Global Security Briefing by Factal and Emergent Risk International

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.

Blockading blockades; El Niño coming; anti-AI sentiment building

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 [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.

No China-Taiwan war; compounding issues one month into Iran war; selling security internally

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 [https://emergentriskinternational.com/] tells you why. This week's briefing started with the compounding complications of the Iran war from Factal [https://www.factal.com/] editor Sarah Burke. Then Rachel Briggs from the Clarity Factory [https://www.clarityfactory.com/] gave a ten-minute lesson on how to sell a security and intel team around an organization. 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.