🌪️tornadoes, El Niño, drone threats to business

🌪️tornadoes, El Niño, drone threats to business

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 [https://www.factal.com/] and Emergent Risk International [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxr9vQXeQRWhGmT-3919ww] is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

Latin American protests, elections and what to watch for

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 [https://www.factal.com/] and Emergent Risk International [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxr9vQXeQRWhGmT-3919ww] is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

World Cup security including heat and soft targets; election threats; prediction markets

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 [https://www.factal.com/promo/samedaytrial/] and lasts 30 days. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal [https://www.factal.com/] and Emergent Risk International [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxr9vQXeQRWhGmT-3919ww] is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

West Bengal election violence; Supply chain strains from Ukraine-Russia and Iran wars

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 [https://www.factal.com/] and Emergent Risk International [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxr9vQXeQRWhGmT-3919ww] is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

Watching the Sahel; World Cup security; El Niño in Latin America

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 [https://www.factal.com/] and Emergent Risk International [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing [https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rxr9vQXeQRWhGmT-3919ww] is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.