″🟡 Oil and gas facilities attacked in the Middle East, another US Marine unit deploying to the Middle East, desalination plants threatened || Global Risks Weekly Roundup #12/2026″ by Nuño Sempere, Vidur Kapur, belikewater, Tolga Bilge

Executive summary Geopolitics: More oil and gas facilities in the Middle East were targeted in Israeli and Iranian attacks. Another US Marine unit is being deployed to the Middle East. Trump threatened to destroy Iran's power infrastructure, and Iran threatened to retaliate against critical sites including desalination plants; Trump has backed down for now and says US-Iran talks are ongoing. Will the US place 1,000 or more boots on the ground in Iran before July 2026? Our forecasters think there's a 37% chance (14% to 55%). Will the US place >10,000 boots on the ground before July? Our forecasters think there's a 13.5% probability (4% to 27%). Technology and AI: An AI agent at Meta reportedly went rogue recently, exposing sensitive data to those who should not have had access. An AI security researcher says that there have been other “loss of control” incidents over the past year. Will there be an AI loss of control incident that causes over $100 million in damages in 2026? Our forecasters believe there's a 5% chance (3% to 7%). Economy: The Strait of Hormuz has been nearly closed for over three weeks, and several more weeks of [...] ---Outline:(00:22) Executive summary(02:46) Geopolitics(02:49) Middle East(07:44) Asia(08:09) The Americas(09:29) Europe(09:45) Economy(12:40) Technology and artificial intelligence --- First published: March 23rd, 2026 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/oil-and-gas-facilities-attacked-in --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.