DEEP STATE INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: THE 2026 FRACTURE
GLOBAL STRATEGY & RISK ASSESSMENT // JANUARY 5, 2026
Executive Synthesis: The Kinetic-Digital Decoupling
DATE: January 5, 2026
The first week of 2026 has obliterated the illusion of a ‘soft landing’ for the geopolitical order. We are witnessing the simultaneous weaponization of resource supply chains and the balkanization of the digital economy. The events of the last 72 hours—specifically the U.S. military extraction of Nicolás Maduro and the subsequent release of custody footage—mark the definitive end of the ‘sanctions-first’ era and a return to direct kinetic interventionism under the incoming Trump administration. This is not isolated; it correlates directly with the ‘Make Greenland Great Again’ legislative push, signaling a coordinated strategy to physically seize critical assets (Heavy Crude, Rare Earths) rather than trade for them.
