Global Stress Point Matrix™

Major changes since February 01, 2008.

Headline risk

The risk has increased of armed hostilities between China and Taiwan. Beijing has characterised Taiwan's decision to hold a referendum on UN membership under the name Taiwan as a move towards de jure independence, which would incur a heavy cost. People who might not have bothered voting in the referendum may now be tempted to do so, making a risky situation worse

Other rising risks

• Deep recession in the United States
• Return to serious disruption in the Balkans
• Increasing climate regulation

Declining risks

• Major disorder in Central Asia

 

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