“Houthi PM and cabinet killed, RFK Jr. fires CDC director, Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor, $200M pro-AI lobbying group launched || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #35/2025.” by Nuño Sempere
Description
43% probability that the Houthis will sink at least one ship between now and the end of September.
Executive summary
Top items:
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Geopolitics: Israeli strike on Yemen kills Houthi prime minister and several cabinet members.
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Biorisk: New World screwworm spreading northward through the Americas. RFK Jr. fired the CDC director, replacing her with a Thiel protégé.
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Artificial Intelligence: Anthropic identifies AI-driven cyberattacks. $200M pro-AI lobbying group started by OpenAI President and a16z.
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Economy: Trump attempted to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over irregularities in her real estate filings, raising the prospect of reduced Fed independence in the future.
Forecaster estimates:
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42% probability that the Supreme Court upholds at least three quarters of Trump's tariffs by [...]
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Outline:
(00:28 ) Executive summary
(01:53 ) Geopolitics
(01:56 ) Middle East
(04:47 ) Europe
(05:43 ) United States
(07:51 ) The Rest of the Americas
(08:50 ) Asia
(09:42 ) Africa
(10:31 ) Economy
(15:16 ) Artificial Intelligence
(19:02 ) Biorisks
(23:17 ) Other
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First published:
September 1st, 2025
Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/houthi-pm-and-cabinet-killed-rfk
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