Abstract geopolitical risk network visualization representing the ARGOS computational engine

Global Risk Assessment

The Geopolitical Risk Landscape

The ARGOS engine synthesizes 104 base variables (340 in the full specification, including derived features and interaction terms) across 7 computational layers and 22 statistical models to produce a single Geopolitical Risk Score (GRS) for 85 nations. The AI Signal Layer ingests real-time OSINT from multiple sources (NewsAPI.ai, GDELT, UCDP, ReliefWeb, ICG CrisisWatch, HDX, and international wire services), categorizes events via LLM, and produces GRS-Live. Select a country or bloc below to explore its risk profile in depth.

Global Mean GRS

28

Moderate

Critical

4

nations

High / Critical

13

nations

Elevated

21

nations

GRS-Live Alert
LIVE
Top signal shifts

Countries with the largest AI signal adjustments from OSINT analysis, with Sentiment Impact Badges showing CEI contribution from GDELT media tone

1
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyria
69.5โ–ฒ 4.83
2
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda
35.7โ–ฒ 4.70
3
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan
64.9โ–ฒ 3.44
4
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen
68.8โ–ฒ 3.11
5
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael
41.0โ–ฒ 3.04

Global Risk Choropleth

Click any country to analyze
UCDP Conflict Events
150 events792 fatalities23 countries
Source: UCDP/PRIO, Uppsala University | CC BY 4.0
Low (< 15)Moderate (15-30)Elevated (30-45)High (45-60)Critical (60+)No data|State-basedNon-stateOne-sidedSize = fatalities
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States, GRS-Baseline 9.5, Low

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States - Risk Profile

AI Signal Layer
LIVE

AI Signal Layer: Multi-source OSINT ingestion โ†’ NLP classification โ†’ AI signal generation โ†’ GRS-Live

GRS Baseline

9.5

Layers 1-7 (Static)

GRS-Live

9.5

7-Layer + AI Signal Layer

AI Delta

0.0

Neutral

Values above reflect the selected country (United States). AI Delta is the net OSINT signal adjustment for this country only, computed from the most recent scheduler batch.

AI Signal Breakdown by Sub-Index

ISI
+0.23
ETI
+0.68
EVI
+0.65
CEI
+0.31
ACI
-0.01
ENV
+0.74
SCI
+0.35

GRS-Live Formula (Enhanced 5-Stage Pipeline)

GRS-Live = ฮฃ(w_i ร— (SI_i + Signal_i))

Signal refined via: Source Credibility โ†’ Cluster Dedup โ†’ DeGroot Consensus Fusion โ†’ EMA Smoothing โ†’ Confidence Clamping

Categorized OSINT Events

100 events in database (last 30 days)

ACI
-0.10conf: 80%nystateofpolitics.com
ACI

Scale Exceeds 50 Billion! Report Released: Online Literature Becomes a Key Pillar of "New Popular Arts"

+0.10conf: 80%163.comFeed available to system only
ETI

US-Iran war: Is Pakistan a real peacemaker?

-0.10conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ACI

Australia appoints first female army chief

0.00conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ACI

Australia appoints first female army chief

0.00conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ISI

Pope Leo: I am not afraid of Trump administration

+0.10conf: 70%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ISI

Pope Leo: I am not afraid of Trump administration

+0.10conf: 70%DW NewsFeed available to system only
EVI
EVI
ETI

US-Iran talks: What prevented a deal and what&apos;s next?

+0.40conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ETI

US-Iran talks: What prevented a deal and what&apos;s next?

+0.40conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ISI

Nigeria terror trial: Nearly 400 terror suspects convicted

-0.40conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ISI

How much sway does Trump have over Hungarian voters?

0.00conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ISI

Russian Memorial human rights NGO labeled &apos;extremist&apos;

+0.50conf: 80%DW NewsFeed available to system only
ETI

Ukrainian civilians abducted, tortured in Russian prisons

+0.70conf: 90%DW NewsFeed available to system only

Methodology Note: Enhanced 5-Stage Signal Pipeline

The AI Signal Layer ingests real-time news from multiple OSINT sources. Currently active: NewsAPI.ai (200M+ articles), GDELT (events + V2Tone sentiment), UCDP (Uppsala Conflict Data Program), ReliefWeb (UN OCHA), ICG CrisisWatch, HDX, and 13 international wire services. ACLED is implemented but pending Research-tier API access. GDELT V2Tone sentiment is wired into CEI at 10% weight with z-score anomaly detection (v2.1). Each article is classified by the Forge LLM. Signals are refined through a 5-stage pipeline: (1) Bayesian source credibility scoring across 5 tiers of 50+ known outlets, (2) Jaccard trigram duplicate/cluster detection to down-weight correlated noise, (3) DeGroot consensus fusion via iterative weighted averaging dynamics (convergence holds under standard row-stochastic conditions (DeGroot, 1974)), (4) EMA temporal smoothing (ฮฒ=0.3), and (5) confidence-weighted clamping. This produces lower-variance signals compared to simple weighted averaging, under the assumption of signal independence (actual variance reduction depends on inter-signal covariance). The convergence visualization above shows the noise reduction in real-time after each ingestion.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

North America

9.5LOWLowCritical
NATOG7G20FVEYQUAD
Sub-Index Profile
ISIInternal Stability Index
w = +25%10
ETIExternal Threat Index
w = +25%6
EVIEconomic Vulnerability Index
w = +20%23
CEICascade Exposure Index
w = +15%15
ACIAdaptive Capacity Index
w = -15%90
ENVEnvironmental Vulnerability Index
w = +15%44
SCISupply Chain Intelligence Index
w = +10%61
Risk Geometry
ISIETIEVICEIACIENVSCI0255075100
Input Variables - United States

All 2024 baseline data feeding into the ARGOS engine

VariableValueUnitSource
GDP per Capita$76,330USDWorld Bank
GDP Growth2.5%%World Bank
Inflation Rate3.4%%IMF WEO
Unemployment Rate3.7%%ILO / World Bank
Gini Coefficient41.40-100World Bank
Trade (% of GDP)25.6%%World Bank
FDI Inflow$285.0BM USDUNCTAD
Government Debt (% GDP)123.3%%IMF WEO
Military Expenditure (% GDP)3.5%%SIPRI
Armed Forces Personnel1,388,000personsIISS Military Balance
Nuclear Warheads5550countFAS / SIPRI
Polity Score8-10 to +10Polity5 / CSP
V-Dem Liberal Democracy0.760-1V-Dem Institute
Press Freedom Score71.220-100RSF
Corruption Perceptions Index690-100Transparency International
Fragile States Index38.50-120Fund for Peace
Refugees by Origin5400personsUNHCR
Battle-Related Deaths0persons/yrUCDP
Protest Events3200events/yrACLED
Ethnic Fractionalization0.490-1Alesina et al.
Total Population334,914,895personsUN Population Division
Population Growth0.5%%World Bank
Median Age38.5yearsUN Population Division
Urban Population83.1%%World Bank
Life Expectancy77.5yearsWorld Bank

Global Risk Register

85 nations assessed
CountryGRSTierISIETIEVICEIACIENVSCI
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen65.7Critical8885926587584
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พSyria64.7Critical85829072106981
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan61.5Critical88728562107279
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan61.4Critical9078886086281
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia59.3High9268885855583
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทIran54.9High64737668356771
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตNorth Korea52.5High76748553254574
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐPakistan50.5High62556850307878
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉDemocratic Republic of Congo50.2High82557255124174
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUkraine49.8High52906475432976
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถIraq49.8High68556058226076
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar45.6High78426548154570
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia45.4High68426248185080
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ชVenezuela41.6Elevated72228245183275
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌEgypt41.1Elevated50305842357275
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria40.0Elevated62285842224974
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia38.5Elevated45724860402942
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑIsrael38.0Elevated30752260806069
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique37.2Elevated55255838204277
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkey36.6Elevated42385245424774
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ดJordan36.3Elevated35304245426280
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus34.5Elevated55353845282379
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh34.1Elevated48184538324979
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆSaudi Arabia33.7Elevated28353242557171
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola33.6Elevated52185535223773
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka33.4Elevated38155532385980
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia33.0Elevated30283540557270
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟUzbekistan32.5Elevated42204028306371
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟAlgeria32.5Elevated40224030326171
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina31.9Elevated35423055605637
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ชKenya31.9Elevated40224235354678
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda31.0Elevated38254235354077
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico30.9Elevated45153835425174
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines30.3Elevated35283832404971
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆSouth Africa29.6Moderate42125030525469
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia29.5Moderate42153828254179
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal28.8Moderate35124230324380
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญBahrain28.5Moderate25223028526577
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzania28.1Moderate38123828304277
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombia27.8Moderate40184235453174
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆMorocco27.7Moderate32183528384775
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal26.8Moderate30123825384878
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGeorgia26.5Moderate30283235482879
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟKazakhstan26.3Moderate35183530383867
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia26.0Moderate28183230484870
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญGhana26.0Moderate28104828423976
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผKuwait25.3Moderate18222228606472
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUnited Arab Emirates25.2Moderate18252230686470
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman25.1Moderate20182522556773
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณVietnam25.0Moderate32252830454059
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPeru23.9Moderate38103525483572
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆQatar23.6Moderate15201825656772
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ทSouth Korea23.6Moderate10302835805466
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand23.6Moderate30152825504371
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณMongolia22.8Moderate22153528453174
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทArgentina22.4Moderate2585522523270
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทBrazil21.6Moderate32103528553163
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผTaiwan21.2Moderate8452240822566
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ทGreece20.0Moderate15183822683474
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ดRomania18.6Moderate18153022622873
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑPoland18.4Moderate12182825753572
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia18.3Moderate20182522582866
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan17.5Moderate6153225854466
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly17.4Moderate14103522783571
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธSpain16.8Moderate1283220804170
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance15.9Moderate15123022823068
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑChile15.8Moderate1582818723271
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชBelgium14.0Low1082418863769
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom13.7Low12102820852569
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟCzech Republic13.4Low8102418802871
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany13.3Low882518883568
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal12.4Low852815822871
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore11.7Low8121815903266
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States9.5Low1062315904461
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands9.5Low562015922665
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡นAustria9.5Low652214882169
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada9.0Low752212882364
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia8.5Low582012903248
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden7.9Low581814921666
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand7.7Low441810932172
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐDenmark7.6Low351510932568
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland6.9Low431810922066
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland6.3Low331510951968
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎFinland5.1Low412201592855
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorway-0.5Low351410951462

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Pipeline Stage 1 of 5 (Raw Intake): These alerts show pre-deduplication inputs from the AI Signal Layer. Near-duplicate entries may appear when multiple sources report the same event. The downstream 5-stage refinement pipeline (source-tier weighting, deduplication, LLM classification, cross-validation, temporal decay) produces the final deduplicated signal used in GRS-Live computation.

ELEVATEDโš” Conflict
4 Mar 2026

Ukraineโ€“Russia Front Lines Stabilize as Diplomatic Track Gains Momentum

Ceasefire negotiations enter a new phase with EU-mediated talks in Geneva. Both sides signal willingness to discuss territorial arrangements, though fundamental disagreements persist. NATO allies increase defense spending commitments.

Affected:๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine49.8๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia38.5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland18.4๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany13.3๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France15.9
ETI โ–ผ3CEI โ–ผ2EVI โ–ฒ2
CRITICALโš” Conflict
2 Mar 2026

PLA Conducts Largest-Ever Joint Naval Exercise in Western Pacific

China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) deploys three carrier strike groups in simultaneous exercises spanning the South China Sea and Philippine Sea. Taiwan raises alert level; Japan and Australia announce joint patrol operations.

Affected:๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China31.9๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan21.2๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan17.5๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines30.3๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia8.5๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea23.6
ETI โ–ฒ8CEI โ–ฒ5ISI โ–ฒ2
ELEVATED๐Ÿ“‰ Economic
28 Feb 2026

OPEC+ Announces Surprise Production Cut Amid Red Sea Shipping Disruptions

Saudi Arabia leads a 1.5M barrel/day production cut as Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea force rerouting through the Cape of Good Hope. Brent crude surges past $95/barrel, raising inflation concerns globally.

Affected:๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia33.7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran54.9๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช Yemen65.7๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt41.1๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช United Arab Emirates25.2๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India33.0๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany13.3๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan17.5
EVI โ–ฒ6CEI โ–ฒ4ETI โ–ฒ3
ELEVATED๐Ÿ› Political
25 Feb 2026

Sahel Alliance Expels Remaining Western Military Advisors

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger formalize their security pact and order the departure of all Western military personnel. Russia's Africa Corps expands presence. France announces complete withdrawal from the Sahel theater.

Affected:๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria40.0๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana26.0๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ Senegal26.8๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia45.4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya31.9
ISI โ–ฒ5ETI โ–ฒ3ACI โ–ผ4
Risk Tiers:Low (<15)Moderate (15-30)Elevated (30-45)High (45-60)Critical (60+)