Sentinel Minutes
Sentinel Minutes
Podcast Description
What are the most important risks and precursors of global catastrophic risks each week? We parse millions of news pieces a week to find out.
Sentinel is a foresight team and emergency response team seeking to anticipate & react to large-scale catastrophes, particularly those of a speculative nature.
Learn more at https://sentinel-team.org
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Focuses on emergent global risks, geopolitical tensions, economic fluctuations, and technological developments, with episodes discussing topics such as tariffs, military exercises, negotiations over nuclear programs, and pandemic threats.
What are the most important risks and precursors of global catastrophic risks each week? We parse millions of news pieces a week to find out.
Sentinel is a foresight team and emergency response team seeking to anticipate & react to large-scale catastrophes, particularly those of a speculative nature.
Learn more at https://sentinel-team.org
Executive summary
Shortages of some goods expected in the US starting later this month, because of tariffs.
The power outage on the Iberian Peninsula was the worst in Europe since 2003, and Europe may have been close to a more widespread blackout.
Trump wants to involve the military in policing within the US.
Negotiations between the US and Iran over its nuclear weapons program have stalled.
Microsoft will host xAI’s Grok model in its cloud service, in a move to reduce Microsoft’s dependency on OpenAI.
Gaza is running out of food, and the UN warns of famine.
India-Pakistan tensions remain high.
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Outline:
(00:18) Executive summary
(01:05) Geopolitics
(01:07) United States
(08:57) Europe
(14:36) Middle East
(16:52) Asia
(18:07) Other geopolitical
(18:27) Artificial Intelligence
(20:46) Biological risks
(20:54) Climate and Natural Disasters
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First published:
May 5th, 2025
Source:
https://blog.sentinel-team.org/p/global-risks-weekly-roundup-182025
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