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AssessmentsJan 7, 2026 | 22:49 GMT
Activists hold Iranian flags in support of the ongoing protests in Iran during a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3, 2026.
Protests in Iran Provide a Window for U.S. and/or Israeli Intervention
The latest round of mass protests in Iran could endure for several more weeks or months before they are likely suppressed by crackdowns, creating a window of opportunity for risky Israeli and/or U.S. military or covert action against Iranian senior leadership. Iran's most serious protests in at least two years entered their eleventh day on Jan. 7, with no clear end in sight. The U.S.-based NGO Human Rights Activists in Iran reported on Jan. 6 that protests over the country's deteriorating economic situation have occurred in at least 285 locations across 27 provinces, and that 34 protesters have been killed and more than 2,000 arrested in the resulting security crackdown. On Jan. 7, Vice President Mohammed Jafar Ghaempanah claimed that President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered security forces to avoid violence unless national security is compromised. However, Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said the same day that there would be "no leniency"
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Situation ReportJan 7, 2026 | 21:56 GMT
U.S., Russia, Venezuela: U.S. Conducts Operation To Seize Russia-Flagged Tanker
U.S. security forces launched an operation to seize an oil tanker, the Russia-flagged Marinera, formerly known as the Bella 1, in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Iceland, despite Russia's deployment of naval vessels to escort the ship and a request that the United States stop pursuing the tanker, BBC reported on Jan. 7.
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AssessmentsJan 7, 2026 | 21:16 GMT
A 3D rendering of the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican flags.
The Outlook for USMCA Renegotiation in 2026
After complex negotiations, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is likely to be extended with stricter rules of origin and higher labor requirements that will make North American supply chains less competitive, but Canada and Mexico will maintain a competitive edge that will help drive investments in the long term, should they retain preferential access to the U.S. market.
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AssessmentsJan 6, 2026 | 20:41 GMT
Saudi-backed forces are seen on the outskirts of Yemen's Hadramawt province, where the UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) recently launched an offensive, on Jan. 3, 2026.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE Pursue Divergent Paths in a Multipolar World
The growing rivalry between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will likely increasingly strain bilateral relations, raising the risk of escalations and conflicts -- both directly and through their proxies -- in places like Yemen, Sudan and Syria, as well as disruptions within the Gulf Cooperation Council. Geopolitical competition between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates has increased in recent weeks, evident in their diverging strategies across several regional flashpoints and their direct economic rivalry. In Yemen, tensions have sharply escalated after Saudi-backed government troops on Jan. 2 launched an offensive in Hadramaut province to recapture territory from the UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC), highlighting the continued divergence of Saudi and Emirati strategic imperatives in the country. Similarly, in Sudan, the two Gulf states are backing rival factions in that country's ongoing civil war. And in Syria, while both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi support the new provisional
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Situation ReportJan 6, 2026 | 19:56 GMT
U.S., Venezuela: U.S. Officials Outline Priorities for Caracas After Maduro's Departure
U.S. government officials have outlined to Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez that Washington's main priorities for Caracas are fighting drug trafficking, removing from the country operatives from Iran, Cuba and other nations hostile to the United States, and halting the shipment of oil to U.S. adversaries, Politico reported on Jan. 5.
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AssessmentsJan 6, 2026 | 15:46 GMT
The Danish-flagged DMS Lauge Koch, an offshore Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, docks at the Port of Nuuk on March 12, 2025, in Nuuk, Greenland.
How Could the U.S. Seek To 'Take' Greenland?
In 2026, U.S. pressure on Greenland could range from expanded military deployments and economic and political coercion to unilateral intervention, which would aim to strengthen Washington's Arctic presence while eroding Danish authority and would prompt calibrated Russian, Chinese and European responses. During the 2024 presidential campaign and since his return to the White House in January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in Greenland, often describing the territory as key for American national security. Throughout 2025, Trump repeatedly asserted that "ownership" and "control" of the island were an absolute necessity to counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic, even refusing to rule out the use of military or economic coercion to achieve this goal. This stance has triggered significant tensions with Denmark and Greenland, with both governments repeatedly saying that the territory is not for sale. U.S. pressure peaked in late December 2025 with the appointment
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AssessmentsJan 5, 2026 | 22:09 GMT
Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (C) gestures during the official picture of the new National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5, 2026.
Venezuela's Post-Maduro Outlook: Potential Scenarios
Following the U.S. capture of former President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela will remain highly volatile and exposed to internal violence and further U.S. attacks. Acting President Delcy Rodriguez will most likely adopt a pragmatic, cooperative stance toward Washington to ensure regime survival, but alternative scenarios include her opting for a defiant stance vis-a-vis Washington, a hard-line coup, an internal civil conflict and a highly unlikely transition to democracy.
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AssessmentsJan 5, 2026 | 18:00 GMT
As elections reshape political incentives worldwide, 2026 will see major powers recalibrate diplomacy and conflict, raising the risk of fragile deals, regional instability and sudden escalation.
2026 Annual Geopolitical Forecast: An Excerpt
As elections reshape political incentives worldwide, 2026 will see major powers recalibrate diplomacy and conflict, raising the risk of fragile deals, regional instability and sudden escalation.
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Annual ForecastsJan 5, 2026 | 00:00 GMT
2026 Annual Forecast
As elections reshape political incentives worldwide, 2026 will see major powers recalibrate diplomacy and conflict, raising the risk of fragile deals, regional instability and sudden escalation.
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SnapshotsJan 3, 2026 | 13:44 GMT
Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after a series of explosions Jan. 3, 2026, in Caracas amid U.S. strikes.
U.S. Capture of Maduro Could Lead to Instability and Unrest in Venezuela, Wider Region
The United States' claimed capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro creates a leadership vacuum that risks leading to potentially violent instability and unrest in the coming weeks, while also keeping future U.S. strikes on Venezuela and other countries in the region on the table. On Jan. 3, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in an early morning social media post that the United States had captured Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country. Trump said the operation occurred with U.S. law enforcement and took place alongside U.S. military operations against Venezuela. The Venezuelan government said attacks had occurred in the capital, Caracas, as well as the surrounding states of Aragua, Miranda and La Guaira. The Venezuelan government also declared a state of emergency and called for popular armed mobilization to resist U.S. forces. President Trump announced a press conference at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss
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On GeopoliticsJan 2, 2026 | 20:15 GMT
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Grading Our 2025 Annual Forecast
At a time when forecasts are plentiful and certainty is often overstated, we strongly believe that publishing a transparent record of our accuracy is essential. This annual scorecard is a candid internal assessment of what we forecast accurately, where we missed the mark and where events unfolded in ways that challenged our underlying assumptions. This exercise is not performative. While we will celebrate our successes and further critique our missteps, the goal of this assessment is to sharpen our analytic discipline and inform the forecast for the year ahead.
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AssessmentsDec 31, 2025 | 15:06 GMT
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2025: A Geopolitical Review
It is tradition to look back on the year at the end of December, to take stock of where we were, and where we are now. In part, this is an attempt to put what seems like a volatile and ever-changing world into some sort of order, to search for patterns, to make sense of the past. But the main reason isn't to indulge in backcasting -- it is to look into the future, to see how the trends and events of the past 12 months fit into broader temporal patterns, and how these may give us insight into the flow of future history.
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SnapshotsDec 30, 2025 | 21:38 GMT
A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone sits on a tarmac at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 27, 2025.
Trump Escalates Pressure on Venezuela With First Land Strike
A U.S. drone strike on an alleged drug trafficking port facility in Venezuela will escalate bilateral tensions and make further strikes highly likely in the coming weeks, though a U.S. ground invasion of the country remains unlikely for the foreseeable future. On Dec. 29, CNN reported that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, carried out a drone strike against a port facility on Venezuela's coast earlier in December, in the first known U.S. attack on a land target within Venezuela. The strike reportedly targeted a dock in an unidentified remote area that the U.S. government believes was being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs prior to loading them onto boats to be trafficked out of the country. CNN's reporting -- subsequently echoed by other media outlets -- indicates the strike destroyed the facility, but did not result in casualties, as no one was in
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