Global Security Briefing by Factal and Emergent Risk International

In today’s Global Security Briefing, Factal editor Sarah Burke discussed some of the challenges in covering natural hazards like tornadoes, the growing intertwining of extreme weather events and the expanding threat zones from those.Emergent Risk International strategic risk analyst Poornima B, Ph.D., spoke to the increase in drone threats to corporate interests, not only near war zones across Europe and in regions where cartels are active. 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 kind.

 In today’s Global Security Briefing, two Latin American specialists focused on the region. Factal's Latin America Lead, Jeff Landset, spoke about active protests in three countries and what to watch for in others.Emiliano Polo, Emergent Risk International Latin America Analyst, talked about the electoral situation throughout the region. Together, they answered questions about Colombia and El Niño drought impacts. 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 kind.

In Thursday's Global Security Briefing, just two weeks before the opening match, Factal Editor Joe Veyera gave a final preview of World Cup security concerns, including extreme weather and the risks posed by dispersed soft targets.From Emergent Risk International Judd Tennant spoke about the U.S. mid-term election related threats and impacts. Then Kieran O'Leary talked about using prediction markets for intelligence as well as their legal standings.If you need verified risk intelligence during the World Cup, a Factal trial is free and lasts 30 days.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 kind.

Factal Senior Editor Halima Mansoor started us off by discussing recent election violence in West Bengal and other developments in South Asia. Followed by Louise Alestam, Senior EMEA Analyst at Emergent Risk International, who turned the focus on the compounding supply chain issues from the Ukraine and Iran wars.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 kind.

After the recent insurgency activity in Mali, Factal Editor Sarah Burke shares what to watch for in the rest of the Sahel and within Mali itself.Madi Honsinger and Emiliano Polo from Emergent Risk International turned their eyes to the Western Hemisphere. Madi provided updates on the security situation around the Men's World Cup. Emiliano focused on El Niño's impacts in Latin America, especially on food, energy and shipping. 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 kind.

How do editors handle conflicting information in around the Iran war and the Israel-Lebanon conflict? Factal Middle East Lead Ahmed Namatalla shares that after talking about the continuing impacts of dual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Director of Analysis at Emergent Risk International Kieran O'Leary brings back five things ERI is watching which includes heightened and sometimes violent anti-AI sentiment in the US as well as what the likely intense El Niño will mean globally.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 kind.

Let's start off with the good news -- there probably won't be a war between China and Taiwan. Neil Thompson from Emergent Risk International tells you why.This week's briefing started with the compounding complications of the Iran war from Factal editor Sarah Burke.Then Rachel Briggs from the Clarity Factory gave a ten-minute lesson on how to sell a security and intel team around an organization.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 kind.

Director of Analysis, Kieran O'Leary started with an update on the expansion of the Iran conflict, the mutli-order supply chain impacts and what Emergent Risk International is looking at next.Then Factal producer Dave Clark talked about the safety and security concerns around the most dispersed sporting event in history -- the men's World Cup 2026 with over 100 locations to monitor in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. 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 kind.

Kieran O'Leary kicked things off, providing an update on the expansion of the Iran conflict, what Emergent Risk International is looking at next and why there are hints at a prolonged operation.Then Cory Bergman showed the flood of AI disinformation surrounding the conflict in Iran and demonstrated how to spot it in real time—the same thing Factal editors do every day. 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 kind.

This Briefing explained that since you know your reports are going to be summarized you can structure them to be better understood by LLMs -- all writing is marketing, targeting a specific audience. Dave Clark, marketer and producer with Factal presented on that.Plus security awareness around annual general meetings and how to be more aware of AI security situations within Emergent Risk International. Madi Honsinger from ERI presented on AGMs while Judd Tennant presented their new report.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 kind.

The only way to cover real-time security news is to be familiar with a region's expected news. Factal editors recently shared their regional lookaheads with members -- in today's Global Security Briefing editor Sarah Burke shared selections from the Europe and APAC outlooks.Then Emergent Risk International took a deeper look into U.S.-Europe relations including what Cameron Tisshaw is watching for there. Then Kieran O'Leary presented on upcoming major sporting events, Australia's extreme heat impacting businesses and more.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 kind.

 In this Briefing Factal producer Dave Clark presents on what makes the Winter Olympics challenging from a safety & security aspect, plus what the European editors are watching for to help members.Then North America specialist Theresa Seiger gets you up to speed on the status of Greenland as the U.S., NATO and the E.U. discuss paths forward.Pearl de Souza from Emergent Risk International focuses on the Bangladesh election, the first after the fall of the Hasina government.Also from ERI, Judd Tenant is watching the negotiations on the US-M-CA trade deal with its upcoming deadlines. 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 kind.

In the first Global Security Briefing of 2026 Factal editor Jaime Calle Moreno took a deep dive into what happened in Venezuela as well as what editors are watching for next.Hannah Poppy, Global Head of Risk Intelligence for Emergent Risk International, turned to the economic protest in Iran, including why these are different than the Woman.Life.Freedom protests of 2022.Kieran O'Leary, Senior Director of Intelligence and Analysis at ERI, then talked about how the tradecraft of intelligence can include Pizza Int and other indicators, but still lack confidence.Finally, there's a large Q&A as we went long this week.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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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 environment where news can break anywhere and the fundamentals of local news are vital.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 kind.

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 (probably) and NATO tensions rise and airports close.Finally Kieran speaks to the changes in the U.S. H-1B visa regulations.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 kind.

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 Jessica (on France) and Vivian (on Nepal) with Poornima (Nepal, South Asia) and Hannah (Kirk, Russia, Qatar) from Emergent Risk International.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 kind.

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, Brazilian justice, disinformation in Africa).After that is a deep dive into exit detentions by China and what global companies should watch for.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 kind.

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 International's Cameron Tisshaw, Madison Honsinger, and Karla Schiaffino take an early look at the World Cup across Mexico, Canada, and the United States.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 kind.

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 some of the history behind the border. He then shifts the corporate targeted shooting in New York City with some numbers behind expanding corporate security concerns.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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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 Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

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 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 kind.

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 tariffs were pretty confounding before -- and now they're really a mess.----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 hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.Held every two weeks on Thursdays (though we're on break til June!) the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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-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 kind.

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 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 kind.

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 security and resilience professionals.Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

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 Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

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 nightSince 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 kind.

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 kind.

The first Global Security Briefing of 2025 started with a look at the aftermath from the fires in Southern California by Factal Editor Jeff Landset.Then Kieran O'Leary, Director of Analysis for Emergent Risk International, gave a condensed version of their Strategic Intelligence Estimate.Finally, Iman Elbanna from ERI spoke about the announced, but not-yet-final, ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.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 kind.

This edition of the Global Security Briefing touched on topics stretching from Seattle to Seoul with stops in Tbilisi, Aleppo and more.Madi started with a look at Georgia's election and the following protestsThen she addressed Russian hybrid warfare and sabotagePoormina gave an update on the Syrian civil war as the regime there lost Hama this Thursday morningKieran presented on the short-lived martial law in South KoreaCory spoke about the killing of the UHC CEO And then gave an abbreviated version of his OSAC presentation on safely using AI in security and intel workDave explained what a bomb cyclone is and why nearly a million people in the Pacific Northwest lost power in mid NovemberSince 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 kind.

This briefing starts with a look at the flooding in Valencia, Spain that left more than 200 dead with nearly 100 missing over a week later.Then there is a look at what the results of the U.S. election mean for businesses globally.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 kind.

This briefing starts off with a look at security measures around the upcoming U.S. election from Factal.Emergent Risk International then speaks to Mexico's shifting security paradigm to include measures to bring down homicide, limit cargo theft and attempts to reduce organized crime's influence in the mining sector.Kieran than talks about Indonesia's new government.Finally, we ended with a quick demo of Factal and Emergent Risk International.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 kind.

Factal producer Dave Clark talked about the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, international travel changes from that and Rwanda's current containment.From Emergent Risk International Kieran O'Leary spoke about the East and Gulf Coast port strikes, China v. EU EV trade, hurricane season and more.Iman Elbanna from ERI gave an update on Israel-Lebanon and what it means for the various regional conflicts.Links from chat;Africa CDC boss challenges ‘unfair’ US travel notice to Rwanda over Marburg (The New Times)Traveling to the United States from Rwanda (US CDC)Hurricane Milton coverage (Factal members link)I3: INTELLIGENCE. INNOVATION. IMAGINATION (ERI)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 kind.

This Briefing starts off with what to watch for as Hurricane Helene heads towards landfall; the latest in the Israel-Hezbollah; disinformation, port strikes and more.Links from chat;100-year anniversary of Ashville's "Flood to end all floods." (Ashville, NC government)Sept. 30 – International Longshoremen’s Association potential strike (Factal Forecast)Russia, Iran and China are using AI in election interference efforts, U.S. intelligence officials say (NBC News)Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign (Microsoft)First Israel’s exploding pagers maimed and killed. Now comes the paranoia (Wired)US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire across Lebanon-Israel border (BBC)Man tied to company suspected of supplying explosive pagers to Hezbollah declared missing (New York Post)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 kind.

This edition of the Global Security Briefing discusses government changes in France, Bangladesh and has a larger focus on Mexico. Plus what to expect regarding the potential U.S. government shutdown, East and Gulf Costs port labor negotiations, Nigerian energy and recent shifts in tactics for both Russia and Ukraine.Links from chat;44% of Ukrainians believe it's time to start official peace talks with Russia, survey finds (Kyiv Independent)Russian defense manufacturing sector short ~160,000 (Tass, Russian state media)Port labor strike gets closer to reality (NRF)Fall of Hasina raises hope for reform in Bangladesh (The Debrief by Factal)Security's Happiest Hour in Orlando for GSX (Factal, ERI, EVERYWHERE)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 kind.

Emergent Risk International starts this edition of the Global Security Briefing with four things Kieran O'Leary is tracking. Then the focus shifts to mpox, recently declared a global health emergency.Cory Bergman talks about the CEO of Telegram being arrested in France, the app's use in news and risk intelligence as well as Brazil's legal threats against X/Twitter.The Q&A touches on Sudan, China, the West Bank and more.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 kind.

The August 15 edition of the Global Security Briefing includes live updates as Ukraine takes territory in Kursk Oblast, Russia.Plus, what will President Macron do after losing the majority in France's parliament and what to watch for with Domestic Violence Extremism in the U.S. during the run up to the election.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 kind.

Today Factal and Emergent Risk International partnered to tell you about the situation in Venezuela after their disputed election. There are violent protests and diplomatic fallout. Together our two companies let you know the facts and what to follow in the future.Then ERI gives an update on the rapidly escalating hostilities between Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas.Finally, we end with security that's going quite well. Paris 2024's first week went well, but there are trends in disinformation and threats towards athletes that are concerning moving forward.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 kind.

Both Factal and Emergent Risk International spend most of this Global Security Briefing going over the timeline as it is known at the time of the Briefing, where the failures were, common misinformation, as well as the implications for the RNC and DNC.Also ERI presented on what's happening at the 3rd plenum of the Chinese Communist Party.Links from chat;FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on TrumpMilitias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump ShootingDeere, Accenture Tell Workers to Stay Home During ConventionsERI's upcoming eventsFactal's Olympics security preview with VismoSince 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 kind.

This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with a look at inter-Korea tensions escalating because of K-Pop and poop balloons with Factal's Vivian Wang.Then it heads to the South China Sea for a look at the various disagreements on control of fishing rights and the islands there. Neil Thompson from Emergent Risk International also addresses China-EU trade tensions.Finally Kieran O'Leary presents on how it's too hot in the Northeast USA, Northern India, Southeast Europe, and Saudi Arabia. This is causing health and safety concerns for many and challenging businesses.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 kind.

Kieran starts off this week's episode looking at five things he's following including the reactions to the Trump verdict, India and Mexican elections and more.Klaudio discusses concerns around Euros 2024, including the recent increase in hooliganism.Cory demonstrates how you can use generative AI in risk intelligence.Links from chat;A practical guide for generative AI in risk intelligenceRussia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says2024 AI elections trackerSince 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 kind.

This edition of the Global Security Briefing was at a new time. Through the rest of the year every other Briefing will be at 3 pm GMT. Hopefully the varied schedule makes it easier for more people to attend live.Factal and Emergent Risk International started with coverage of helicopter crash in Iran that killed President Raisi and other leaders.Then ERI focused in on the attempted assassination of Slovak PM Fico.Kieran shifted to New Caledonia, with an update from French President Macron coming in moments before the GSB.Finally, Factal addressed Paris 2024 and the issues our editors are watching for.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 kind.

This was a hefty episode. Emergent Risk International starts by covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a focus on what businesses should be watching for. Then ERI addresses the Russia-Ukraine war and the lack of hope for peace there.Factal addresses political violence in Mexico, as well as the drought in Mexico City. Finally they end with a discussion about how AI companies are entering search.The May 23 Global Security Briefing will be at 3 pm GMT / 4 pm BST. Links from chat;Explainer: What is Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan? (Reuters)Western military trainers could go to Ukraine, Lithuania minister says (The Guardian)BAE Systems investigating explosion at its Welsh munitions site (Reuters)Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (El Pais)Learning from topic insights and sources (Factal member-only Help Blog)Anyone who wants to learn more about Factal or Emergent Risk International can email dave [at] factal.comSince 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 kind.

Cory from Factal and Judd from ERI answer the question 'What's next for TikTok after the U.S. President signed the divestment law?' Then Cory talks about the latest text-based social media platforms. Finally, Iman Elbanna talks about the pro-Palestinian protests on campuses and at corporate locations.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 kind.

The latest Global Security Briefing features a vibrant Q&A session on Iran v. Israel, Israel v. Hamas, Israel v. Lebanon and what to watch for in the next few days.It starts off with an Olympics 2024 safety and security preview, a look at the Atlantic hurricane season and what to watch for around Earth Day 2024 activists.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 kind.