A WORLD IN FLUX REPRESENTATIVE MAP BY WIX AI WEEK 2 - 2026   WEEKLY GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST 08- 14 JANUARY 2026   COVERING GLOBAL, MIDDLE EAST, INDO PACIFIC, SOUTH ASIA AND INDIA   WEEK 2 - 2026   GLOBAL TRENDS AND FORECAST     VECTOR REGION/COUNTRY TREND FORECAST CHANGE IN TREND UNILATERAL USE OF MILITARY POWER GLOBAL, U.S AND OTHER MAJOR POWERS NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL MULTILATERALISM GLOBAL NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NIL GREAT P

SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF STUDY OF WAR The current economic state of Iran is unsustainable, thus a transition in the medium term is inevitable, what form it takes and when it happens remains to be seen, an inevitable long game is evident.   The past few weeks, starting December 28, protests in Iran have dominated the global headlines despite the United States Operation Absolute Resolve launched just a few days later on January 03.   With success in replacing a recalcitrant head of

Source White House Pool Photograph from Wikipedia The US Donroe Doctrine implies a possible contestation with China in the long term in the spheres of economic influence globally, here is how India can exploit this as an opportunity to expand national interests. The “Donroe,” Doctrine has taken the world by storm as US Special Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] took over the Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela on the early morning of January 03 to whisk aw

Image source World in Maps 2025 was a bloody year. 2026 promises little better remarks the ICG in 10 Conflicts to Watch during the Year, one has already escalated three days into New Year, Venezuela Over the last year, fighting raged on in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Sahel, as did gang turf battles in Haiti. The war in Gaza wound down, but only after Israel, having resumed its assault in March, razed much of what was left of the strip. Israel and Iran traded blows, with t

Screen Grab China Military Online 29 December 2025 China PLA Eastern Theatre Command announced the launch of Justice Mission 2025 on December 29 in the Taiwan periphery with integrated operations by PLAA, PLAN, PLAAF and Rocket Force. Here is a run of events and simulation of impact. In a series of press releases China Military Online [ http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/ ] Xinhua and Weibo/WeChat reports wherein forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberatio

Can Taiwan be the Hot Spot in 2026, here is a simulation of military, political and geopolitical dynamics where great powers are looking for opportunities to achieve their sovereignty objectives? Unification with Taiwan is one of the principal sovereignty objectives of the Chinese Communist Party  and over the years a resolve to achieve this objective has only strengthened. Indeed a peaceful integration would be  desirable but if not can an attempt for forceful occupation of

Contrary to earlier concerns about diminished US interest under President Donald Trump, the first foreign ministers' meeting of the Quad during his second term reaffirmed the grouping's continued relevance to his administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, according to rediff.com . The Quad, which began in 2007 and was revitalized in 2017 as a formal forum, maintains several mechanisms despite limited summit-level meetings. Although President Trump appears wary of such forums, so

MQ 9 B SEA GUARDIAN SOURCE GENERAL ATOMICS WEBSITE The United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved US $ 5.611 Billion to India in 2024-25 and US $ 9.095 Billion arms sales to India from 2019 to April 2021. Total sales during the two periods amount to US $ 14.7069 which includes a variety of major platforms and support equipment. The basic objective sales was as per DSCA mission statement to advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests

Representative Image by Wix AI Predictions of stability in Bangladesh have become increasingly hazardous since June 2024, ever since the protests over reservations against progeny of the freedom fighters broke out. The roller coaster in the past year and a half has seen a long-time leader [Sheikh Hasina] deposed and her rival Professor Mohammad Yunus taking charge as the Head of an Interim Administration. Yunus is supported by the students' movement, which had driven out Hasi