Global Hotspots: Q3 Forecast (Part 1) – Americas, Middle East, Indo-Pacific, and Russia/Ukraine

In this episode, our team highlights our recently published 2026 Q3 Forecast report on geopolitical hotspots around the world and their implications on global connectivity themes like trade, technology, energy, and climate. In part 1 of this podcast, we focus on the US/Americas, the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific, and the Russia/Ukraine war, discussing the most important events from the past three months and looking ahead at what the next quarter may bring.

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Photo: Rescuers work at a nine-storey apartment block hit by a Russian drone, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, July 3, 2026. Russian forces struck various areas of the southeastern Ukrainian city with guided bombs and strike drones. The attack killed two men and injured more than 20 people, including a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform) (Photo credit should read Dmytro Smolienko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)