AI is helping uncover software vulnerabilities that have remained hidden for years, and that could be a huge problem for companies. Plus, the midterms were already a firestorm, and AI-powered deepfakes are pouring on gasoline. 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.

Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation is facing a new security test. Plus, local opposition is disrupting billions of dollars in datacenter projects. 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.

U.S. tariff pressure is prompting countries to tighten their forced-labor rules, changes that could prove more durable than the tariffs themselves. Plus, Bank of America faces more than $1.2 billion in penalties over failures to detect financial crime. 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.

Tehran’s sanctions-busting oil trade entrusted billions of dollars to middlemen, and not all of it has come back. Plus, the push for digital sovereignty is causing big headaches for multinational 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.

America has spent much of the past decade trying to reduce its trade and economic dependence on China. It’s proving difficult. Also, datacenters grapple with becoming military targets. 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.

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 collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.com/riskjournal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.