Europe 2026: A Report on Major Strategic Trends and Political Risk

Europe 2026 is an exclusive 50-page PDF report combining special expertise with human intelligence drawn from a global network, providing insights that conventional open-source risk analysis cannot offer.

Over the next few years Europe will undergo a major transformation in geopolitics, governance and markets, possibly the greatest since World War Two. This coming shift will completely re-shape the operating environment for many businesses and investors. Yet many are still in the dark.

The news media is constantly filled with soundbites and distractions and despite the stream of attention on the latest crises it so often gets things wildly wrong. Few observers, including those in the risk analysis business, are aware of the deeper historical context to the major strategic trends reshaping the world. One era is ending and another is beginning.

This new report looks at:

• The pendulum-swing away from globalism and towards nationalism.

• The major shaping factors bringing radical change including the return of a multipolar world order, the Trump administration and the decline of supranational organisations such as the UN, EU and NATO.

• Likely trends over the coming years, including increasing political and social instability, the rightwards trajectory of Western European countries such as Britain, France and Germany and the possible re-emergence of Central Europe as a key strategic region.

If you are a business or investor concerned about coming trends across Europe then this report may be for you! 

Dr Alastair Paynter, SFSS, is an independent strategist and analyst, and the London Correspondent for the Defense and Foreign Affairs group of publications published by the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), read by 160 governments worldwide. He is a Senior Fellow of Strategic Studies at the College of Fellows of the ISSA. For more information visit apaynter.com .