Nationcraft Analysis: Iran Coercion Spiral 2026
A Nationcraft analysis of Iran's 2026 crisis: 18 nation variables, the Coercion Spiral, and which reform playbooks fit…
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Analyzing a nation and the best way to improve it via Yu-kai Chou's Nationcraft Framework.
Nationcraft Analysis: Cuba Doctrine Trap 2026
Cuba holds the strongest reform lever in the Caribbean and a doctrine that forbids pulling it. A Nationcraft…
Nationcraft Analysis: Somalia Mandate Trap 2026
A Nationcraft analysis of Somalia's 2026 constitutional crisis: the Borrowed-Mandate Trap and which reform playbooks actually fit.
Nationcraft Analysis: Ghana Bailout Cycle 2026
Ghana just exited its IMF programme ahead of schedule, for roughly the seventeenth time. A Nationcraft 18-variable read…
Nationcraft Analysis: Taiwan Silicon Shield 2026
Taiwan scores elite on sixteen of eighteen Nation Variables and 3/10 on V12 Geopolitical Leverage — the Silicon…
Nationcraft Analysis: South Korea Post-Martial 2026
Nationcraft diagnoses South Korea's 2026 V-vector and names the Post-Martial Trap — why Park-era playbooks no longer fit,…
UK Reform Surge 2026: Eight Reformer Playbooks the Compact Fracture Rejects — and Three That Actually Fit
Reform UK won 1,400+ council seats and Plaid took Wales — yet UK V7=9 stability held. Eight reformer…