Who moved this week

Europe's industrial anchor is converting a historic rearmament push into harder external weight, leading Baltic deterrence.

Nigeria holds its standing as West Africa's anchor even as jihadist expansion into the Yoruba southwest.

Havana is squeezed by a sustained US pressure campaign, an oil blockade.

Canberra extends its Pacific perimeter through the Vanuatu pact and an Indonesia supply deal.

Israel keeps its military edge, holding a security zone in Lebanon and pinning Hezbollah.

Iraq stays caught in the crossfire, a new anti-corruption crackdown asserting the prime minister's authority even.

Turkey sits in the upper-middle tier but is slipping, as energy-import shocks strain the lira.

Budapest sits weaker abroad after a new government dropped the EU vetoes that were its main.

Caracas slides further into dependence as Washington arbitrates its managed transition, routing oil revenue.

Russia is paying mounting rear-area costs, Putin's public admission of fuel shortages across 56 regions.

Wellington holds a stable mid-tier position, but Washington's public 'freeloading' rebuke.

Belarus drifts further into Moscow's orbit, hosting nuclear deployments and tightening military union, which deepens dependence.