Producer Dave Clark from Factal delivered an abbreviated version of his GSX presentation on using games for learning as opposed to longer simulations.

The Director of Analysis at ERI, Kieran O’Leary, then discussed various scenarios involving Venezuela and the U.S. He also explained the dispute between China and the Netherlands around a chip manufacturer and what to watch for with the APEC meeting.

Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.

Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

The briefing starts with Iman Elbanna from Emergent Risk International talking about the expanding business impacts from the the U.S. government shutdown, with what to watch for if it continues. Iman then continues with five other things ERI is watching -- including the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, France's government crisis, and U.S. National Guard deployments.

Factal senior editor Sarah Burke pulls back the curtain, talking about platform agnostic discovery in the modern social media environment where news can break anywhere and the fundamentals of local news are vital.

Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.

Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.

Factal APAC lead Vivian Wang is back with an expansion on the South and Southeast Asia protests and youth uprisings as they expand into East Timor and the Philippines. One aspect carrying over through the region is the connection to popular anime series One Piece.

Emergent Risk International Director of Analysis Kieran O'Leary follows that with things to watch for in Indonesia.

Later he dives into the multiple drone incursions in Eastern and Baltic Europe over the past month as Russia (probably) and NATO tensions rise and airports close.

Finally Kieran speaks to the changes in the U.S. H-1B visa regulations.

Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.

Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.