Global Security Briefing by Factal and Emergent Risk International
Held live every two weeks on Thursdays, the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind. We examine security threats, supply chain impacts and geopolitical developments for global security and risk intelligence professionals. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Episodes
78 episodes
Iran war expansion, multi-order supply chain impacts; World Cup security
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...
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57:40
Iran conflict; AI disinfo flood
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 A...
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55:08
Writing for AI summaries; annual general meeting security; AI threats and security
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...
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40:54
What editors are watching for in Europe & APAC; ERI on Europe-US relations; Australia is too hot
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 fro...
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What to watch for: Winter games, US-M-CA trade deal, Bangladesh, Greenland
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 T...
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45:36
What's next after Venezuela? Iran's economic protests; PizzInt and tradecraft
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 Ris...
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1:12:54
Ukraine-Russia update; tin and metals; Pacific cyclones and more
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 Emer...
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56:27
Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, Nigeria and Iraq - what the analyst needs to know
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...
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Venezuela-U.S. scenarios; APEC meeting; China-Netherlands chip dispute; gaming v. simulations for learning
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 invol...
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57:01
U.S. gov. shutdown, platform agnostic sourcing, five things
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...
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49:09
H1B changes, 'Russian' drones, South Asia straw hat revolution
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
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45:53
France political crisis; Nepal political crisis; Charlie Kirk killing; Russia drone incursions; Israel airstrike in Qatar
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...
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48:55
AI jobs impact; realistic AI images & video; China exit detentions; five things from ERI
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,...
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54:22
Trump's war on Latin America's drug cartels; National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.; Look ahead at the World Cup
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 for...
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48:42
Europe's fire season; Thai-Cambodia border dispute; NYC corporate shooting
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 ...
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Syria; Ukraine-Russia
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 ...
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Israel-Iran; U.S. political violence and protests
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 polit...
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59:27
2025 hurricane season; Ukraine-Russia war and peace (talks); South Korea's new government
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 Analy...
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1:02:53
India-Pakistan airstrikes and business impacts; a light interlude on Australian elections; tariffs confounding everyone, including business
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 h...
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52:26
Tren de Aragua; France prison attacks; early tornado season; six more things to watch
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 Interna...
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58:46
India's new waqf law and protests; anti-American business sentiment from tariffs; generative AI in photos and video
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...
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1:00:54
Turkey protests; anti-American sentiment in Europe; militancy in Asia
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 apposi...
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Ukraine-Russia situation and ceasefire; USA-Canada relations; US government shutdown
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 fo...
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57:42
US-India; US-China; recent terror attacks in Europe
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 ...
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What to watch with the Gaza ceasefire; USAID cutback impacts; five things keeping Kieran up at night
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...
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