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Global & Geopolitical ·Sunday, July 5, 2026

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The World Economic Forum ranks the weaponization of trade, sanctions and technology between rival nations, what it calls geoeconomic confrontation, as the single biggest global risk of 2026 — do you agree?

31%consensus13responses

“Yes — trade wars and technology bans between major powers are already destabilizing supply chains and the global economy in ways most people do not yet feel directly”

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All answers

Yes — trade wars and technology bans between major powers are already destabilizing supply chains and the global economy in ways most people do not yet feel directly31%
60+Man
Partially — it is a serious risk but climate change and armed conflict remain more immediately dangerous to more people23%
🇭🇷🇧🇬25–34Man
No — military conflict and nuclear escalation are more urgent threats than economic confrontation between nations23%
🇳🇱35–44Man
No — geoeconomic confrontation is just a polite way of describing the collapse of the rules-based international order that nobody wants to admit is already happening15%
I am not informed enough about the issue to have a confident opinion8%

Close call — “Yes — trade wars and technology bans between major powers are already destabilizing supply chains and the global economy in ways most people do not yet feel directly” and “Partially — it is a serious risk but climate change and armed conflict remain more immediately dangerous to more people” are nearly tied.

Country

% chose top answer

🇭🇷Croatia29%🇧🇬Bulgaria100%🇳🇱Netherlands100%

Croatia is most divided — 29% “Partially — it is a serious risk but climate change and armed conflict remain more immediately dangerous to more people” vs 29% “Yes — trade wars and technology bans between major powers are already destabilizing supply chains and the global economy in ways most people do not yet feel directly”.

4 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

Age

100%
25%
25%
25%
25%
33%
33%
33%

5 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

Gender

33%
33%
33%
40%
20%
20%
20%

Man is most divided — 40% “Partially — it is a serious risk but climate change and armed conflict remain more immediately dangerous to more people” vs 20% “No — military conflict and nuclear escalation are more urgent threats than economic confrontation between nations”.

5 of 13 respondents didn't share their info

“Geoeconomic confrontation tops the near-term rankings, with 18% of respondents viewing it as the risk most likely to trigger a global crisis in 2026, as well as being ranked 1st for severity over the next two years, up eight positions from last year. State-based armed conflict follows in 2nd position for 2026, dropping to 5th position in the two-year timeframe.”
https://www.weforum.org/press/2026/01/global-risks-report-2026-geopolitical-and-economic-risks-rise-in-new-age-of-competition/

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