Who moved this week

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

A top-tier European power stepping into the leadership gap left by Washington, championing strategic autonomy.

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

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.

Colombia shifts under a new far-right president, de la Espriella's win promising a security pivot.

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.

Still the dominant global power, but a deliberate turn from Europe.

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

Singapore extends its trusted-broker role this period, leading cable-security frameworks, bridging to Pyongyang.

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