Watch RANE analysts explore key topics identified in RANE's 2026 Annual Forecast.
Recorded 1/07/26
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Speakers
Matthew Bey
Senior Analyst, RANE
Caroline Hammer
Global Security Analyst, RANE
Matteo Ilardo
Lead Europe Analyst, RANE
U.S. tariffs: Tariff uncertainty will stay elevated in 2026 due to legal challenges to the Trump administration and ongoing trade disputes with key partners.
Supply chains: U.S.–China rivalry and rapid data-center expansion will sustain supply-chain risk, especially for critical minerals and memory chips.
Venezuela: In 2026, the United States will use military pressure against the remaining Venezuelan regime and criminal networks and seek to engineer a political transition while expanding counternarcotics operations across the region.
European Union: The EU will push to reduce reliance on Russian energy and Chinese minerals while accelerating defense integration and preparing to support Ukraine independently.
Russia–Ukraine war: Both sides will resist concessions early in 2026, but mounting pressures increase the likelihood of negotiations later in the year.