Newsletter n°4
Geopolitical Newsletter No. 4 — Tuesday, 12 May 2026 (English Edition) (Cold, sharp, analytical. No padding. No softness.) 1. Major Development: Geo‑economic escalation becomes the world’s top risk The World Economic Forum now ranks geo‑economic confrontation as the leading global risk of 2026, ahead of interstate conflict and social fragmentation. States are weaponizing trade, technology, and finance at an unprecedented pace. Strategic reading: The international system has shifted into a bloc‑based logic. Sanctions, export controls, and industrial policy are now instruments of power. The primary global threat is no longer military — it is economic. 2. Ukraine–Russia: new sanctions, expired ceasefire, frozen war The EU, UK, and partners have imposed new sanctions on Russian officials involved in the deportation of Ukrainian children . The three‑day ceasefire has expired, with both sides accusing each other of violations. Strategic reading: The conflict remains an attriti...