Median simulation · mcts-m2.m2-bra-mcts-score-sum

Simulation 3

Brazil, tree search, 20 years, seed 3: median simulation of the experiment's 50. Capability index 11.69 at the 2026 position, 13.46 in 2046; 100 actions over 20 rounds and 1 shock.

Model 0.1.0 · graph 0.2.0 · parameters 0.1.0 · seed 3

The experiment · The other representative simulations: 45 (a poor simulation (10th percentile)), 27 (a good simulation (90th percentile))

Outcome

From the 2026 position to 2046.

Capability index
13.46 (+1.77)
From 11.69
Rank by index
22
From 30
Domains at Tier 1
2
From 0
Events
1 shock
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 tree search (mcts) 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 Nuclear Deterrence 19
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 19
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 19
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 19
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 19
11.72 +0.029
2028
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 19
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 19
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 19
  • Build Foundational Education 19
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 19
11.77 +0.051
2029
  • Partner Economic Output & Productivity 19
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 19
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 19
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 19
  • Build Foundational Education 19
AI labour shock11.67 −0.104
2030
  • Build Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 19
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 19
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 19
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 19
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 19
11.59 −0.079
2031
  • Build Artificial Intelligence 17
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 17
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 17
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 17
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 3
11.51 −0.078
2032
  • Partner Artificial Intelligence 17
  • Buy Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 17
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 17
  • Partner Trade Policy & Market Access 17
  • Buy Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 17
Market access opening11.68 +0.167
2033
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 19
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 19
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 19
  • Build Advanced Education 19
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 19
11.83 +0.155
2034
  • Partner Nuclear Deterrence 20
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 20
  • Build Advanced Education 20
  • Partner Global Value Chain Position 20
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 20
11.99 +0.157
2035
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 21
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 21
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 21
  • Build Advanced Education 21
  • Buy Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 21
12.10 +0.113
2036
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 21
  • Partner Trade Facilitation & Logistics 21
  • Buy Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 21
  • Partner Digital & Services Trade 21
  • Build Foundational Education 21
12.21 +0.112
2037
  • Buy Quantum Technologies 21
  • Partner Trade Policy & Market Access 21
  • Build Foundational Education 21
  • Buy Economic Output & Productivity 21
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 21
12.35 +0.135
2038
  • Partner Nuclear Deterrence 21
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 21
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 21
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 21
  • Buy Robotics & Autonomous Systems 21
12.46 +0.117
2039
  • Build Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 22
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 22
  • Partner Global Value Chain Position 22
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 22
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 22
12.60 +0.131
2040
  • Buy Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 22
  • Buy Sensing, Timing & Navigation 22
  • Partner Information Environment & Strategic Communication 22
  • Partner Trade Facilitation & Logistics 22
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 22
12.72 +0.123
2041
  • Build Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 22
  • Buy Economic Output & Productivity 22
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 22
  • Buy Energy Technologies 22
  • Partner Digital & Services Trade 22
12.85 +0.127
2042
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 22
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 22
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 22
  • Partner Trade Policy & Market Access 22
  • Buy Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 22
12.98 +0.130
2043
  • Buy Economic Output & Productivity 23
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 23
  • Buy Robotics & Autonomous Systems 23
  • Buy Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 23
  • Buy Advanced Materials & Manufacturing 23
13.14 +0.162
2044
  • Build Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 23
  • Buy Sensing, Timing & Navigation 23
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 23
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 23
  • Buy Communications & Digital Infrastructure 23
13.22 +0.086
2045
  • Build Strategic Strike & Missile Defence 23
  • Buy Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 23
  • Partner Space Technologies 23
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 23
  • Partner Global Value Chain Position 23
13.33 +0.104
2046
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 24
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 24
  • Buy Energy Technologies 24
  • Buy Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 24
  • Buy Robotics & Autonomous Systems 24
13.46 +0.127

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 Technology666666666555555544443
Strategic Infrastructure333333333333333333333
National Security555555555555554444444
Human Capital766433211111111111111
Information & Influence555566665555433333222
Governance & Integrity999999999999999999999
Financial Strength99910101010109988888888888
Production & Innovation888888885555543332222
Trade & Investment777788777775444432111

Probes

What the experiment's counterfactual probes found, paired seed by seed on its first 5 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−2.327−167.6−1.80
No shocks+0.454+33.1−0.20
Replay of the recorded actions (must change nothing)0.0000.00.00
Without the 1st largest decision−0.020−1.50.00
Without the 2nd largest decision−0.018−1.40.00
Without the 3rd largest decision−0.021−1.40.00
Without the 4th largest decision−0.018−1.40.00
Without the 5th largest decision−0.017−1.40.00
Without the 1st largest shock+0.328+23.1+0.40
Without the 2nd largest shock+0.160+11.50.00
Without the 3rd largest shock+0.128+9.30.00

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
Artificial IntelligenceCritical Technology9.3317.67+8.34+8.610.00−1.18+0.90
Digital & AI CompetenceHuman Capital10.5018.63+8.13+8.450.00−0.63+0.32
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust TechnologiesCritical Technology9.4016.96+7.56+8.040.00−0.55+0.07
Technical & Vocational SkillsHuman Capital12.5019.52+7.02+6.980.00−0.10+0.14
Lifelong Learning & ReskillingHuman Capital10.6717.62+6.95+7.490.00−0.63+0.10
Technology Adoption & DiffusionProduction & Innovation11.5018.43+6.93+6.570.00−0.46+0.81
Alliances & Security CooperationInformation & Influence12.0018.81+6.81+7.190.00−0.55+0.17
Semiconductors & Advanced ComputingCritical Technology5.3311.73+6.40+6.870.00−0.59+0.12
Development Cooperation & Global AssistanceInformation & Influence10.0016.29+6.29+6.300.00−0.56+0.54
Research Talent & Knowledge CreationHuman Capital11.6717.80+6.13+5.970.00−0.28+0.44
Robotics & Autonomous SystemsCritical Technology8.2513.31+5.06+4.890.00−0.56+0.73
Foundational EducationHuman Capital11.2515.84+4.59+4.760.00−0.26+0.09
Global Value Chain PositionTrade & Investment11.6716.21+4.54+4.820.00−0.57+0.29
Trade Policy & Market AccessTrade & Investment14.2518.77+4.52+4.860.00−0.41+0.07
Export Capability & SophisticationTrade & Investment11.6715.93+4.26+4.830.00−0.57+0.01
Investment Attraction & ProjectionTrade & Investment12.3316.48+4.15+4.440.00−0.43+0.14
Economic Output & ProductivityProduction & Innovation12.0016.06+4.06+4.220.00−0.45+0.29
Fiscal Capacity & Public FinanceFinancial Strength12.5016.21+3.71+4.370.00−1.16+0.51
Economic Leverage & DependenceTrade & Investment11.3314.80+3.47+3.380.00−0.58+0.66
Advanced EducationHuman Capital13.0016.36+3.36+3.580.00−0.65+0.43
Energy TechnologiesCritical Technology9.8012.77+2.97+3.220.00−0.55+0.30
Sensing, Timing & NavigationCritical Technology8.8011.77+2.97+3.420.00−0.56+0.10
Trade Facilitation & LogisticsTrade & Investment12.0014.84+2.84+3.250.00−0.43+0.03
Digital & Services TradeTrade & Investment12.0014.39+2.39+3.390.00−1.14+0.14
Nuclear DeterrenceNational Security0.001.79+1.79+1.810.000.00−0.02
Advanced Materials & ManufacturingCritical Technology10.4311.94+1.51+1.610.00−0.54+0.45
Sovereign Capital & External Financial PowerFinancial Strength10.8012.11+1.31+1.580.00−0.56+0.29
Communications & Digital InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure13.4314.65+1.22+1.280.00−0.14+0.08
Quantum TechnologiesCritical Technology6.257.38+1.13+1.190.00−0.58+0.52
Space TechnologiesCritical Technology9.3310.22+0.89+1.350.00−0.55+0.09
Advanced ManufacturingStrategic Infrastructure13.8014.54+0.740.000.00−0.14+0.88
Information Environment & Strategic CommunicationInformation & Influence11.3312.04+0.71+1.690.00−1.16+0.18
Innovation & CommercialisationProduction & Innovation11.0011.53+0.530.000.00−0.46+0.99
Strategic Strike & Missile DefenceNational Security6.336.83+0.50+0.520.000.00−0.01
Cyber & Electromagnetic OperationsNational Security9.339.81+0.480.000.000.00+0.48
Transport InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure13.3813.82+0.440.000.000.00+0.44
Resource InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.0016.43+0.430.000.00−0.13+0.56
Social InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure12.7313.14+0.410.000.00−0.14+0.55
Force Generation & MobilisationNational Security12.6712.99+0.320.000.000.00+0.32
Intelligence & AssessmentNational Security11.0011.23+0.230.000.000.00+0.23
Energy InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure14.0014.19+0.190.000.00+0.01+0.18
Air PowerNational Security12.0012.17+0.170.000.000.00+0.17
Land PowerNational Security12.0012.12+0.120.000.000.00+0.12
Joint Command, Projection & SustainmentNational Security11.5011.58+0.080.000.000.00+0.08
Space, Aerospace & Defence InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure12.5012.53+0.030.000.00−0.14+0.17
Water, Sanitation & Waste InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure12.2012.22+0.020.000.00−0.14+0.16
Maritime PowerNational Security12.0012.02+0.020.000.000.00+0.02
Health System CapabilityHuman Capital13.0013.01+0.010.000.00−0.26+0.27
Space OperationsNational Security7.337.29−0.040.000.000.00−0.04
Biotechnology & Health TechnologiesCritical Technology12.6012.51−0.090.000.00−0.52+0.42
Diplomatic Statecraft & Global NetworksInformation & Influence14.2514.16−0.090.000.00−0.52+0.43
National Resilience & Crisis ManagementGovernance & Integrity12.2012.06−0.140.000.00−0.17+0.04
Agriculture & Food InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure14.2514.11−0.140.000.00−0.13−0.01
Culture, Language & Education DiplomacyInformation & Influence13.6013.44−0.160.000.00−0.53+0.36
Financial InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure15.7515.56−0.190.000.00−0.13−0.06
Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityGovernance & Integrity12.6712.48−0.190.000.00−0.17−0.02
Justice System & Fundamental RightsGovernance & Integrity11.5011.28−0.220.000.00−0.18−0.04
Internal Security & OrderGovernance & Integrity10.6710.45−0.220.000.00−0.18−0.04
Public Integrity & Anti-CorruptionGovernance & Integrity12.0011.78−0.220.000.00−0.18−0.04
Population HealthHuman Capital11.3311.09−0.240.000.00−0.27+0.02
Monetary & Currency CapabilityFinancial Strength14.3314.08−0.250.000.00−0.52+0.28
Government Effectiveness & Public AdministrationGovernance & Integrity13.2012.92−0.280.000.00−0.34+0.06
Early Childhood DevelopmentHuman Capital13.0012.70−0.300.000.00−0.26−0.04
Structural Transformation & ComplexityProduction & Innovation11.6711.33−0.340.000.00−0.46+0.12
Industrial & Sectoral BaseProduction & Innovation14.5014.14−0.360.000.00−0.43+0.08
Regulatory Governance & Strategic ControlsGovernance & Integrity10.6710.29−0.380.000.00−0.370.00
Political Institutions & Civic ParticipationGovernance & Integrity14.0013.59−0.410.000.00−0.47+0.06
Business Dynamism & EntrepreneurshipProduction & Innovation11.5010.99−0.510.000.00−0.46−0.06
Diaspora & Global CommunitiesInformation & Influence10.009.48−0.520.000.00−0.56+0.04
Financial System Depth & AccessFinancial Strength14.2013.66−0.540.000.00−0.53−0.01
Labour & EmploymentProduction & Innovation11.0010.46−0.540.000.00−1.06+0.52
Financial Regulation & IntegrityFinancial Strength13.2512.67−0.580.000.00−0.54−0.04
Financial Stability & Crisis ManagementFinancial Strength13.6713.08−0.590.000.00−0.53−0.06

Seed 3 of experiment mcts-m2.m2-bra-mcts-score-sum. The simulation can be reproduced exactly from the experiment's configuration, its versions and this seed.