Syria After Assad: Reconstruction, Instability Risk, and the 2026 Outlook
Last updated: June 2026 Β· 9 min read The fall of Bashar al-Assad in late 2024 ended more than five decades of Assad family rule in Syria. What followed was not a clean transition but a complex, contested process involving multiple armed factions, competing regional powers, a shattered economy,...
North Korea in 2026: Missile Tests, Diplomacy, and Nuclear Risk Scenarios
Last updated: June 2026 Β· 8 min read North Korea occupies a unique position in global geopolitics: a nuclear-armed state that is largely closed to outside observation, governed by a leadership whose decision-making is opaque, and whose actions have the potential to trigger a crisis involving multiple major powers....
India-Pakistan Conflict Risk 2026: Escalation, De-escalation, and What Comes Next
Last updated: June 2026 Β· 9 min read In May 2026, the Indian military launched Operation Sindoor β a series of precision strikes on targets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistani territory, in response to a terrorist attack that India attributed to Pakistan-based militant groups. The operation triggered the most...
Israel-Gaza Ceasefire 2026: Scenarios, Conditions, and What Prediction Markets Show
Last updated: June 2026 Β· 9 min read The conflict in Gaza has defined the geopolitical landscape since late 2023. As of mid-2026, fighting has continued through multiple rounds of diplomacy, collapsed ceasefires, and shifting international pressure. The question of whether a durable ceasefire is achievable β and what...
Trump and NATO 2026: What US Foreign Policy Means for European Security
Last updated: June 2026 Β· 9 min read The relationship between the United States and NATO has been a defining feature of the post-World War II international order. Under the second Trump administration, that relationship is being stress-tested in ways that are reshaping European security assumptions, defence spending trajectories,...
US-China Trade and Technology Tensions 2026: What Could Happen Beyond Taiwan?
Last updated: May 2026 Β· 8 min read US-China tensions in 2026 are not limited to Taiwan risk. The broader conflict now includes tariffs, export controls, artificial intelligence, advanced chips, rare earths, supply chains, industrial policy, and the strategic question of technological self-reliance. For forecasters, this makes the US-China...
Europe Defense Spending 2026: How NATO, Ukraine, and Security Risk Could Shift Markets
Last updated: May 2026 Β· 8 min read Europe defense spending in 2026 is no longer a narrow budget topic. It has become a major geopolitical forecast involving NATO commitments, Ukraine support, industrial capacity, fiscal pressure, and the long-term security balance between Europe, Russia, and the United States. The...
Colombia Election 2026: Security, Peace Process, and Regional Risk Scenarios
Last updated: May 2026 Β· 8 min read Colombiaβs 2026 presidential election is a high-stakes political forecast because it combines security risk, peace-process uncertainty, fiscal pressure, energy policy, and regional stability. The election is not only about ideology. It is also about whether Colombia continues dialogue-focused security policy or...
Brazil Election 2026: Key Scenarios for Latin America and Global Markets
Last updated: May 2026 Β· 8 min read Brazilβs 2026 election is one of the most important political events to watch in Latin America. The result could affect fiscal policy, commodity markets, Amazon policy, relations with the United States and China, and the broader political direction of the region....
US Midterm Elections 2026: Scenarios for Congress, Policy, and Markets
Last updated: May 2026 Β· 8 min read The US midterm elections in 2026 could become one of the most important political forecasting events of the year. Control of Congress can affect fiscal policy, tariffs, regulation, investigations, foreign policy constraints, and the legislative path for the final two years...