Global Warning with Ryan McBeth

Episodios

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  Global Warning 25: Data, Drones & Decline 23.08.2026 18m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning 24: Backdoors, Ballots & Battleships 16.08.2026 13m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning 23: China, Chips and Chatbots 09.08.2026 17m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 22: Spies, Security & Superpowers 02.08.2026 23m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 21: Spies, Swarms & Straits 26.07.2026 19m

  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 PolitburoRussian 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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 20: Parties, Panzers, and Pirates 19.07.2026 19m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 19: Ankara, Ammo, and AI 12.07.2026 16m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning: Minerals, Malware, and Marines 05.07.2026 18m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning 17: China Flexes, Finland Nukes Up, and Peace Gets Weird 28.06.2026 15m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 16: Europe Fumbles, America Rearms, and West Africa Boils 21.06.2026 18m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning Episode 15: Gray Zones, Ghost Wars, and the Party of God 14.06.2026 18m

  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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 14 07.06.2026 10m

  On this week’s Global Warning:FIFA is getting spoofed by scammersCongress is worried about the troops’ dataChina might be relaxing hukouThe 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:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 13 31.05.2026 10m

  On this week’s Global Warning:Taiwan has new tanks? Why?The US Army Meets Its Recruiting GoalsCanada Fails to Spend on DefenseRepublicans 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:⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 12 24.05.2026 10m

  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 & FuelFree members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on:⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠And ⁠⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 11 17.05.2026 12m

  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:⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠And ⁠⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning with Ryan McBeth Episode 10 10.05.2026 11m

  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:⁠Spotify⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠And ⁠YouTube
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  Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 9 03.05.2026 11m

  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 AIFree members can listen to Global Warning every Sunday on:SpotifyApple PodcastsAnd YouTube
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  Global Warning With Ryan McBeth Episode 8 29.04.2026 11m

  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
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  Global Warning Episode 7 19.04.2026 9m

  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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  Global Warning Episode 6 12.04.2026 10m

  In this episode I cover:The Taiwan opposition party visits ChinaThe Royal Navy can’t deploy a single shipAmerica’s new aggressive cyber defense strategyGerman males don’t want to be conscriptedFree members can listen on:SpotifyApple PodcastsAnd YouTubeMy 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