“Trump sent the National Guard to Los Angeles, Russia intensified conventional attacks on Ukraine, US-Iran nuclear talks continue | Global Risks Weekly Roundup #23/2025” by Nuño Sempere, Tolga Bilge, belikewater, Vidur Kapur

Executive summary Trump federalized National Guard troops and ordered them to be deployed to Los Angeles amid anti-deportation protests, against the California governor's wishes. Federal officials are calling the protests an insurrection, setting the stage for the possibility that the Insurrection Act may be invoked, which would allow the military to be used for law enforcement within the US. Forecasters estimate that there is a 40% (range: 25% to 65%) chance that Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act in the next two months. Our forecasting team updated their estimates of the probability that Russia would use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine by July 1st. Last week we forecasted a 0.4% chance for this possibility; we now estimate a ~0.04% chance (range: 0.02% to [...] ---Outline:(00:21) Executive summary(02:20) Geopolitics(02:22) United States(12:06) Europe(12:41) Ukraine(15:10) Greenland(15:50) Middle East(17:19) Asia(17:35) Africa(18:00) Economy(20:56) Artificial Intelligence and Technology(23:54) Biorisks(26:53) Climate and Nature --- First published: June 9th, 2025 Source: https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/trump-sent-the-national-guard-to --- 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.