Dow Jones Risk Journal

Risk Journal Podcast

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Dow Jones Risk Journal Podcast delivers insights executives need to know to navigate business risks. Threats and challenges are constantly evolving. Each week, our journalists provide essential intelligence on regulations, supply chains, geopolitical hotspots, cyber risks, climate and business resilience.

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Washington Raises Legal Pressure on Corporate Diversity Programs 13.02.2026 25:46

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

A More Dangerous Nuclear Order Takes Shape 06.02.2026 27:52

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

The Rise of the Dark Fleet is Now a Serious Global Risk 30.01.2026 22:46

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

Beijing’s Tech Push is Testing the Limits of Western Leverage 23.01.2026 29:56

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

A Harder World is Testing Energy Markets 22.01.2026 21:13

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

Greenland, Tariffs, and the New Politics of U.S. Coercion 18.01.2026 20:26

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

How Long Can Iran’s Leaders Crack Down on Dissent? 16.01.2026 20:52

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

How the Extraordinary U.S. Raid on Venezuela Escalates Global Risks 09.01.2026 24:22

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

Democrats Press Trump Administration on China Forced Labor Law 19.12.2025 15:52

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

Welcome to the Dow Jones Risk Journal Podcast 19.12.2025 2:03

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