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From Humanoid Soldiers to an IRGC Coup: 5 Wildcard Scenarios That Could Redefine 2026

Wildcard scenarios aren't predictions; they're stress tests. The biggest shocks of 2025 were the ones dismissed as impossible until they happened: the Trump-Zelenskyy blowup, Israel striking Hamas in Doha, India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty mid-conflict. For 2026, Wikistrat has mapped five high-impact scenarios, from an IRGC coup to Chinese humanoids on the battlefield to a Rust Belt revolt against automation, tracing the pathways that could turn today's volatility into tomorrow's defining crises



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