Risk Journal Podcast

Washington is betting that cutting off Iran’s access to a critical chokepoint will force concessions, but the early impact is being felt far beyond Tehran. Also, companies are still promoting their climate credentials, despite political pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire ahead of a deadline from President Trump that threatened widespread destruction. However, continued progress is far from certain. Also, cyber insurance is struggling to keep up with threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal regulators have said they will more aggressively police insider trading in prediction markets, which have exploded in popularity in recent years. Also, the U.S. government issues a stark warning to banks on reporting healthcare fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The annual RSAC Conference in San Francisco is dominated by artificial intelligence. This year, however, there seems to be a more pragmatic appreciation of what AI is actually doing to cyber defense. Also, fertilizer prices are worrying politicians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retaliation spreads beyond the region, with cyber activity, rising fuel prices and supply-chain disruptions offering the first signs of how the Middle East crisis could impact global business. Also, regulators are battling over prediction markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White House’s new cyber strategy pushes companies to play a larger role in identifying and disrupting hackers, raising legal, security and geopolitical questions. Also, companies are claiming climate credits for a project that isn't completed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attacks are spreading across the Gulf, into the Mediterranean, and as far away as Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka. Oxford Analytica's Laura James discusses likely scenarios. Plus, the head of New York state’s top financial watchdog outlines her priorities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition: Air travel disruptions, heightened security concerns and rising oil prices are rippling across supply chains and financial markets as military and political developments in the Middle East shift hour by hour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition: As missiles fly and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slows, Washington faces a high-risk scenario on escalation, regime change and energy market stability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Edition: The U.S. military action against Iran seeks regime change, President Trump said. Facing an existential threat, Iran has signaled it is willing to use every tool in its arsenal, and the Middle East has become much more dangerous.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With tariffs struck down and quickly replaced, trade policy enters a new legal fight, while companies sue for refunds and brace for market swings. Also, violence erupts in Mexico after a drug cartel boss is killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Washington squeezes Havana’s fuel supply, humanitarian risks mount, and the geopolitical stakes rise. Also, trade compliance professionals are in hot demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Trump administration targets diversity initiatives, Nike faces growing legal scrutiny over programs once seen as governance best practice. Also, companies find that AI isn’t a silver bullet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The expiration of the last U.S.–Russia nuclear arms control treaty removes key safeguards, increasing the risk of escalation and deepening uncertainty for governments and global business. Also, hackers are targeting unhappy company insiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sanctions have pushed oil trade into the shadows, creating a vast fleet of aging tankers and a growing risk to global shipping, maritime safety and the environment. Also, the U.S. plan for Venezuelan oil sales has challenges and many conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China’s moves for tech self-reliance are reshaping global risk, as Beijing targets one of the West’s strongest levers of influence in advanced chips. Also, a suspicious $400,000 prediction-market trade flags risks in monetizing political outcomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition: At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, our editors discuss Trump’s Greenland deal, geopolitical flashpoints and what’s ahead for energy markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special edition: President Donald Trump's escalating focus on acquiring Greenland has alarmed U.S. allies, threatening to rupture trans-Atlantic relations and fragment alliances that underpin European security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iranian government is facing one of the most serious challenges to its power, following the latest in a series of mass protests in recent years. Also, offshore wind farms have their day in the courts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. military operation in Venezuela has ushered in a new era of geopolitical risk. We discuss the implications of this shift in foreign policy and its effects on companies and markets. Also, how cyberwarfare is affecting critical infrastructure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers say that customs officers are stopping far fewer shipments from China’s Xianjing region per month than last year, and failing to properly enforce a 2022 law designed to protect ethnic minorities such as the Uyghurs from forced labor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each week we bring you inside the biggest stories shaping how business gets done -- and how executives find opportunity, navigate around trouble and stay out of regulators' crosshairs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices