Geopolitical Analysis

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COMPOSITE GEOPOLITICAL RISK INDEX

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MARKET RISK SIGNALS

S&P 500
7,571.01
+0.36%
VIX
15.67
-5.03%
10Y UST
84.24
+0.19%
Brent
85.90
+1.38%
Gold
4,068.00
-0.04%
DXY
28.25
-0.49%
Global Threat Map
Live Headlines Ticker – Global News Feeds
US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports - AP News AP World 1 hour ago Lawmakers break without addressing unconstitutional murder sentences, leave 1K Pa. lifers in limbo - AP News AP World 3 hours ago What if Bluey spoke one of the world's oldest living languages? BBC World 3 hours ago England and Argentina make team changes for the World Cup semifinal - AP News AP World 3 hours ago US Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump’s face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday - AP News AP World 3 hours ago Trump’s intelligence nominee clashes with Democrats over 2020 election - AP News AP World 3 hours ago Tom Cruise, IShowSpeed and Post Malone join the World Cup closing ceremony’s cast - AP News AP World 3 hours ago French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument BBC World 3 hours ago Federal government installs reworked panels about slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home - AP News AP World 3 hours ago More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests BBC World 4 hours ago Busy wildfire season continues exposing millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke - AP News AP World 4 hours ago Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops BBC World 4 hours ago Maine is ramping up effort to reduce packaging in landfills. Will towns participate? - AP News AP World 4 hours ago Biden will publish ‘Promise Me, America’ memoir after the November midterm elections - AP News AP World 4 hours ago Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa BBC World 5 hours ago Dramatic video shows wildfire surround freight train in Canada BBC World 5 hours ago Russian attacks kill eight as Ukraine hits Black Sea oil tankers BBC World 7 hours ago Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes BBC World 8 hours ago Seven Britons among those killed in Spain wildfires BBC World 8 hours ago Venezuela government to launch formal talks with opposition members BBC World 8 hours ago
🌍 Global Risk Indicators

Entities under U.S. sanctions, by associated country

OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals list
Russia ~5,300
27.6% of all SDN entries
Iran ~1,700
8.7% of all SDN entries
China (incl. HK & Macau) ~1,200
6.1% of all SDN entries
Venezuela ~260
1.3% of all SDN entries
SOURCE
Country assigned by coded nationality where available, otherwise citizenship or country of registration/address. ~14% unattributed
LAST VERIFIED: JUL 2026

Armed Conflict Activity

Political-violence activity by region
Middle East Heightened
Israel–Hezbollah exchanges in southern Lebanon, with continued Israel–Palestine incidents across Gaza and the West Bank. Ongoing Strait of Hormuz military conflict.
Europe Rising
Russia–Ukraine war. One large conflict event drove most of the month's activity, alongside sustained strikes across eastern and southern Ukraine (Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia).
Africa Rising
A Government of Mali offensive against JNIM was the deadliest single event; a second major event was an Islamic State attack in Borno State, Nigeria.
SOURCE
Davies, Pettersson & Öberg (2026), Journal of Peace Research. Political-violence events and fatalities by region, May 2026; the three regions shown rank highest by fatalities among UCDP's five world regions. Preliminary candidate data, subject to revision.
LAST VERIFIED: JUL 2026

Regional Market Stress Indicators

The "fear gauges" by region, numbers are delayed
United States VIX ▲ 18.85
Tracks S&P 500 implied volatility. Published by CBOE.
Europe VSTOXX ▲ 20.60
Tracks EURO STOXX 50 implied volatility. Published by STOXX / Eurex.
Asia Nikkei 225 VI ▲ 43.65
Tracks Nikkei 225 implied volatility. Published by Japan Exchange Group (JPX).
SOURCE
CBOE (VIX); STOXX / Eurex (VSTOXX); Nikkei / Japan Exchange Group (Nikkei 225 VI)
Spot levels, as of Jul 8, 2026
LAST VERIFIED: JUL 2026