In plain terms
Omnipresent: energy, Taiwan, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), AI, fusion Mar 28 live feed: China in 38/168 events (highest dimension count).
Omnipresent: energy, Taiwan, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), AI, fusion
Mar 28 live feed: China in 38/168 events (highest dimension count). Taiwan tensions ranked #1 in Beijing's top 10 geopolitical risks. US re-evaluating Chinese military action timeline on Taiwan. China-Taiwan 2026 flashpoint coverage accelerating. The overextension window (Iran + Taiwan simultaneously) is the engine's core pressure scenario.
Mar 29 live feed: Asia allies express 'deepening dread' over protracted Mideast war (WaPo) — the overextension variable the engine tracks is now openly discussed. US military resources committed to Iran theater while Taiwan window remains open. Dependence on America 'becomes a vulnerability' (FT). Engine's dual-theater overextension thesis gaining mainstream traction.
Mar 30 live feed: NYT: 'Asia Depends on LNG From the Middle East. This Is What Happens When It Runs Out.' Chevron Wheatstone LNG facility offline for weeks after Australian cyclone — compounding Iran-driven LNG shortage. Asian LNG diversions from Atlantic reshaping global trade flows. US now largest LNG exporter (100M metric tons in 2025). China watching US military overextension enter month 2 while simultaneously fighting in Lebanon. Taiwan tensions ranked #1 in Beijing's top 10 geopolitical risks of 2026.
New divergence added: Demographic Collapse — does the centralized power structure need consumers? China below replacement since 2022. PLA demographic window closing. South Korea 0.72 TFR. If the system that extracts wealth from the public needs a consumer base, demographic collapse breaks it. If it doesn't, collapse accelerates algorithmic replacement.
Mar 31 live feed: China and Pakistan propose joint 5-part peace plan for Iran war — China positioning as peacemaker while US is belligerent. South Korea steepest stock selloff since 2008, worst-performing market in March (was best in 2026). ISW China-Taiwan update Mar 27. Japan deploys new longer-range 'Type 25' missile systems. The Pacific containment arc is simultaneously fragmenting (Korea selloff) and hardening (Japan missiles) while the US is committed to Iran.
Apr 1 live feed: Asia bartering for scarce energy as Iran crisis throttles supplies (Reuters). Japan shares climb most in a year on war-end hopes. China-Taiwan ISW updates continue. The Pacific theater watches the Middle East consume US resources — every day the war continues, the Davidson Window widens.
Apr 2 live feed (Day 34): 40-nation Hormuz conference — US absent from its own war's diplomatic cleanup. Asian energy crisis deepening: oil $109-113 intraday. Davidson Window continues widening as US military resources locked in Middle East for '2-3 more weeks' minimum. Liberation Day tariff anniversary: Supreme Court struck down the tariffs, $166 billion refund — the US economic architecture is simultaneously at war AND unwinding its own trade policy. China watching both failures from outside the blast radius.