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31 risks have this as their main hotspot, and 1 more is listed here. The strongest: Europe's right turn: the RN in France, the AfD in Germany, Reform UK (High impact · possible).

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28 Oct 2026
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Bab el-MandebStrait of HormuzStrait of MalaccaPanama CanalSuez CanalTaiwan Strait11. Europe's right turn: the RN in France, the AfD in Germany, Reform UK: High impact · possible22. The Lecornu government falls before France adopts its 2027 budget: Elevated impact · possible33. Brazil after the vote: a contested result or a fiscal break: Elevated impact · possible44. Merz's coalition breaks or faces a confidence vote: Elevated impact · possible55. The DA leaves South Africa's Government of National Unity: Elevated impact · possible66. Quebec's new PQ government tables a referendum bill or opens an official sovereignty consultation: Elevated impact · unlikely1818. Cost-of-living protests bring down a government in a large EU economy: Elevated impact · unlikely77. Will Swiss voters approve the looser War Material Act on 29 Nov 2026?: Elevated impact · likely88. Spain has no invested Prime Minister by 31 January 2027 after the 29 November snap election: Elevated impact · possible99. Italy votes before late October 2027, the first time under the new majority-bonus law: Elevated impact · possible1010. President's vetoes block Poland's defence money or 2027 budget revenue: Elevated impact · possible1111. Slovakia's opposition wins a seat majority at the 2027 election: Elevated impact · possible1212. Jetten's minority cabinet falls before October 2027: Elevated impact · possible1414. A Peronist candidate finishes first in Argentina's first round on 24 Oct 2027: Elevated impact · possible1515. De Wever's five-party government falls over the budget: Elevated impact · possible1616. Romania's new government falls within a year: Elevated impact · possible1717. No Prime Minister, and Sweden is forced into an extra election: Elevated impact · possible2323. Sweden Democrats take seats in the cabinet: Elevated impact · unlikely1919. A rise in subsidised fuel prices sets off protests in many Indonesian cities: Elevated impact · unlikely2020. The Irish coalition loses a Dáil confidence vote: Elevated impact · unlikely2121. Norway's Labour minority government falls: Elevated impact · unlikely2222. Portugal's minority government falls: Elevated impact · unlikely2424. The PKK disarmament process breaks down: Elevated impact · unlikely2828. Fuel and cost-of-living protests force a state of emergency or a fuel blockade in France: Low impact · possible2727. Another mass crossing into Ceuta or Melilla: Low impact · possible3131. Spain's next government caps rents nationwide or curbs foreign home buyers: Low impact · unlikely3030. A strike halts Gran Rosario grain shipments for three days or more: Low impact · unlikely2929. Irish public-sector strikes return before April 2027: Low impact · possible2525. Greece's next general election gives no party a majority: Low impact · likely2626. Informal miners block Peru's national roads as their permit register ends: Low impact · possible1 · High impact · possible2 · Elevated impact · possible18 · Elevated impact · unlikely28 · Low impact · possible3 · Elevated impact · possible4 · Elevated impact · possible5 · Elevated impact · possible6 · Elevated impact · unlikely7 · Elevated impact · likely8 · Elevated impact · possible27 · Low impact · possible31 · Low impact · unlikely9 · Elevated impact · possible10 · Elevated impact · possible11 · Elevated impact · possible12 · Elevated impact · possible14 · Elevated impact · possible30 · Low impact · unlikely15 · Elevated impact · possible16 · Elevated impact · possible19 · Elevated impact · unlikely22 · Elevated impact · unlikely26 · Low impact · possibleBab el-MandebStrait of MalaccaPanama CanalSuez CanalTaiwan StraitARGENTINABRAZILFRANCESPAINPACIFIC OCEANMap data: Natural Earth (public domain).
Bab el-MandebStrait of HormuzStrait of MalaccaPanama CanalSuez CanalTaiwan Strait11. Europe's right turn: the RN in France, the AfD in Germany, Reform UK: High impact · possible22. The Lecornu government falls before France adopts its 2027 budget: Elevated impact · possible33. Brazil after the vote: a contested result or a fiscal break: Elevated impact · possible44. Merz's coalition breaks or faces a confidence vote: Elevated impact · possible55. The DA leaves South Africa's Government of National Unity: Elevated impact · possible66. Quebec's new PQ government tables a referendum bill or opens an official sovereignty consultation: Elevated impact · unlikely1818. Cost-of-living protests bring down a government in a large EU economy: Elevated impact · unlikely77. Will Swiss voters approve the looser War Material Act on 29 Nov 2026?: Elevated impact · likely88. Spain has no invested Prime Minister by 31 January 2027 after the 29 November snap election: Elevated impact · possible99. Italy votes before late October 2027, the first time under the new majority-bonus law: Elevated impact · possible1010. President's vetoes block Poland's defence money or 2027 budget revenue: Elevated impact · possible1111. Slovakia's opposition wins a seat majority at the 2027 election: Elevated impact · possible1212. Jetten's minority cabinet falls before October 2027: Elevated impact · possible1414. A Peronist candidate finishes first in Argentina's first round on 24 Oct 2027: Elevated impact · possible1515. De Wever's five-party government falls over the budget: Elevated impact · possible1616. Romania's new government falls within a year: Elevated impact · possible1717. No Prime Minister, and Sweden is forced into an extra election: Elevated impact · possible2323. Sweden Democrats take seats in the cabinet: Elevated impact · unlikely1919. A rise in subsidised fuel prices sets off protests in many Indonesian cities: Elevated impact · unlikely2020. The Irish coalition loses a Dáil confidence vote: Elevated impact · unlikely2121. Norway's Labour minority government falls: Elevated impact · unlikely2222. Portugal's minority government falls: Elevated impact · unlikely2424. The PKK disarmament process breaks down: Elevated impact · unlikely2828. Fuel and cost-of-living protests force a state of emergency or a fuel blockade in France: Low impact · possible2727. Another mass crossing into Ceuta or Melilla: Low impact · possible3131. Spain's next government caps rents nationwide or curbs foreign home buyers: Low impact · unlikely3030. A strike halts Gran Rosario grain shipments for three days or more: Low impact · unlikely2929. Irish public-sector strikes return before April 2027: Low impact · possible2525. Greece's next general election gives no party a majority: Low impact · likely2626. Informal miners block Peru's national roads as their permit register ends: Low impact · possibleStrait of MalaccaPanama CanalARGENTINABRAZILSPAINMap data: Natural Earth (public domain).
Circle size · ImpactlowelevatedhighColour · this monthrisingsteadyfallingcrimson ring: under waymain lane, schematicchokepoint

A theme hotspot has no single place: the map hatches and names its main countries, and draws each risk on the country it starts in.

Source · Strature risk cards with this main hotspot · Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). · lanes schematic · places approximateData as of 31 Oct 2026

Risks in this hotspot Strongest first; Impact and Likelihood in words

  3. Brazil after the vote: a contested result or a fiscal breakElevated impact · possible · ▶ steady
  4. Merz's coalition breaks or faces a confidence voteElevated impact · possible · ▲ rising
  5. The DA leaves South Africa's Government of National UnityElevated impact · possible · ▶ steady
23 more risks in this hotspot
  4. Jetten's minority cabinet falls before October 2027Elevated impact · possible · ▶ steady
  5. A Labour-led government takes office after New Zealand's 7 November electionElevated impact · possible · ▶ steady · not on the map
  7. De Wever's five-party government falls over the budgetElevated impact · possible · ▲ rising
  8. Romania's new government falls within a yearElevated impact · possible · ▶ steady
  12. The Irish coalition loses a Dáil confidence voteElevated impact · unlikely · ▶ steady
  13. Norway's Labour minority government fallsElevated impact · unlikely · ▶ steady
  14. Portugal's minority government fallsElevated impact · unlikely · ▶ steady
  15. Sweden Democrats take seats in the cabinetElevated impact · unlikely · ▼ falling
  16. The PKK disarmament process breaks downElevated impact · unlikely · ▶ steady
  19. Another mass crossing into Ceuta or MelillaLow impact · possible · ▶ steady
  21. Irish public-sector strikes return before April 2027Low impact · possible · ▶ steady

Felt beyond this map where the other risks start

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