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Will Zelensky be in power 2025 Jan 1st?

Will Putin be in power 2025 Jan 1st?

Will Trump be in power 2026 Jan 1st?

Will Putin be in power 2028 Jan 1st?

Will Zelensky be in power 2028 Jan 1st?

Will there be a generally acknlowledged agreement to end fighting by EOY 2026 (lasts for at least 1 year)

Will a successful coup happen in Russia before the peace is established?

Nuclear weapon launch aimed in such a way that it causes fewer than 10 civilian deaths (eg stratosphere, battlefield, over ocean) before 2030 by Russia

Will a successful coup happen in Ukraine before the peace is established?

>5 regular NATO member state troops participate in active combat in Ukraine by EOY 2026

Russian nuke which causes more than 10 civilian deaths, by 2030

Will Russia or Ukraine gain control over a new city of 250k population by EOY 2024

Will there be a generally acknlowledged agreement to end fighting by EOY 2024 (lasts for at least 1 year)

Will there be a generally acknlowledged agreement to end fighting by EOY 2025 (lasts for at least 1 year)

Iran and Israel both sign (or publicly accept) a written cease-fire or peace agreement, and no lethal exchange of fire between their regular forces occurs for the following 30 consecutive days

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Israel

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resigns

Government official from Mexico attends the 2025 BRICS Summit

Iran - Israel War ends in 2025 (ceasefire last at least 90 days (September 22, 2025) or peace deal is signed)

A new non-majority Muslim (according to CIA Factbook) state becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

≥ 25 fatalities in Cambodia-Thailand border clashes

DRC & Rwanda sign USA-brokered peace agreement

≥ 1,500 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid hubs

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire in 2025

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ends in ceasefire before October 1, 2025

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash ceasefire is broken

Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash reignites (fighting resumes)

Indonesia becomes a member of BRICS

World leader of 20m+ population country is assassinated

United States government arrests president Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela

India's 2026-2027 Defence Budget exceeds ₹7.5 lakh crore

Russia remains a permanent member of UN Security Council

Kim Jong Un remains General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (or equivalent title)

Xi Jinping remains General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Benjamin Netanyahu alive as of April 31, 2026

Vladimir Putin remains President of Russia

Claudia Sheinbaum remains President of Mexico

United States troops enter Iran

Donald Trump remains President of USA

A new cease-fire between Iran and United States OR Israel is declared post Feb 28, 2026

An armed non-state group captures and holds the capital city of a UN-recognised state for ≥72 hours

Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains President of Ukraine

China declares an air- or maritime-exclusion zone covering any part of Taiwan’s territorial sea or airspace

Ukraine - Russia War halted by Ceasefire

Confirmed overflight of US Military aircraft over Cuba

Algeria becomes a member of BRICS

A cyber-attack officially attributed to a foreign state actor causes ≥US $1 billion in insured losses to a single country

At any point more than 5,000 USA National Guard Troops domestically deployed

Saudi Arabia prices oil exports to China in Yuan (CNY)

Autonomous lethal drones (no human on the kill-decision loop) are acknowledged by any state to have been used in combat

Min Aung Hlaing ceases to serve as either (a) Chairman of the State Administration Council or (b) Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces

Donald Trump and Iran work out a "deal" to cease hostilities (even temporarily)

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The U.S. suffers ≥50 combat fatalities in a single new overseas operation—defined as a country where no U.S. combat deaths occurred in 2024

North Korea conducts a nuclear weapons test

A 5th-generation fighter jet is confirmed to have been destroyed in air/shot down (not including being damaged from an airfield bombing)

A drone attacks a head of state (hits or lands within 30 meters)

A cease-fire or peace deal is violated by Iran

A country declares war on Israel

At least 5,000 uniformed personnel belonging to a UN-Security-Council-authorized security or peace-keeping mission are physically deployed in Haiti

Russia sells or scraps it's only aircraft carrier; the Admiral Kuznetsov

Nigeria becomes a member of BRICS

USA performs military action (troops/special forces deployed or airstrike/missile strike) in Mexico resulting in confirmed deaths

Hostile military action by United States against Cuba

Ukraine - Russia War ends with a peace treaty

Iran undergoes a regime change

Benjamin Netanyahu remains Prime Minister of Israel

A new ceasefire between Israel and Gaza is announced by Donald Trump

Russian armed forces intentionally attack uniformed personnel or sovereign assets of any NATO member state, or vice-versa

A peace treaty ending the Ethiopia–Tigray conflict is signed and remains unbroken for 90 days

Azerbaijan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Turkey invokes NATO Article 4 consultations

A head of state from a G20 country is assassinated

North Korea provides missile(s) to Iran

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Europe

Kazakhstan becomes a member of BRICS

Izz al-Din al-Haddad remains leader of Hamas

Non-PSUV candidate inaugurated as next President of Venezuela

1+ deaths attributed to a rogue AI

Trump, Putin, & Zelensky meet together in the same room

An armed clash between India and Pakistan results in ≥100 military fatalities in a 7-day period

Vladimir Putin is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Any NATO country formally declares war on another country

Uniformed armed forces in any G20 member state attempt to seize executive power from the constitutional head of government

Saudi Arabia becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

160 UN Nations simultaneously officially regonize Palestine's statehood.

Any signatory of the CTBT tests a nuclear weapon

The IAEA publicly reports that Iran possesses uranium enriched to ≥90 % U-235

Syria becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United States

A country declares war on United States

A state shoot-down of a spacecraft or satellite in orbit is publicly confirmed

At least three sovereign states outside NATO, EU, ANZUS, or the Quad sign a formal mutual-defence treaty deposited with the UN Treaty Series

Any EU member invokes Article 42 (7) of the Treaty on European Union in response to an armed attack

Any country leaves NATO

Successful military coup in Venezuela

Japan launches a domestically-built intermediate-range ballistic missile (>3 000 km advertised range) test

Mexico becomes a member of BRICS

Bangladesh becomes a member of BRICS

China invades Taiwan

United States formally declares war on Iran

Sudanese Civil War ends

Iraq becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

A vessel larger than 50,000 deadweight tons is damaged or sunk by a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz

A leader of a country is tried and executed by a UN recognized state.

Libya becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

North Korea - South Korea results in any civilian deaths

China formally declares war on another country

Egypt formally declares war on another country

Iran loses territory

Azerbaijani troops enter Iran

A nation officially announces AGI has been achieved

The Arctic Council is formally suspended or dissolved by unanimous vote

Venezuela becomes a member of BRICS

China becomes militarily involved in Cambodia - Thailand Border Clash

An armed clash in the Shaksgam Valley between India & China resulting in ≥10 fatalities in a 7-day period

A country announces magnetic-fusion net-positive energy

Benjamin Netanyahu is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Armenia undergoes a regime change as the result of a military coup

Ukraine ceases to exist as a sovereign state

Israel loses territory

Iranian troops enter Israel

United Kingdom formally states intention to begin process to reverse "Brexit"

United Nations Security Council adopts (i.e., passes without veto) a formal resolution that explicitly condemns Israel’s use of lethal force against civilians seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza or demands Israel cease such force

Any hostile military forces are deployed on Israeli soil

USA leaves NATO

India's Prime Minister Modi steps down or announces a successor

Burj Khalifa destroyed via hostile action

Jordan becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in Canada

Palestine is granted full United Nations Membership

Bashar Al-Assad is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

World Health Organization (WHO) declares a Chikungunya virus pandemic

United States formally declares war on another country

United States Military personnel deaths greater than or equal to 15 in Israel borders during 2026

Argentina becomes a member of BRICS

The Government of Denmark publicly acknowledges receipt of a formal written offer from Donald J. Trump or his officially empowered representatives to transfer sovereignty over Greenland to the United States

Any current G-20 member state ceases to be listed as a United Nations Member State

Qatar becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

At least one nuclear explosive device is detonated with the intent to harm a state’s armed forces or civilian population

Ukraine becomes a formal NATO member

Israel annexes 100% of Gaza

Donald Trump is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Saudi Arabia signs a written, mutual-defence pact with China or Russia

Major terrorist attack (50+ killed) occurs in United Kingdom

Israel conducts military operation in Cyprus

Lebanon becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Major News sources consistently identify a conflict as WWIII

Kim Jong Un is formally charged and tried for war crimes by an international tribunal or court with recognized jurisdiction (e.g., ICC)

Iran becomes a signatory of the Abraham Accords

Two states engage in a nuclear exchange (both attempt to deliver a nuclear device within the borders of the other)

Israel annexes any portion of Iran

Any United States of America state formally states intent to begin process to secede

Any Canadian territory becomes part of US territory

Whole of Greenland becomes USA territory

Alberta begins process of becoming a USA state

Any US territory comes under Canadian administration

Extraterrestrials making contact with earth is widely acknowledged

Humans will extinct

China sanctioned by US + Europe

Taiwan blockaded before invasion

Japan allows use of airbases

CCP in power in 2050 [IF DON'T INVADE]

Oil shortages in South Korea or Japan

CCP in power in 2050 [IF INVADE]

Japan attacked by Chinese

China attacks Japan

Malacca Strait blockaded

Guam attacked by Chinese

Oil shortages in China

US destroys TSMC factories

US military intervention

Japanese military intervention

Taiwan surrenders

Malacca Strait blockaded > 1 month

Philippines allows use of airbases

Philippines attacked by Chinese

US combat troops in Taiwan

US aircraft carrier sunk

Chinese mainland bombed

Chinese warships sunk by US airforce

Food shortages in China

South Korea allows use of airbases

South Korean military intervention

Chinese warships sunk by US submarine

European military intervention

Indian military intervention

China attacks South Korea

Malacca Strait blockaded > 12 months

Peaceful unification by 2050 [IF DON'T INVADE]

Tactical nuclear weapon used

Pressure Ukraine to give land to Russia for peace

Accidentally reveal classified Intel to the public

Fire Jack Smith and/or otherwise end the Jack Smith prosecutions via the DOJ

Significantly reduce immigration from Mexico

Withdraw from the Paris Agreement

Start a war

Largest deportation in history

Increase US oil production

Increase aid to Israel

General pardon for any crimes he's convicted of

Pardon himself for Jan 6th

Meet Kim Jong Un

Prosecute people for what he calls election fraud

Make America Great Again

Get impeached a third time

Ban TikTok

Keep up or increase America's current level of support for Ukraine (even if he seeks compensation from third parties)

Increase taxes

Improve public healthcare

Ban any firearm

End American democracy as we know it

Pardon Julian Assange

Deport a billionaire philanthropist

Completely withdraw United States Forces Korea

Declare Jesus Christ to be the king of the USA

Play golf with Obama

Give not one cent to Kyiv

US sends at least $10B of arms to Taiwan

GDP per capita still >2x China in 2050

Successful invasion by PRC

Military conflict with PRC involving at least 1 million deaths on each side

Peaceful unification with PRC

Unsuccessful invasion by PRC

Formal diplomatic relations with the US

Taiwan elects pro-unification government

Formal diplomatic relations with any country that simultaneously has formal diplomatic relations with the PRC for at least 1 month

Officially joining the UN

Taiwan acquires nuclear weapons

Freezing of Frontline without official negotions

Peace treaty

One side wins

Controlled by Azerbaijan; Armenian population expelled/killed

Controlled by Azerbaijan; Armenian population moderately repressed

Controlled by Azerbaijan; Armenian population mostly not repressed

Other

In active armed conflict

Independent state recognized by relevant parties

Part of Armenia recognized by relevant parties

Under foreign or international control / protection

Contested, under pressure by (some of) its neighbors

There is no 2026 FIFA World Peace Prize

Other

Mohammed bin Salman al Saud

Cristiano Ronaldo

Donald Trump

By unilateral declaration (Speech/Social Media) by end of 2026

By formal treaty or peace agreement (July–Dec 2026)

Any victory declaration in 2027 or later

Never (No declaration, or conflict continues)

Other

The Arab Peace Initiative

Completion (Status Quo): Finishes term; no major political victories or failures occur.

Completion + Political Prosecution: Finishes term and a high-profile political opponent is convicted or imprisoned before January 1, 2030.

Completion + Charter Change (Cha-Cha): Finishes term and the Constitution is successfully amended/ratified.

Completion + Popularity Surge: Finishes term and his final net approval rating is above 60%.

Completion + Geopolitical Victory: Finishes term and achieves a formal, diplomatic, or legal victory in the West Philippine Sea.

Completion + Succession Path: Finishes term and a key member of the Marcos-Romualdez bloc is elected to the Vice Presidency or Senate Presidency by June 30, 2028.

Completion + External War/Victory: Finishes term and successfully navigates a short, decisive external conflict, resulting in a clear geopolitical victory by June 2028.

Completion + Internal Stabilization: Finishes term and achieves a definitive peace agreement or complete military defeat of all major internal insurgency groups by June 2028.

Completion + AI Governance Success: Finishes term and the Philippines becomes an internationally recognized leader in AI governance or ethical adoption, significantly attracting foreign investment by June 2028.

Completion + AI Economic Boom: Finishes term and the economic boost from AI integration (as a percentage of GDP growth) demonstrably meets or exceeds the most optimistic projections (e.g., $92 Billion estimate) by the end of his term.

Removal by Impeachment (Corruption): Term ends due to being successfully convicted on grounds of Graft and Corruption.

Removal by Impeachment (Betrayal of Trust): Term ends due to being successfully convicted on grounds of Betrayal of Public Trust.

Removal by People Power / Junta: Term ends due to a successful People Power mobilization or a military coup/junta.

Removal by Supreme Court: Term ends via a Supreme Court ruling (e.g., a successful quo warranto petition) that invalidates his election or eligibility.

Removal by Death, Disability, or Resignation: Term ends due to health reasons or voluntary resignation.

Removal by Secession / Government Collapse: Term is rendered invalid due to the successful secession of a major region (e.g., Mindanao).

Removal by External War/Loss: Term ends early due to a major external conflict (e.g., WPS conflict) that leads to significant political destabilization and his removal.

Removal by Internal War/Chaos: Term ends early due to a major internal civil conflict or renewed, large-scale insurgency.

Removal by AI Disinformation Crisis: Term ends early due to a widespread, uncontained AI-driven disinformation crisis (e.g., deepfake scandals) that completely erodes public trust and leads to institutional failure and early removal.

Removal by AI Job Disruption: Term ends early due to massive, immediate job displacement from rapid AI automation, leading to widespread social unrest, economic collapse, and his removal.

Extension by Con-Ass: 8-Year Term Congress (Con-Ass) amends the Constitution to change the single 6-year term to a single 8-year term.

Extension by Con-Con: Parliamentary Shift Constitutional Convention changes the system to Parliamentary, making the incumbent Prime Minister with a flexible term.

Extension by Federalism Transitional Clause: A new Federal Constitution is passed, with a clause designating the incumbent as the Transitional President for two additional years.

Extension by SC Rules on Term Interruption: The Supreme Court rules that the current term was interrupted by a crisis, legally restarting the 6-year clock.

Extension by Legislative Deferment of Polls: Congress passes a simple law postponing the 2028 election due to logistics or calamity.

Extension by Emergency Declaration: The President declares a severe National Emergency (non-war) and Congress concurs, suspending the election.

Extension by New Statutory Office Creation: Congress creates a powerful new, non-constitutional role (e.g., Chief Development Officer) with a long statutory term for the incumbent.

Extension by Succession Incapacit Legal/political chaos incapacitates all legal successors (VP, etc.), forcing the incumbent to hold over.

Extension by Election Invalidation: A court ruling or technicality voids the 2028 election, forcing the incumbent to remain until a valid re-run.

Extension by Cabinet Appointment: The incumbent resigns, the successor is sworn in, and immediately appoints the former President to a powerful, unelected executive post that maintains command.