Global Risk Forum 426
It’s been quite a week on the world stage, and so much has happened that reminds us why we do what we do. The ongoing war involving Iran, the US and Israel continues to dominate global headlines: military operations have been intense for over a month, with strikes and troop movements expanding across multiple fronts. […]
Global Risk Forum 424 & 425 – Global Risk Dominoes: Oil, Food, Water
Recent events in the Middle East have confirmed the concept of our global infrastructure as a highly connected and inter-dependent series of networks. The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, impacting on the global oil supply chain which in turn affects a multiplicity of sectors, has caused significant impacts on the cost of living, basic […]
Risks And Opportunities Associated With Competing Options For Achieving A Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure
by David Aanye M.ISRM Data sovereignty and autonomy are increasingly critical to national security. Canadians’ growing dependence on digital services for daily needs, accelerated by rapid digital transformation, generates vast quantities of data. As a result, ensuring data sovereignty and autonomy is essential for protecting Canada’s national security and independence. Achieving this requires a sovereign […]
Hope Is Not A Security Strategy
by Nick Turner M.ISRM Public events are meant to feel open. Welcoming. Safe. But over the past decade, that sense of safety has too often been built on assumption rather than engineering—and the consequences have been deadly. Since 2010, vehicle ramming attacks at public gatherings across North America have killed 36 people and injured more than […]
Global Risk Forum 422 & 423
We are once again seeing the geostrategic structures and frameworks that have underpinned the global order for the last eighty years being stretched to the limit. The war in Iran (though President Trump has still neither asked for nor received the approval from Congress that would allow it to officially be called that) continues to create tensions both across […]
From Snakes to Dragons: Understanding Risk in Modern Security Environments
by Ben Griffin F.ISRM Organisations today operate in increasingly complex risk environments where traditional security approaches are often insufficient to address evolving threats. In most organisations, security problems tend to look familiar. A door that should have been locked wasn’t.An access badge that should have been cancelled remained active.A procedure that should have been followed […]
Global Risk Forum 420 & 421
The conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel is escalating rapidly, with strikes, missiles and political upheaval threatening to destabilize the region. Every day brings new developments — from drone attacks to sudden shifts in leadership — keeping tensions high and the world watching closely. Meanwhile, the United States’ intentions remain unclear, with no […]
Global Risk Forum 418 & 419
In a region where headlines are loud but truths are often whispered, join us to look beyond the noise. Beyond the breaking news, what’s really unfolding in the Middle East? Join us to explore strategic allyship, regional power plays and the behind-the-curtain discussions quietly reshaping the landscape. The fallout is already hitting shipping and energy markets hard. […]
Global Risk Forum 416 & 417 — Special Session: Best of Times / Worst of Times: An Exploration of the Current World Order
Best of Times / Worst of Times: An Exploration of the Current World Order It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of […]
Global Risk Forum 412 & 413
Ukraine has announced plans for presidential elections and a peace referendum by mid-May, even amid ongoing conflict. Russian attacks on infrastructure, combined with extreme winter conditions, have left many Ukrainians without electricity, heating or other basic necessities in temperatures of -20°C. From daily life to diplomacy, the conflict is taking its toll—highlighting just how resilient […]