The purpose of this post is to explain some terminology so I might refer to it in future posts.
A risk is something that has not yet happened but might. Risks can be negative (bad things) or positive (good things).
An issue is something that has already happened. I have never heard anyone referring to a positive risk that has happened as an issue.
Negative risks should be mitigated; issues aren’t mitigated—they’re either corrected, compensated for, or otherwise dealt with.
I think there are many, many negative risks being treated as though they were issues.
