“Houthis sink ships, US tariffs for US allies and secondary tariff threats for Russia, Grok and Kimi model releases | Global Risks Weekly Roundup #28/2025” by Nuño Sempere, belikewater, Vidur Kapur, Tolga Bilge, scott eastmanphoto.com
Description
The Houthis sank two ships last week, new powerful open source model released.
Executive summary
The Houthis sank two ships last week, and forecasters estimated the following:
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Will the Houthis sink at least two ships by August 15? 51% (40% to 60%)
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Will the US attack the Houthis in the next 30 days? 26.5% (20% to 36%)
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By the end of August, will the US lower the copper tariff from the promised August 1 rate of 50% to 25% or less? 61% (45% to 70%)
xAI released Grok 4, and a Chinese lab, Moonshot AI, released a powerful open-source model, Kimi K2, with 1T parameters.
Trump announced another volley of tariff threats unless deals are reached by August 1.
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Outline:
(00:29 ) Executive summary
(01:42 ) Geopolitics
(01:45 ) Middle East
(03:18 ) Iran
(04:03 ) Europe
(05:52 ) United States
(07:01 ) Asia
(07:48 ) Africa
(08:02 ) Economy
(09:12 ) AI and Technology
(12:34 ) Biorisks
(13:10 ) Climate and Nature
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First published:
July 14th, 2025
Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/houthis-sink-ships-us-tariffs-for
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