Weekly briefing
Political change across countries and time
A reviewed weekly briefing on the most important political changes of the week.
DriftSignals follows country movement, mechanisms, continuity, and next watchpoints across instability, conflict, elections, public pressure, governance stress, leadership shifts, and institutional change.
Published briefings
Browse the Weekly Brief archive by analyzed week. Public previews show the main finding and analytical direction; full access will open the deeper monitoring record, including country tracks, signal history, evidence notes, and archive depth.
Mali led the Apr 27–May 3 public read after reviewed political-violence evidence crossed the weekly deterioration threshold. Chad and Nigeria also cleared publication gates, while the wider watch layer remained active but mostly below publication threshold.
Open briefing →Mali and Colombia led the Apr 20–26 public read after high-confidence political-violence signals. Lebanon, Pakistan, and Iran also crossed the publication threshold, while the wider watch layer remained active across 21 countries.
Open briefing →Iran led the Apr 13–19 public read after a fresh maritime escalation signal around Hormuz. Ukraine and Nigeria crossed the publication threshold, while the wider watch layer remained active across 18 countries.
Open briefing →Earlier briefings