Risk Journal Podcast

Deep-sea mining, once the preserve of science fiction, is moving closer to reality, and it’s at the heart of great-power competition. Also, datacenters and AI became flashpoints at Climate Week. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The conflict between the U.S. and Iran could ultimately be reshaped by Yemen’s militant group, as it takes a vital port in the Red Sea. Also, artificial intelligence CEOs are urging a slowdown, but the practicality of doing so is questionable. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collectio...

Buenos Aires is taking a harder line against London as offshore oil development raises the stakes in a decades-old sovereignty dispute. Also, U.S. lawmakers from both parties say the continuing degradation of America’s lead cyber agency is becoming a national security issue. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

The Trump administration is targeting Banque Misr’s UAE operations as it expands pressure on the foreign institutions that provide Iran with access to the global financial system. Risk Journal’s Richard Vanderford speaks with Oliver Wyman partner Daniel Tannebaum. Also, a federal judge brings New York’s new climate superfund law to a grinding halt. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.c...

From the Strait of Hormuz to Panama, pressure is building across some of the world's most important trade routes. We explore why businesses are being forced to rethink how goods move around the globe. Also, the U.S. and Canada are embroiled in their worst dispute in decades. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Special edition: The Trump administration’s new sanctions regime against Iran reaches far beyond its borders. We explore what this new phase of economic warfare means for global companies. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A new White House initiative could allow cybersecurity firms to help the government conduct offensive operations against foreign criminal groups. Also, warehouses are ramping up automation. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Federal officials spent years warning that local water utilities were vulnerable to cyberattacks. This summer, those vulnerabilities became impossible to ignore. Also, the FTC is pulling back on an anti-discrimination enforcement mechanism. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection a...

Amazon security chief Steve Schmidt explains why artificial intelligence is accelerating both attacks and defenses, and why skilled humans remain essential. Also, new European AI rules and a surge in corporate AI-risk disclosures. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Companies are experimenting with AI that can participate in board discussions, but some say the technology can't replace the judgment or accountability of human directors. Also, the discussions at the forefront of global risk leaders’ minds right now relating to tech and the U.S. role in shaping it. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

As fighting spreads and the Strait of Hormuz remains under threat, Washington faces questions over whether military pressure, diplomacy or both can still shape the outcome. Also, Jerry Perullo of Adversarial Risk Management on how a test of powerful frontier models at OpenAI went horribly wrong. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. Se...

As Windrose pursues new funding, international expansion and a potential public listing, questions over operations and governance offer a window into the challenges facing fast-growing industrial startups. Also, hackers are rebranding at a furious pace. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

NATO’s members are spending more on defense than at any point in decades. The question now is whether they can build the capabilities needed to match the threat they face, potentially without U.S. support. Also, forever chemicals are in regulators’ crosshairs. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As millions of soccer fans travel across North America, banks and regulators are using financial intelligence to identify human trafficking networks operating around the tournament. Also, Christmas is coming early for some U.S. retailers, whether they like it or not. Find out more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From anti-money-laundering rules to fintech partnerships and bank capital requirements, a series of policy proposals reveals a broader effort to redefine the balance among risk, oversight, and competition in the financial sector. Also, the Justice Department steps into a datacenter lawsuit on national security grounds. Learn more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your a...

From the Strait of Hormuz to strategic reserves, the Iran crisis has exposed how vulnerable global energy markets remain to disruption from a single chokepoint. Plus, how the U.S. government’s ban on Chinese car software isn’t working. Learn more about Risk Journal: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ceasefire may be holding, but the hardest questions remain unresolved. What the Iran framework deal means for sanctions, shipping through Hormuz and the future of stability in the Middle East. Learn about Risk Journal. Visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The simmering conflict in the Middle East is raising more questions than before fighting broke out, as Israel, the U.S. and Iran teeter on the brink. Plus, airlines once touted sustainable fuel as the future. It hasn’t worked out like that. Learn about Risk Journal. Visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As companies embrace AI agents, cybersecurity experts warn they could become an insider threat; plus misinformation around the recent ebola and hantavirus outbreaks. To learn about Risk Journal, visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are moving rapidly into the financial mainstream, triggering battles over regulation, gambling laws and market integrity. Plus, the growing environmental cost of the AI boom and the water demands of data centers. To learn about Risk Journal, visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food producers and retailers are bracing for prolonged volatility as the Gulf conflict ripples into fertilizer markets and future harvest expectations. Also, how unrelenting crises have prompted rethinking of resiliency at multinational companies. Learn about Risk Journal. Visit: dowjones.com/riskjournal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The much-hyped summit between the U.S. and China leaders is pitted against a backdrop of increasing mistrust; plus one of the U.K.’s most senior antitrust regulators tells us about her priorities this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As AI uncovers software flaws at unprecedented speed, governments are confronting a new reality: innovation may also empower attackers; plus U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Jonathan Burke on defending national security through the financial sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies trusted him to negotiate with hackers. Prosecutors say he was helping the attackers. Also, oil theft is becoming a major issue in the South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. government has formally opened the process for companies to claim refunds for tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court in February. Also, Hungary’s election could mark a significant shift in European politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices