ERI is tracking. That includes why tin prices may be an indicator of rare earth metal prices to come, the Pacific cyclone season and why businesses should pay attention to war crimes. Since the earliest days of COV...
In this Global Security Briefing Factal editor Sarah Burke and Emergent Risk International analyst Cameron Evers dive deep into four nations in Africa's unique situations, how they got there and what the business intelligence professional needs to pay attention to next. Kieran O'Leary wrapped up with a preview for Iraq's election. As always, the Briefing is a sampling of how decision-ready risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence work together to help global organizations. Since ...
Producer Dave Clark from Factal delivered an abbreviated version of his GSX presentation on using games for learning as opposed to longer simulations. The Director of Analysis at ERI, Kieran O’Leary, then discussed various scenarios involving Venezuela and the U.S. He also explained the dispute between China and the Netherlands around a chip manufacturer and what to watch for with the APEC meeting. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential...
The briefing starts with Iman Elbanna from Emergent Risk International talking about the expanding business impacts from the the U.S. government shutdown, with what to watch for if it continues. Iman then continues with five other things ERI is watching -- including the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, France's government crisis, and U.S. National Guard deployments. Factal senior editor Sarah Burke pulls back the curtain, talking about platform agnostic discovery in the modern social media e...
Factal APAC lead Vivian Wang is back with an expansion on the South and Southeast Asia protests and youth uprisings as they expand into East Timor and the Philippines. One aspect carrying over through the region is the connection to popular anime series One Piece. Emergent Risk International Director of Analysis Kieran O'Leary follows that with things to watch for in Indonesia. Later he dives into the multiple drone incursions in Eastern and Baltic Europe over the past month as Russia (probab...
To paraphrase usual host Kieran O'Leary, everything is a polycrisis because every crisis overlaps. This week's Global Security Briefing touches on political crises in France and Nepal, what security teams and businesses should be aware of after the Charlie Kirk killing, what to watch for after Russian drones flew over Poland, the recent airstrike by Israel into Qatar targeting Hamas leadership and a Q&A full of global issues impacting businesses as well. Presenting from Factal are editors...
This edition of the Briefing starts with Factal Chief Product Officer talking about the employment impacts of generative AI (some job fields are down for entry level positions). He then explores the latest in generative imagery and video, focusing on how the latest advancements will challenge risk intelligence and journalism. Kieran O'Leary shares the five things keeping him and his team of analysts at Emergent Risk International up at night (de minimis, Syria elections, US redistricting, Bra...
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with Factal examining Trump's war on Latin America's drug cartels. Irene Villora, Factal's LATAM editorial lead, discusses the Trump administration's alleged order to use military force, Mexico's response, the expansion of surveillance, and potential implications. Cameron Evers, Deputy Director of Intelligence and Analysis at Emergent Risk International, presents on the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. In addition, Emergent Risk...
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with Factal looking at Europe's fire season. Dave Clark goes over the nations with the most fires, urban areas threatened so far, and what the near-term prognosis is after more than twice the forested area burned in 2025 compared to the 20-year average. Kieran O'Leary, Director of Intelligence and Analysis at Emergent Risk International, presents on what to pay attention to in the still bubbling Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, including so...
This week's Global Security Briefing covered the recent violence in Sweida, Syria hosted by Factal editor Agnese Boffano. Then Emergent Risk International analyst Hannah Poppy presented on the removal of U.S. sanctions on Syria, plus the remaining economic concerns in the nation. Vassilis Benopoulos from ERI finished the briefing with an updated on the Ukraine-Russia conflict's expanding use of drone attacks. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held a...
Together Factal and Emergent Risk International bring you up to Thursday morning's news on the conflict then they tell you what editors are watching for and what businesses should pay attention. Then ERI talks about the protests and political violence in the United States. Our next Briefing is July 17. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thu...
First up Factal NORAM lead Joe talks about what went wrong with Hurricane Helene last year, this year's hurricane season forecast and the challenge of staffing shortages in NOAA and FEMA. Then Emergent Risk International Director of Analysis Kieran brings us up to speed on Ukraine's drone strike, Russia's asymmetric warfare and the chance for peace. Finally, ERI Senior Analyst Neil covers the change in South Korea's government and what that will mean for businesses. Since the earliest days of...
Hi all! Usually Producer Dave writes these episode descriptions, but he's on vacation and I (Tyler) am recapping this - apologies that there's not the professional intro music, I don't know what drawer Dave keeps it in. This was a heater; Sachin Singh joins past midnight India time to answer lots of questions on India-Pakistan's big escalation. Kieran O'Leary adds commentary and teaches us about the Australian tradition of democracy sausages. Cory Bergman explains how supply chains and ...
April 2025 is busy. Tornado season started early. There's conflict brewing in South Asia. France has new terror attacks. Geopolitics happens in real-time. Tren de Aragua is getting more attention in the US than ever. Emergent Risk International and Factal tell you the foundations, the current events and what to watch for around them moving forward in this edition of the Global Security Briefing. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential ho...
Live from India ERI analyst Dev brings us up-to-date on the changes in the waqf law and potential for disruptive protests. Kieran then presents on the potential security impact for US companies in the new tariff regime. Finally Cory demonstrated how the "human eye can no longer tell" when it comes to photos and video created using generative AI -- and what practitioners need to do about it. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-lo...
This episode of the Global Security Briefing was our five-year anniversary. In it Factal senior editor Halima Mansoor updated the latest situation in Turkey with hundreds arrested after protesting the latest arrests of mayors apposing the national government. Global Head of Intelligence and Analysis Operations for ERI Hanna Poppy spoke to the rise of anti-American sentiment in Europe and analyst Sachin Singh presented on Asian militancy with a focus on Balochistan. Since the earliest da...
The March 13 episode of Global Security Briefing starts with Russia retaking Kursk while the US tries to take their ceasefire agreement with Ukraine to Russia. Next up is an update on USA-Canada relations, the tariffs and what it means for politics in Canada. Finally it ends with a look at why business leaders should be concerned about a US government shutdown. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global securit...
Today's Global Security Briefing touched on the recent spate of terror attacks in Europe, US-India relations and US-China relations plus a long Q&A. Kieran hosted the section on US bilateral relationships while Dave presented a recent briefing on terror attacks in Germany, France and Austria. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thu...
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with an update on the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and what Factal editors are watching for. Then Emergent Risk International looks at the impact of the dramatic cuts to USAID and what that means for security. Finally we have the return of five things keeping Kieran up at night Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals....
This week's Briefing featured stories from generative AI advancements, Trump's tariff diplomacy, Jamaica's security situation and what the designation of Mexico's cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations could mean. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its...
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