Geo-Economic Confrontation: The World’s Top Risk in 2026 and What It Means for Global Stability

On a cold January morning in 2026, a container ship idled outside Rotterdam’s harbour, its cargo of semiconductors and rare earth minerals caught in the crossfire of the latest transatlantic trade dispute. Inside those steel boxes lay the raw materials for everything from smartphones to solar panels—products now subject to a bewildering array of tariffs,…