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GINC Scenarios / 2026
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    GINC Scenarios / 2026

    by Global Institute for National Capability
    Sep 07, 2026

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    Area Scenario Upside/Downside
    Economic and tradeGeoeconomic confrontationDownside
    Economic and tradeSingle-supplier cut-offDownside
    Economic and tradeGlobal financial crisisDownside
    Economic and tradeSovereign funding crisisDownside
    Economic and tradeCoordinated sovereign debt resetUpside
    Economic and tradeEmerging-market growth breakoutUpside
    Geopolitical and securityMaritime chokepoint closureDownside
    Geopolitical and securityHybrid campaign by a hostile stateDownside
    Geopolitical and securityPolitical legitimacy crisisDownside
    Geopolitical and securityMass displacement shockDownside
    Geopolitical and securityGreat-power détente and peace dividendUpside
    Geopolitical and securityMiddle East regional settlementUpside
    Energy, climate and resourcesEnergy supply shockDownside
    Energy, climate and resourcesCatastrophic disaster in the coreDownside
    Energy, climate and resourcesFood and water system shockDownside
    Energy, climate and resourcesEnergy abundance breakthroughUpside
    Energy, climate and resourcesAgricultural yield revolutionUpside
    Technology and infrastructureCritical infrastructure collapseDownside
    Technology and infrastructureRapid AI diffusion shockDownside
    Technology and infrastructureSuperintelligence takeoffUpside
    Technology and infrastructureDigital public infrastructure leapfrogUpside
    HealthPandemic with a novel pathogenDownside
    HealthBiomedical breakthrough waveUpside
    HealthHundred-day pandemic defenceUpside
    ```



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