A poor simulation (10th percentile) · cycle-001.e3-kor-greedy-marginal

Simulation 18

South Korea, greedy, 20 years, seed 18: a poor simulation (10th percentile) of the experiment's 100. Capability index 16.00 at the 2026 position, 17.62 in 2046; 96 actions over 20 rounds and 6 shocks.

Model 0.1.0 · graph 0.2.0 · parameters 0.1.0 · seed 18

The experiment · The other representative simulations: 51 (median simulation), 4 (a good simulation (90th percentile))

Outcome

From the 2026 position to 2046.

Capability index
17.62 (+1.62)
From 16.00
Rank by index
2
From 6
Domains at Tier 1
7
From 2
Events
6 shocks
1 upside event

Trajectory by domain

The mean score of each domain by round, with a dashed marker at each round a shock (red) or an upside event (green) began. Rest on a domain to bring it forward.

  • ShockUpside event

Capability index by round

Pathway, round by round

Every decision of the greedy method: its actions (a mode, a group and the credits spent), and the events that began that round. Each round has its own page: the state it came in with, the decision, the shocks, what moved through the graph and the state it left.

RoundDecisionEventsIndex
2027
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 44
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 44
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 44
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 44
  • Build Advanced Education 44
16.05 +0.052
2028
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 44
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 44
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 44
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 44
  • Build Advanced Education 44
Middle East settlement16.19 +0.137
2029
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 44
  • Partner Trade Policy & Market Access 44
  • Build Foundational Education 44
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 44
  • Partner Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 44
16.40 +0.205
2030
  • Buy Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 46
  • Build Economic Output & Productivity 46
  • Build Foundational Education 46
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 46
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 46
16.63 +0.237
2031
  • Build Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 47
  • Build Economic Output & Productivity 47
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 47
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 47
  • Partner Digital & Services Trade 47
Hybrid coercion16.46 −0.170
2032
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 48
  • Build Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 48
  • Partner Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 48
  • Partner Global Value Chain Position 48
  • Build Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 48
16.65 +0.191
2033
  • Build Government Effectiveness & Public Administration 49
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 49
  • Partner Information Environment & Strategic Communication 49
  • Partner Trade Facilitation & Logistics 49
  • Build Early Childhood Development 49
16.82 +0.167
2034
  • Build Justice System & Fundamental Rights 50
  • Build Population Health 50
  • Buy Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 50
  • Build Financial Infrastructure 50
  • Build Regulatory Governance & Strategic Controls 50
16.98 +0.158
2035
  • Build Political Institutions & Civic Participation 51
  • Build Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 51
  • Build Justice System & Fundamental Rights 51
  • Build Regulatory Governance & Strategic Controls 51
  • Build Population Health 51
Legitimacy ruptureBreadbasket failure16.85 −0.130
2036
  • Buy Communications & Digital Infrastructure 51
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 51
  • Build Transparency, Oversight & Accountability 51
  • Build Labour & Employment 51
  • Build Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 51
16.98 +0.132
2037
  • Buy Resource Infrastructure 50
  • Build Transparency, Oversight & Accountability 50
  • Build Political Institutions & Civic Participation 50
  • Build Industrial & Sectoral Base 50
  • Partner Culture, Language & Education Diplomacy 50
Cryptographic trust break16.82 −0.160
2038
  • Partner Information Environment & Strategic Communication 50
  • Build Transparency, Oversight & Accountability 50
  • Build Financial Regulation & Integrity 50
  • Buy Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure 50
  • Buy Resource Infrastructure 50
17.02 +0.196
2039
  • Build Business Dynamism & Entrepreneurship 49
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 49
  • Build Financial Regulation & Integrity 49
  • Build Diaspora & Global Communities 49
  • Build Structural Transformation & Complexity 49
17.21 +0.189
2040
  • Partner Space Technologies 49
  • Buy Sensing, Timing & Navigation 49
  • Build Business Dynamism & Entrepreneurship 49
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 49
  • Buy Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 49
Regional war spillover17.03 −0.180
2041
  • Build Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 49
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 49
  • Partner Digital & Services Trade 49
  • Partner Trade Facilitation & Logistics 49
  • Partner Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 49
Hybrid coercion17.03 +0.008
2042
  • Build Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 48
  • Build Government Effectiveness & Public Administration 48
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 48
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 48
  • Buy Energy Infrastructure 48
17.18 +0.143
2043
  • Build Communications & Digital Infrastructure 48
  • Buy Cyber & Electromagnetic Operations 48
  • Partner Intelligence & Assessment 48
  • Build Monetary & Currency Capability 48
  • Buy Energy Infrastructure 48
17.26 +0.084
2044
  • Buy Robotics & Autonomous Systems 49
  • Build Labour & Employment 49
  • Buy Biotechnology & Health Technologies 49
  • Buy Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure 49
  • Buy Energy Technologies 49
17.42 +0.162
2045
  • Buy Advanced Materials & Manufacturing 50
  • Buy Space Operations 50
  • Partner Space Technologies 20
  • Buy Force Generation & Mobilisation 10
17.52 +0.101
2046
  • Buy Sensing, Timing & Navigation 51
  • Buy Industrial & Sectoral Base 51
17.62 +0.095

Credits

What each round's credits went on: maintenance, the three modes, and what was carried over.

Tiers by round

Each domain's tier against the frozen field, round by round: Tier 1 green, Tier 2 blue, Tier 3 amber, below that grey.

Domain20262031203620412046
Critical Technology222223222222222222222
Strategic Infrastructure221112222222222222221
National Security333333333333333333333
Human Capital111111111111111111111
Information & Influence332111111111111111111
Governance & Integrity443334433111111111111
Financial Strength555411111111111111111
Production & Innovation111111111111111111111
Trade & Investment222211111111111111111

Probes

What the experiment's counterfactual probes found, paired seed by seed on its first 20 seeds, this one among them: the same simulation with one thing changed, the difference at the horizon.

ProbeIndexScore sumTier 1
Hold instead of the method−2.554−175.2−5.60
No shocks+0.259+19.4+0.25
Replay of the recorded actions (must change nothing)0.0000.00.00
Without the 1st largest decision−0.020−1.2−0.05
Without the 2nd largest decision−0.017−0.90.00
Without the 3rd largest decision−0.016−1.10.00
Without the 4th largest decision−0.012−0.70.00
Without the 5th largest decision−0.017−1.0−0.05
Without the 1st largest shock+0.063+5.4+0.11
Without the 2nd largest shock+0.083+6.2+0.21
Without the 3rd largest shock+0.067+4.9+0.10

Every group over the simulation

Where each group started and ended, and what moved it: levels invested, decay, events and changes arriving through the graph. The parts do not quite sum to the change where a score met 0 or 20.

73 of 73 groups

Capability group
Domain
2026
2046
Change
Invested
Decay
Events
Graph
Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityGovernance & Integrity15.3320.00+4.67+5.810.00−0.73+0.19
Diplomatic Statecraft & Global NetworksInformation & Influence14.5019.02+4.52+6.110.00−1.80+0.21
Technical & Vocational SkillsHuman Capital15.5020.00+4.50+9.520.00−0.11+0.23
Development Cooperation & Global AssistanceInformation & Influence14.5018.55+4.05+5.080.00−1.42+0.38
Research Talent & Knowledge CreationHuman Capital16.0019.90+3.90+4.170.00−0.15+0.38
Lifelong Learning & ReskillingHuman Capital16.0019.86+3.86+6.580.00−0.12+0.07
Population HealthHuman Capital16.0019.85+3.85+4.180.00−0.21+0.03
Labour & EmploymentProduction & Innovation15.0018.78+3.78+4.460.00−1.00+0.33
Sovereign Capital & External Financial PowerFinancial Strength14.2017.89+3.69+4.620.00−1.11+0.18
Public Integrity & Anti-CorruptionGovernance & Integrity15.0018.68+3.68+3.960.00−0.65+0.37
Business Dynamism & EntrepreneurshipProduction & Innovation15.7519.32+3.57+4.480.00−1.03+0.12
Artificial IntelligenceCritical Technology16.0019.54+3.54+4.570.00−1.11+0.08
Financial Regulation & IntegrityFinancial Strength15.7519.14+3.39+4.110.00−0.96+0.24
Justice System & Fundamental RightsGovernance & Integrity15.0018.34+3.34+3.860.00−0.70+0.19
Fiscal Capacity & Public FinanceFinancial Strength16.5019.80+3.30+4.500.00−1.72+0.51
Political Institutions & Civic ParticipationGovernance & Integrity16.0019.21+3.21+3.730.00−0.72+0.20
Investment Attraction & ProjectionTrade & Investment16.3319.53+3.20+4.280.00−1.38+0.31
Alliances & Security CooperationInformation & Influence16.0019.19+3.19+5.170.00−1.96−0.03
Sensing, Timing & NavigationCritical Technology15.8018.95+3.15+4.100.00−1.07+0.12
Digital & Services TradeTrade & Investment16.2519.31+3.06+4.480.00−1.53+0.10
Regulatory Governance & Strategic ControlsGovernance & Integrity16.3319.38+3.05+3.660.00−0.62+0.01
Economic Leverage & DependenceTrade & Investment15.3318.34+3.01+4.610.00−1.86+0.25
Advanced EducationHuman Capital17.0020.00+3.00+3.570.00−0.13+0.31
Digital & AI CompetenceHuman Capital17.0019.99+2.99+4.850.00−0.12+0.28
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust TechnologiesCritical Technology16.6019.51+2.91+4.610.00−1.84+0.14
Resource InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure11.7514.56+2.81+4.520.00−1.88+0.17
Economic Output & ProductivityProduction & Innovation16.5019.20+2.70+3.440.00−0.94+0.20
Foundational EducationHuman Capital17.2519.83+2.58+3.310.00−0.13+0.08
Industrial & Sectoral BaseProduction & Innovation16.5019.02+2.52+3.610.00−1.00−0.10
Information Environment & Strategic CommunicationInformation & Influence15.6718.14+2.47+5.000.00−2.70+0.18
Space, Aerospace & Defence InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.3318.55+2.22+3.180.00−1.25+0.29
Early Childhood DevelopmentHuman Capital17.0019.05+2.05+1.960.00−0.21+0.30
Government Effectiveness & Public AdministrationGovernance & Integrity17.2019.18+1.98+2.890.00−1.28+0.38
Trade Policy & Market AccessTrade & Investment17.0018.95+1.95+2.810.00−1.29+0.42
Trade Facilitation & LogisticsTrade & Investment17.5019.29+1.79+3.810.00−1.91−0.11
Biotechnology & Health TechnologiesCritical Technology16.2017.92+1.72+2.230.00−1.05+0.54
Space TechnologiesCritical Technology14.6716.37+1.70+2.570.00−1.08+0.21
Advanced Materials & ManufacturingCritical Technology16.7118.33+1.62+2.170.00−1.04+0.49
Energy InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.1317.74+1.61+3.670.00−2.20+0.14
Energy TechnologiesCritical Technology16.6018.17+1.57+2.190.00−1.11+0.49
Robotics & Autonomous SystemsCritical Technology16.5017.91+1.41+2.250.00−1.05+0.20
Technology Adoption & DiffusionProduction & Innovation18.0019.35+1.35+1.940.00−1.05+0.46
Communications & Digital InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure18.0019.34+1.34+3.180.00−2.05+0.21
Culture, Language & Education DiplomacyInformation & Influence16.8018.02+1.22+2.330.00−1.38+0.28
Structural Transformation & ComplexityProduction & Innovation16.6717.86+1.19+2.130.00−1.02+0.07
Financial InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.5017.64+1.14+2.370.00−1.33+0.10
Export Capability & SophisticationTrade & Investment17.0018.09+1.09+2.120.00−1.28+0.24
Global Value Chain PositionTrade & Investment17.3318.28+0.95+2.070.00−1.27+0.15
Diaspora & Global CommunitiesInformation & Influence15.5016.40+0.90+2.250.00−1.38+0.04
Monetary & Currency CapabilityFinancial Strength16.3317.20+0.87+2.000.00−1.24+0.11
Space OperationsNational Security13.6714.35+0.68+2.190.00−1.67+0.16
Intelligence & AssessmentNational Security15.8315.89+0.06+2.290.00−2.54+0.31
Health System CapabilityHuman Capital16.6716.59−0.080.000.00−0.16+0.08
Cyber & Electromagnetic OperationsNational Security16.0015.84−0.16+2.300.00−2.72+0.27
Innovation & CommercialisationProduction & Innovation18.0017.81−0.190.000.00−1.02+0.82
Quantum TechnologiesCritical Technology14.2513.64−0.610.000.00−1.09+0.48
Social InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure17.0016.36−0.640.000.00−1.08+0.45
Internal Security & OrderGovernance & Integrity15.6714.98−0.690.000.00−1.01+0.33
Financial System Depth & AccessFinancial Strength17.0016.19−0.810.000.00−0.97+0.17
Semiconductors & Advanced ComputingCritical Technology17.5016.67−0.830.000.00−1.03+0.20
Advanced ManufacturingStrategic Infrastructure18.4017.48−0.920.000.00−1.18+0.26
Force Generation & MobilisationNational Security16.3315.26−1.07+0.380.00−1.73+0.28
Water, Sanitation & Waste InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.8015.68−1.120.000.00−1.31+0.19
National Resilience & Crisis ManagementGovernance & Integrity16.2015.01−1.190.000.00−1.28+0.09
Transport InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.5015.26−1.240.000.00−1.44+0.20
Financial Stability & Crisis ManagementFinancial Strength16.6715.41−1.260.000.00−1.37+0.11
Air PowerNational Security16.7515.32−1.430.000.00−1.57+0.14
Agriculture & Food InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure15.7514.29−1.460.000.00−1.33−0.13
Nuclear DeterrenceNational Security1.670.00−1.670.000.00−2.05−0.03
Land PowerNational Security16.5014.78−1.720.000.00−1.58−0.14
Strategic Strike & Missile DefenceNational Security16.0014.14−1.860.000.00−2.04+0.19
Joint Command, Projection & SustainmentNational Security15.3313.31−2.020.000.00−2.07+0.05
Maritime PowerNational Security16.0013.21−2.790.000.00−2.77−0.02

Seed 18 of experiment cycle-001.e3-kor-greedy-marginal. The simulation can be reproduced exactly from the experiment's configuration, its versions and this seed.