Global Warning with Ryan McBeth

Ryan McBeth

Every week, intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth breaks down the global threat environment in under ten minutes.

Missile strikes. Drone warfare. Information operations. China. Russia. Iran. The stuff that actually matters, not the cable news panic cycle.

What happened.
Why it matters.
What likely comes next.

If you want a clear, no-nonsense snapshot of the world’s security picture — without the hype — this is your weekly brief.

New episodes every week.

This isn’t partisan commentary. It’s capability analysis.

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Sunday · 18 min
Global Warning 25: Data, Drones & Decline
On this week’s Global Warning: A PBS station got ghosted by their data storage company. Puerto Rico has a water problem. China delivers drones to African customers. The British can’t build jets anymore. There’s something odd going on with the Mecca Defense Pact. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
August 16 · 13 min
Global Warning 24: Backdoors, Ballots & Battleships
On this week’s Global Warning: Buggy motherboard controllers are becoming a security nightmare. Taiwan simulated a Chinese attack. Congress can do better to get boats to the boat people. Russia’s anti-war party is a no-go for September’s parliamentary elections. The US Army gets laser weapons. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
August 9 · 17 min
Global Warning 23: China, Chips and Chatbots
On this week’s Global Warning: Foreign apps are getting the deets on our troops. AI scammers are putting human scammers out of a job. China struggles to reverse-engineer challenging US technologies like extreme UV lithography. Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. And, finally, we’re seeing an expansion of Chinese commercial space capabilities. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
August 2 · 23 min
Global Warning Episode 22: Spies, Security & Superpowers
On this week’s Global Warning: Foreign apps are getting the deets on our troops. Corporate and national security are converging in a new threat environment. China is trying to rewrite its soft power playbook to dominate A.I. and beat the United States. Russian hackers are at it again with Laundry Bear. Southeast Asian countries are stuck between China and the United States. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
July 26 · 19 min
Global Warning Episode 21: Spies, Swarms & Straits
On this week’s Global Warning: Japan gets a new spy agency. Ukraine’s military performs an amphibious landing with robots. China sees purges within its Politburo Russian forces have a quantity and quality problem. And, finally, Iraq and Syria sign a new pipeline deal. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
July 19 · 19 min
Global Warning Episode 20: Parties, Panzers, and Pirates
On this week’s Global Warning: Muslims are crying foul over China’s new ethnic unity law. Samsung sees huge profits for its chipmaking business. China’s South China Sea claims are refuted. Russia’s tanks are evolving—what could that mean for Ukraine? And, finally, maritime security in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is becoming a nightmare—again. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
July 12 · 16 min
Global Warning Episode 19: Ankara, Ammo, and AI
On this week’s Global Warning: Türkiye is a NATO star and the EU hates it. NATO’s cash flow problem is improving, but what about its manufacturing problem? Ukraine and Russia’s war drags on in the periphery, far from Kyiv and Moscow. A look at how the Great Firewall Works in China. And, finally, the coming AI backlash that is brewing in America. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
July 5 · 18 min
Global Warning: Minerals, Malware, and Marines
On this week’s Global Warning: China Flexes Its Economic Muscle on Apples and AI. American college and university students can’t perform academically. What the heck is Operation Endgame? America needs to go beyond talk when it comes to defense in the First Island Chain. The arsenal of democracy is alive and well. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
June 28 · 15 min
Global Warning 17: China Flexes, Finland Nukes Up, and Peace Gets Weird
On this week’s Global Warning: China Flexes Its Economic Muscle on Apples and AI. Bolivia Is in Crisis. Germany Proposes New Changes to Its Retirement System. The US-Iran Peace Is a Win Progress. And, finally, Finland Is Warming up to Nukes. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
June 21 · 18 min
Global Warning Episode 16: Europe Fumbles, America Rearms, and West Africa Boils
On this week’s Global Warning: Europe’s next-generation fighter is dead. The FBI Created a Fraudster Most Wanted The American military might be leaving Europe. West Africa is having its Scarface moment. And, finally, the United States is weaponizing its economy. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
June 14 · 18 min
Global Warning Episode 15: Gray Zones, Ghost Wars, and the Party of God
On this week’s Global Warning: Taiwan and China are at it again. The Harrier jet gets its DD214. Chinese officers don’t seem thrilled about Xi Jinping’s power grab. Chinese spies use LinkedIn, too. A history of Hezbollah (the Party of God) in Lebanon. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
June 7 · 10 min
Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 14
On this week’s Global Warning: FIFA is getting spoofed by scammers Congress is worried about the troops’ data China might be relaxing hukou The US military is getting good at killing cheap drones. And China flexes its maritime muscle. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
May 31 · 10 min
Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 13
On this week’s Global Warning: Taiwan has new tanks? Why? The US Army Meets Its Recruiting Goals Canada Fails to Spend on Defense Republicans and Democrats Want to Give Ukraine More Money Mali Insurgents Are Having Their Moment (Again) Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
May 24 · 10 min
Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 12
On this week’s Global Warning: * A B1-B Lancer Bomber Gets Back Surgery * A California Mayor is a Chinese Spy * Xi-Trump is So-So * Polymarket Is Popular in Washington * And Farmers Can’t Afford Fertilizer & Fuel Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠⁠YouTube
May 17 · 12 min
Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 11
On this week’s Global Warning: The UAE calls it quits with OPEC. Wyoming’s gone nuclear. Hackers are stealing actual cargo. The Maoist People’s War takes to the high seas. And Venezuela’s new leaders aren’t turning to democracy anytime soon. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ And ⁠⁠YouTube
May 10 · 11 min
Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 10
On this week’s Global Warning: The UAE calls it quits with OPEC. Wyoming’s gone nuclear. Hackers are stealing actual cargo. The Maoist People’s War takes to the high seas. And Venezuela’s new leaders aren’t turning to democracy anytime soon. Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: ⁠Spotify⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ And ⁠YouTube
May 3 · 11 min
Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 9
On this week’s Global Warning: Commercial satellite companies shoot themselves in the foot. Anyone in the market for a 72 hour drone? Ukrainian prosecutors get hacked by the Russians! America’s new cyber strategy has a fatal flaw. And China’s communist government gets spooked by AI Free members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on: Spotify Apple Podcasts And YouTube
April 29 · 11 min
Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 8
In this week’s Global Warning:* Someone airtaged a warship* America’s new strategic stealth bomber.* North Korean Hackers are at it again,* Someone tries to kill an AI CEO* And the Marines get new drone scopes on their rifles.You can listen to new Episodes at RyanMcBeth.Substack.comAnd every Thursday and on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/23JULpVI2lVBEl4PVh07t0) Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/global-warning-with-ryan-mcbeth/id1882061844) And YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt670_P7pOGk_G_rCpBlrL2Ikqi9J79qR
April 19 · 9 min
Global Warning Episode 7
In this week’s Global Warning: The Marines get a new RV Colombia gets a new rifle. India’s six decade long communist insurgency may be ending. China muscles into Chevroletastan. And, Chinese companies are selling more to Iran for its war against the United States. You can listen to new Episodes at RyanMcBeth.Substack.com every Thursday and onSpotifyApple PodcastsAnd YouTube
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April 12 · 10 min
Global Warning Episode 6
In this episode I cover: The Taiwan opposition party visits China The Royal Navy can’t deploy a single ship America’s new aggressive cyber defense strategy German males don’t want to be conscripted Free members can listen on: Spotify Apple Podcasts And YouTube My guest this week was Hilary Fordwich. You can book her for events here. And more about her work in this short YouTube video: https://youtu.be/miOmEZUQDvE?si=NI38ScYzJG6pd3u8

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