Median simulation · mcts-m2.m2-gbr-mcts-index

Simulation 36

United Kingdom, tree search, 20 years, seed 36: median simulation of the experiment's 50. Capability index 16.45 at the 2026 position, 18.35 in 2046; 73 actions over 20 rounds and 2 shocks.

Model 0.1.0 · graph 0.2.0 · parameters 0.1.0 · seed 36

The experiment · The other representative simulations: 13 (a poor simulation (10th percentile)), 5 (a good simulation (90th percentile))

Outcome

From the 2026 position to 2046.

Capability index
18.35 (+1.90)
From 16.45
Rank by index
1
From 3
Domains at Tier 1
7
From 2
Events
2 shocks
2 upside events

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 Digital & AI Competence 48
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 48
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 48
  • Build Foundational Education 48
  • Build Advanced Education 48
16.49 +0.038
2028
  • Build Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 48
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 48
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 48
  • Build Digital & AI Competence 48
  • Build Foundational Education 48
16.57 +0.073
2029
  • Build Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 48
  • Build Technical & Vocational Skills 48
  • Build Lifelong Learning & Reskilling 48
  • Build Foundational Education 48
  • Buy Technology Adoption & Diffusion 48
16.71 +0.148
2030
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 48
  • Partner Trade Policy & Market Access 48
  • Build Economic Output & Productivity 48
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 48
  • Partner Global Value Chain Position 48
16.86 +0.145
2031
  • Build Economic Output & Productivity 48
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 48
  • Partner Investment Attraction & Projection 48
  • Partner Export Capability & Sophistication 48
  • Partner Trade Facilitation & Logistics 48
Severe pandemic16.77 −0.084
2032
  • Partner Early Childhood Development 50
  • Partner Alliances & Security Cooperation 50
  • Build Government Effectiveness & Public Administration 50
  • Partner Economic Leverage & Dependence 50
  • Buy Communications & Digital Infrastructure 50
16.95 +0.174
2033
  • Buy Development Cooperation & Global Assistance 51
  • Build Government Effectiveness & Public Administration 51
  • Buy Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 51
  • Build Early Childhood Development 51
  • Partner Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks 51
17.12 +0.176
2034
  • Buy Space Operations 53
  • Partner Digital & Services Trade 53
  • Build Population Health 53
  • Build Labour & Employment 53
  • Buy Artificial Intelligence 53
Market access opening17.30 +0.182
2035
  • Build Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 53
  • Build Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 53
  • Build Industrial & Sectoral Base 53
  • Build Structural Transformation & Complexity 53
  • Build Population Health 53
17.47 +0.169
2036
  • Buy Strategic Strike & Missile Defence 55
  • Build Political Institutions & Civic Participation 55
  • Build Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption 55
  • Build Diaspora & Global Communities 55
  • Build Health System Capability 55
17.66 +0.182
2037
  • Buy Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 56
  • Build Justice System & Fundamental Rights 56
  • Build Political Institutions & Civic Participation 56
  • Build Transparency, Oversight & Accountability 56
  • Build Health System Capability 56
17.81 +0.154
2038
  • Build Justice System & Fundamental Rights 54
  • Build Transparency, Oversight & Accountability 54
  • Partner Space Technologies 54
  • Buy Advanced Manufacturing 54
  • Build Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure 54
17.94 +0.127
2039
  • Build Energy Technologies 55
  • Buy Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure 55
  • Buy Force Generation & Mobilisation 55
  • Build Justice System & Fundamental Rights 22
18.06 +0.126
2040
  • Partner Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance 55
  • Buy Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 22
  • Partner Information Environment & Strategic Communication 11
Global funding seizureMiddle East settlement18.04 −0.030
2041
  • Build Research Talent & Knowledge Creation 55
  • Build Labour & Employment 55
18.15 +0.119
2042
  • Buy Structural Transformation & Complexity 55
  • Build Financial System Depth & Access 22
18.26 +0.108
2043
  • Buy Robotics & Autonomous Systems 11
18.30 +0.041
2044
  • Buy Space Technologies 11
18.33 +0.028
2045No actions18.34 +0.014
2046No actions18.35 +0.010

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 Technology333333322222222222222
Strategic Infrastructure222222222211111111111
National Security222223333333222222222
Human Capital211111111111111111111
Information & Influence222222211111111111111
Governance & Integrity111111111111111111111
Financial Strength222211111111111111111
Production & Innovation111112111111111111111
Trade & Investment333321111111111111111

Probes

What the experiment's counterfactual probes found, paired seed by seed on its first 5 seeds: the same simulation with one thing changed, the difference at the horizon.

ProbeIndexScore sumTier 1
Hold instead of the method−2.047−146.9−4.40
No shocks+0.119+8.70.00
Replay of the recorded actions (must change nothing)0.0000.00.00
Without the 1st largest decision−0.019−1.30.00
Without the 2nd largest decision−0.026−1.70.00
Without the 3rd largest decision−0.017−1.20.00
Without the 4th largest decision−0.015−1.40.00
Without the 5th largest decision−0.009−0.80.00
Without the 1st largest shock+0.049+2.70.00
Without the 2nd largest shock+0.051+2.90.00
Without the 3rd largest shock+0.064+4.20.00

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
Lifelong Learning & ReskillingHuman Capital14.6720.00+5.33+10.770.00+0.08+0.14
Technical & Vocational SkillsHuman Capital15.0020.00+5.00+10.500.00+0.31+0.28
Public Integrity & Anti-CorruptionGovernance & Integrity15.5020.00+4.50+4.170.00+0.17+0.35
Economic Leverage & DependenceTrade & Investment15.3319.79+4.46+5.440.00−0.40+0.25
Structural Transformation & ComplexityProduction & Innovation14.6718.98+4.31+4.290.00−0.24+0.26
Labour & EmploymentProduction & Innovation15.0019.28+4.28+4.610.00−0.82+0.49
Foundational EducationHuman Capital15.7520.00+4.25+6.640.00−0.10+0.24
Export Capability & SophisticationTrade & Investment15.6719.89+4.22+4.970.00−0.40+0.43
Early Childhood DevelopmentHuman Capital16.0020.00+4.00+4.030.00+0.04+0.57
Population HealthHuman Capital16.0020.00+4.00+4.460.00−0.16+0.59
Economic Output & ProductivityProduction & Innovation16.0019.78+3.78+3.960.00−0.47+0.47
Justice System & Fundamental RightsGovernance & Integrity16.2520.00+3.75+4.610.00+0.39+0.15
Health System CapabilityHuman Capital16.3320.00+3.67+4.060.00−0.24+0.21
Transparency, Oversight & AccountabilityGovernance & Integrity16.3320.00+3.67+3.840.00+0.16+0.22
Digital & AI CompetenceHuman Capital16.5020.00+3.50+5.680.00+0.08+0.61
Political Institutions & Civic ParticipationGovernance & Integrity16.6720.00+3.33+3.650.00+0.17+0.19
Technology Adoption & DiffusionProduction & Innovation16.0019.25+3.25+3.060.00−0.30+0.50
Semiconductors & Advanced ComputingCritical Technology14.0017.14+3.14+3.270.00−0.33+0.20
Government Effectiveness & Public AdministrationGovernance & Integrity17.0020.00+3.00+3.340.00+0.34+0.44
Advanced EducationHuman Capital17.0019.79+2.79+1.950.00+0.06+0.78
Fiscal Capacity & Public FinanceFinancial Strength17.2520.00+2.75+3.340.00−0.92+0.60
Trade Policy & Market AccessTrade & Investment17.2519.84+2.59+2.820.00−0.15+0.31
Water, Sanitation & Waste InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure15.2017.75+2.55+2.060.00+0.17+0.32
Artificial IntelligenceCritical Technology17.3319.86+2.53+2.380.00−0.33+0.48
Global Value Chain PositionTrade & Investment16.0018.53+2.53+2.680.00−0.39+0.24
Diaspora & Global CommunitiesInformation & Influence13.5016.02+2.52+2.620.00−0.13+0.03
Connectivity, Cyber & Trust TechnologiesCritical Technology16.6019.10+2.50+2.760.00−0.34+0.08
Space OperationsNational Security14.6717.12+2.45+1.920.00+0.06+0.47
Development Cooperation & Global AssistanceInformation & Influence17.5019.92+2.42+2.140.00−0.13+0.40
Advanced ManufacturingStrategic Infrastructure15.6018.00+2.40+1.870.00+0.16+0.38
Diplomatic Statecraft & Global NetworksInformation & Influence17.5019.85+2.35+1.990.00+0.10+0.26
Industrial & Sectoral BaseProduction & Innovation15.2517.60+2.35+2.340.00−0.24+0.26
Force Generation & MobilisationNational Security14.0016.34+2.34+2.060.00+0.06+0.23
Space, Aerospace & Defence InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.5018.82+2.32+1.660.00+0.17+0.49
Digital & Services TradeTrade & Investment17.5019.79+2.29+2.330.00−0.15+0.25
Space TechnologiesCritical Technology14.0016.26+2.26+2.430.00−0.35+0.18
Strategic Strike & Missile DefenceNational Security14.6716.91+2.24+2.010.00+0.06+0.18
Communications & Digital InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure17.0019.14+2.14+1.920.00+0.16+0.05
Trade Facilitation & LogisticsTrade & Investment17.0019.07+2.07+2.230.00−0.52+0.35
Investment Attraction & ProjectionTrade & Investment17.0019.05+2.05+2.230.00−0.50+0.32
Alliances & Security CooperationInformation & Influence18.0020.00+2.00+2.490.00+0.11+0.22
Energy TechnologiesCritical Technology15.6017.52+1.92+1.940.00−0.11+0.10
Research Talent & Knowledge CreationHuman Capital18.3320.00+1.67+0.980.00+0.05+0.67
Sovereign Capital & External Financial PowerFinancial Strength16.4017.36+0.96+0.970.00−0.38+0.37
Transport InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.0016.91+0.910.000.00+0.62+0.30
Social InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure17.0917.94+0.850.000.00+0.25+0.60
Energy InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure16.1316.85+0.720.000.00+0.62+0.10
Robotics & Autonomous SystemsCritical Technology16.0016.64+0.64+0.520.00−0.34+0.46
Internal Security & OrderGovernance & Integrity16.0016.58+0.580.000.00+0.37+0.21
Land PowerNational Security16.5017.05+0.550.000.00+0.06+0.48
Cyber & Electromagnetic OperationsNational Security17.3317.78+0.450.000.00+0.07+0.38
National Resilience & Crisis ManagementGovernance & Integrity16.4016.84+0.440.000.00−0.01+0.45
Regulatory Governance & Strategic ControlsGovernance & Integrity17.6718.10+0.430.000.00+0.38+0.05
Intelligence & AssessmentNational Security18.0018.42+0.420.000.00+0.29+0.12
Agriculture & Food InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure14.2514.66+0.410.000.00+0.16+0.26
Air PowerNational Security17.0017.38+0.380.000.00+0.07+0.32
Maritime PowerNational Security17.0017.34+0.340.000.00+0.07+0.28
Culture, Language & Education DiplomacyInformation & Influence18.4018.70+0.300.000.00−0.12+0.41
Financial System Depth & AccessFinancial Strength17.4017.68+0.28+0.890.00−0.66+0.06
Resource InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure14.2514.53+0.280.000.00+0.16+0.12
Joint Command, Projection & SustainmentNational Security17.0017.26+0.260.000.00+0.07+0.19
Nuclear DeterrenceNational Security16.6716.86+0.190.000.00+0.07+0.12
Information Environment & Strategic CommunicationInformation & Influence18.0018.14+0.14+0.470.00−0.43+0.10
Innovation & CommercialisationProduction & Innovation17.5017.53+0.030.000.00−0.25+0.28
Financial InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure18.2518.22−0.030.000.00+0.04−0.08
Sensing, Timing & NavigationCritical Technology17.2017.14−0.060.000.00−0.33+0.27
Business Dynamism & EntrepreneurshipProduction & Innovation17.0016.82−0.180.000.00−0.25+0.07
Quantum TechnologiesCritical Technology16.7516.53−0.220.000.00−0.33+0.12
Advanced Materials & ManufacturingCritical Technology16.5716.34−0.230.000.00−0.33+0.10
Biotechnology & Health TechnologiesCritical Technology17.6017.10−0.500.000.00−0.62+0.12
Monetary & Currency CapabilityFinancial Strength17.6717.16−0.510.000.00−0.66+0.15
Financial Regulation & IntegrityFinancial Strength17.7517.19−0.560.000.00−0.66+0.09
Financial Stability & Crisis ManagementFinancial Strength17.6716.98−0.690.000.00−0.66−0.03

Seed 36 of experiment mcts-m2.m2-gbr-mcts-index. The simulation can be reproduced exactly from the experiment's configuration, its versions and this seed.