> *“History doesn’t repeat, but it often reloads.”* ### 🇹🇼 Taiwan Strait - **Who:** China vs. Taiwan (with possible U.S./Allied involvement) - **Why:** China seeks reunification; Taiwan wants autonomy. U.S. military presence raises stakes. - **Risk Level:** 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ### 🇺🇦 Eastern Europe (Ukraine + Beyond) - **Who:** Russia vs. Ukraine (with NATO tension) - **Why:** War is ongoing, but a broader NATO-Russia clash is still the nightmare scenario. - **Risk Level:** 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ### 🇮🇱 Middle East (Israel vs. Iran proxies) - **Who:** Israel vs. Hezbollah/Iran-backed groups - **Why:** Escalations in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza could drag regional powers into direct war. - **Risk Level:** 🔥🔥🔥 ### 🇰🇷 Korean Peninsula - **Who:** North Korea vs. South Korea/U.S. - **Why:** Decades of tension, recent missile tests, and succession uncertainty in the North. - **Risk Level:** 🔥🔥 ### 🏜️ Sahel Region (Africa) - **Who:** Jihadist militias, military juntas, and international forces - **Why:** Failed states, climate stress, and foreign influence make this a slow-burning crisis. - **Risk Level:** 🔥🔥 ### 🧪 Wildcards - **Arctic Flashpoints:** Climate change opens up new borders — and new tensions. - **Space Warfare:** Not fiction anymore. Satellites = infrastructure. --- > 🧂 *“The next war may be fought with drones, proxies, and code — but the death toll will still be very real.”*