What is driving global geopolitical instability?

Lena Fischer

Lena Fischer

Professor & Global Security Institute Researcher

Global geopolitical instability is driven by shifting power dynamics and increased strategic competition. Countries are reassessing their positions in response to economic, political, and security pressures.

This creates uncertainty in international relations. Alliances are tested, and new forms of competition emerge across multiple domains.

Instability is also influenced by regional conflicts and changing leadership dynamics that interact in difficult-to-predict ways.

Understanding instability requires looking at how these elements intersect rather than treating any single factor in isolation.