Geopolitics
Provides an in-depth analysis of power dynamics, conflicts, diplomacy, and global competition.
Will Baby Boomers Stay the Peak Generation While Others Catch Up?
Will Baby Boomers Stay the Peak Generation While Others Catch Up?
The 2025 Santorini–Amorgos Seismic Crisis: Earthquake Swarms, Volcanic Unrest, and What Comes Next
The 2025 Santorini–Amorgos Seismic Crisis: Earthquake Swarms, Volcanic Unrest, and What Comes Next
The Biggest Tsunamis in History and Their Lasting Impact
The Biggest Tsunamis in History and Their Lasting Impact
The Biggest Earthquakes Ever Recorded and Their Global Impact
The Biggest Earthquakes Ever Recorded and Their Global Impact
How Common Are Earthquakes in the UK? Top 10 Earthquakes: And Could Climate Change Trigger More?
How Common Are Earthquakes in the UK Top 10 Earthquakes: And Could Climate Change Trigger More?
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Countries Most at Risk of Collapse by 2040: Fault Lines in a Fractured World
Countries Most at Risk of Collapse by 2040: Fault Lines in a Fractured World
Over the next 15 years, a small group of states faces a real risk of severe breakdown: governments losing control of territory, basic services collapsing, or even land itself disappearing under rising seas. From Somalia and Sudan to Haiti and Tuvalu, overlapping crises are pushing already-fragile countries toward a dangerous threshold.
The tension is stark: global systems assume most countries will remain intact, yet conflict, climate change, debt, and demographic pressure are all hitting the weakest states at once. When institutions are already brittle, those shocks do not just cause hardship; they can push a state into partial or outright collapse.
This article looks at countries most at risk of serious failure by 2040, drawing on fragility indices, conflict trends, climate risk assessments, and forward-looking scenarios. It explains what “collapse” actually means in practice, why predictions are always uncertain, and how different pathways—from civil war to rising seas—can bring a state to the brink.
10 Cities That Could Be Lost to Climate Change – And What Their Disappearance Would Mean
10 Cities That Could Be Lost to Climate Change – And What Their Disappearance Would Mean
Next Major Earthquakes: Where They’re Most Likely and What the Outcomes Could Be
Next Major Earthquakes: Where They’re Most Likely and What the Outcomes Could Be
