Simulation 1
South Korea, tree search, 20 years, seed 1: median simulation of the experiment's 10. Capability index 16.00 at the 2026 position, 17.13 in 2046; 90 actions over 20 rounds and 3 shocks.
Model 0.2.0 · graph 0.2.0 · parameters 0.1.1 · seed 1
The experiment · The other representative simulations: 7 (a poor simulation (10th percentile)), 3 (a good simulation (90th percentile))
Outcome
From the 2026 position to 2046.
- Capability index
- 17.13 (+1.12)
- From 16.00
- Rank by index
- 2
- From 6
- Domains at Tier 1
- 6
- From 2
- Events
- 3 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 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.
| Round | Decision | Events | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | No actions | 16.00 0.000 | |
| 2028 |
| 16.04 +0.036 | |
| 2029 | No actions | 16.06 +0.020 | |
| 2030 |
| 16.12 +0.060 | |
| 2031 |
| 16.22 +0.104 | |
| 2032 |
| 16.36 +0.135 | |
| 2033 |
| Hybrid coercion | 16.27 −0.091 |
| 2034 |
| 16.40 +0.132 | |
| 2035 |
| 16.55 +0.155 | |
| 2036 |
| 16.70 +0.143 | |
| 2037 |
| 16.82 +0.119 | |
| 2038 |
| Regional war spillover | 16.51 −0.307 |
| 2039 |
| Regional war spillover | 16.03 −0.474 |
| 2040 |
| Water-efficient food leap | 16.19 +0.153 |
| 2041 |
| 16.37 +0.178 | |
| 2042 |
| 16.51 +0.144 | |
| 2043 |
| 16.68 +0.165 | |
| 2044 |
| 16.82 +0.144 | |
| 2045 |
| 16.97 +0.152 | |
| 2046 |
| 17.13 +0.155 |
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.
| Domain | 2026 | 2031 | 2036 | 2041 | 2046 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Technology | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Strategic Infrastructure | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| National Security | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Human Capital | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Information & Influence | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Governance & Integrity | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Financial Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Production & Innovation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Trade & Investment | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Probes
What the experiment's counterfactual probes found, paired seed by seed on its first 3 seeds, this one among them: the same simulation with one thing changed, the difference at the horizon.
| Probe | Index | Score sum | Tier 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hold instead of the method | −2.376 | −164.1 | −6.33 |
| No shocks | +0.586 | +43.7 | +0.67 |
| Replay of the recorded actions (must change nothing) | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Without the 1st largest decision | −0.015 | −1.3 | 0.00 |
| Without the 2nd largest decision | −0.017 | −1.4 | 0.00 |
| Without the 3rd largest decision | −0.017 | −1.3 | 0.00 |
| Without the 4th largest decision | −0.019 | −1.4 | 0.00 |
| Without the 5th largest decision | −0.020 | −1.4 | 0.00 |
| Without the 1st largest shock | +0.229 | +16.8 | +0.67 |
| Without the 2nd largest shock | +0.278 | +20.5 | 0.00 |
| Without the 3rd largest shock | +0.181 | +14.1 | 0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development Cooperation & Global Assistance | Information & Influence | 14.50 | 19.53 | +5.03 | +5.45 | 0.00 | −0.68 | +0.26 |
| Technical & Vocational Skills | Human Capital | 15.50 | 20.00 | +4.50 | +6.59 | 0.00 | +0.16 | +0.08 |
| Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks | Information & Influence | 14.50 | 18.65 | +4.15 | +4.60 | 0.00 | −0.72 | +0.27 |
| Lifelong Learning & Reskilling | Human Capital | 16.00 | 19.93 | +3.93 | +4.50 | 0.00 | −0.07 | 0.00 |
| Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power | Financial Strength | 14.20 | 18.03 | +3.83 | +4.71 | 0.00 | −1.03 | +0.15 |
| Economic Leverage & Dependence | Trade & Investment | 15.33 | 18.65 | +3.32 | +5.58 | 0.00 | −2.50 | +0.24 |
| Alliances & Security Cooperation | Information & Influence | 16.00 | 19.07 | +3.07 | +3.87 | 0.00 | −0.99 | +0.19 |
| Industrial & Sectoral Base | Production & Innovation | 16.50 | 19.57 | +3.07 | +4.18 | 0.00 | −0.93 | −0.18 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Critical Technology | 16.00 | 18.89 | +2.89 | +3.28 | 0.00 | −0.44 | +0.05 |
| Resource Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 11.75 | 14.57 | +2.82 | +4.79 | 0.00 | −2.11 | +0.14 |
| Labour & Employment | Production & Innovation | 15.00 | 17.71 | +2.71 | +3.29 | 0.00 | −0.96 | +0.38 |
| Culture, Language & Education Diplomacy | Information & Influence | 16.80 | 19.46 | +2.66 | +3.17 | 0.00 | −0.69 | +0.17 |
| Advanced Education | Human Capital | 17.00 | 19.65 | +2.65 | +2.52 | 0.00 | −0.09 | +0.21 |
| Economic Output & Productivity | Production & Innovation | 16.50 | 19.08 | +2.58 | +3.35 | 0.00 | −0.82 | +0.05 |
| Research Talent & Knowledge Creation | Human Capital | 16.00 | 18.55 | +2.55 | +2.26 | 0.00 | −0.14 | +0.44 |
| Trade Policy & Market Access | Trade & Investment | 17.00 | 19.55 | +2.55 | +3.29 | 0.00 | −1.18 | +0.43 |
| Information Environment & Strategic Communication | Information & Influence | 15.67 | 18.12 | +2.45 | +3.43 | 0.00 | −0.98 | 0.00 |
| Regulatory Governance & Strategic Controls | Governance & Integrity | 16.33 | 18.73 | +2.40 | +2.60 | 0.00 | −0.22 | +0.01 |
| Fiscal Capacity & Public Finance | Financial Strength | 16.50 | 18.87 | +2.37 | +3.84 | 0.00 | −1.93 | +0.46 |
| Digital & Services Trade | Trade & Investment | 16.25 | 18.61 | +2.36 | +3.49 | 0.00 | −1.19 | +0.06 |
| Foundational Education | Human Capital | 17.25 | 19.52 | +2.27 | +2.31 | 0.00 | −0.09 | +0.05 |
| Justice System & Fundamental Rights | Governance & Integrity | 15.00 | 17.24 | +2.24 | +2.64 | 0.00 | −0.43 | +0.02 |
| Trade Facilitation & Logistics | Trade & Investment | 17.50 | 19.62 | +2.12 | +4.65 | 0.00 | −2.37 | −0.16 |
| Investment Attraction & Projection | Trade & Investment | 16.33 | 18.41 | +2.08 | +3.22 | 0.00 | −1.20 | +0.06 |
| Digital & AI Competence | Human Capital | 17.00 | 18.97 | +1.97 | +1.82 | 0.00 | −0.09 | +0.24 |
| Export Capability & Sophistication | Trade & Investment | 17.00 | 18.87 | +1.87 | +3.04 | 0.00 | −1.17 | 0.00 |
| Global Value Chain Position | Trade & Investment | 17.33 | 19.05 | +1.72 | +2.73 | 0.00 | −1.16 | +0.14 |
| Government Effectiveness & Public Administration | Governance & Integrity | 17.20 | 18.72 | +1.52 | +2.15 | 0.00 | −0.81 | +0.17 |
| Biotechnology & Health Technologies | Critical Technology | 16.20 | 17.70 | +1.50 | +1.46 | 0.00 | −0.20 | +0.25 |
| Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies | Critical Technology | 16.60 | 18.02 | +1.42 | +1.86 | 0.00 | −0.57 | +0.12 |
| Population Health | Human Capital | 16.00 | 17.36 | +1.36 | +1.48 | 0.00 | −0.12 | 0.00 |
| Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 16.33 | 17.65 | +1.32 | +2.13 | 0.00 | −0.97 | +0.16 |
| Early Childhood Development | Human Capital | 17.00 | 18.32 | +1.32 | +1.40 | 0.00 | −0.11 | +0.04 |
| Robotics & Autonomous Systems | Critical Technology | 16.50 | 17.79 | +1.29 | +1.45 | 0.00 | −0.41 | +0.26 |
| Sensing, Timing & Navigation | Critical Technology | 15.80 | 17.07 | +1.27 | +1.58 | 0.00 | −0.42 | +0.11 |
| Advanced Materials & Manufacturing | Critical Technology | 16.71 | 17.91 | +1.20 | +1.42 | 0.00 | −0.41 | +0.20 |
| Public Integrity & Anti-Corruption | Governance & Integrity | 15.00 | 16.00 | +1.00 | +1.35 | 0.00 | −0.46 | +0.10 |
| Technology Adoption & Diffusion | Production & Innovation | 18.00 | 18.95 | +0.95 | +1.35 | 0.00 | −0.69 | +0.28 |
| Political Institutions & Civic Participation | Governance & Integrity | 16.00 | 16.94 | +0.94 | +1.31 | 0.00 | −0.44 | +0.07 |
| Transparency, Oversight & Accountability | Governance & Integrity | 15.33 | 16.25 | +0.92 | +1.37 | 0.00 | −0.46 | +0.01 |
| Energy Technologies | Critical Technology | 16.60 | 17.43 | +0.83 | +1.53 | 0.00 | −0.91 | +0.21 |
| Space Technologies | Critical Technology | 14.67 | 15.46 | +0.79 | +1.19 | 0.00 | −0.44 | +0.04 |
| Business Dynamism & Entrepreneurship | Production & Innovation | 15.75 | 16.44 | +0.69 | +1.62 | 0.00 | −0.94 | +0.02 |
| Financial Regulation & Integrity | Financial Strength | 15.75 | 16.37 | +0.62 | +1.50 | 0.00 | −0.95 | +0.07 |
| Financial Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 16.50 | 17.04 | +0.54 | +1.66 | 0.00 | −1.00 | −0.13 |
| Structural Transformation & Complexity | Production & Innovation | 16.67 | 17.20 | +0.53 | +1.39 | 0.00 | −0.93 | +0.08 |
| Nuclear Deterrence | National Security | 1.67 | 2.18 | +0.51 | +0.98 | 0.00 | −0.44 | −0.03 |
| Energy Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 16.13 | 16.62 | +0.49 | +2.64 | 0.00 | −2.24 | +0.09 |
| Communications & Digital Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 18.00 | 18.05 | +0.05 | +1.20 | 0.00 | −1.23 | +0.08 |
| Health System Capability | Human Capital | 16.67 | 16.65 | −0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.12 | +0.10 |
| Quantum Technologies | Critical Technology | 14.25 | 14.18 | −0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.44 | +0.37 |
| Semiconductors & Advanced Computing | Critical Technology | 17.50 | 17.20 | −0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.40 | +0.11 |
| Innovation & Commercialisation | Production & Innovation | 18.00 | 17.59 | −0.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.91 | +0.51 |
| Internal Security & Order | Governance & Integrity | 15.67 | 15.24 | −0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.59 | +0.17 |
| Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 16.80 | 16.32 | −0.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.78 | +0.31 |
| Advanced Manufacturing | Strategic Infrastructure | 18.40 | 17.76 | −0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.97 | +0.34 |
| Social Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 17.00 | 16.35 | −0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.00 | +0.35 |
| Diaspora & Global Communities | Information & Influence | 15.50 | 14.85 | −0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.70 | +0.05 |
| Financial System Depth & Access | Financial Strength | 17.00 | 16.23 | −0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.81 | +0.04 |
| Monetary & Currency Capability | Financial Strength | 16.33 | 15.47 | −0.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.94 | +0.07 |
| Agriculture & Food Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 15.75 | 14.86 | −0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.80 | −0.09 |
| Financial Stability & Crisis Management | Financial Strength | 16.67 | 15.74 | −0.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −0.93 | 0.00 |
| Force Generation & Mobilisation | National Security | 16.33 | 15.30 | −1.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.35 | +0.31 |
| National Resilience & Crisis Management | Governance & Integrity | 16.20 | 15.17 | −1.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.10 | +0.08 |
| Air Power | National Security | 16.75 | 15.44 | −1.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.34 | +0.02 |
| Space Operations | National Security | 13.67 | 12.35 | −1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.41 | +0.09 |
| Intelligence & Assessment | National Security | 15.83 | 14.38 | −1.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.64 | +0.19 |
| Land Power | National Security | 16.50 | 15.04 | −1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.34 | −0.12 |
| Cyber & Electromagnetic Operations | National Security | 16.00 | 14.51 | −1.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.64 | +0.14 |
| Transport Infrastructure | Strategic Infrastructure | 16.50 | 14.89 | −1.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −1.76 | +0.15 |
| Strategic Strike & Missile Defence | National Security | 16.00 | 13.63 | −2.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.43 | +0.06 |
| Joint Command, Projection & Sustainment | National Security | 15.33 | 12.85 | −2.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.46 | −0.02 |
| Maritime Power | National Security | 16.00 | 13.23 | −2.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | −2.71 | −0.06 |
Seed 1 of experiment mcts-m3.m3-kor-mcts-index. The simulation can be reproduced exactly from the experiment's configuration, its versions and this seed.