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February 2026 Look Ahead

February 2026 presents a compressed risk environment driven by a convergence of major holidays, mass-gathering events, religious observances, and planned political demonstrations, particularly in Washington, DC. The highest-risk windows fall around Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 8), Mardi Gras/Lunar New Year (Feb 17), and late-month democracy-related mobilizations (Feb 21 and Feb 27–28). Organizations should anticipate crowd density, alcohol-related disorder, protest/counter-protest dynamics, transportation disruption, and heightened soft-target exposure.

February 2026 presents a compressed risk environment driven by a convergence of major holidays, mass-gathering events, religious observances, and planned political demonstrations, particularly in Washington, DC. The highest-risk windows fall around Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 8), Mardi Gras/Lunar New Year (Feb 17), and late-month democracy-related mobilizations (Feb 21 and Feb 27–28). Organizations should anticipate crowd density, alcohol-related disorder, protest/counter-protest dynamics, transportation disruption, and heightened soft-target exposure.

RMS International’s 2026 Threat Forecast

As 2026 approaches, public and private sector global security teams will operate under mounting stress originating from a hybrid of geopolitical tensions, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and emerging technologies that essentially collapse the boundary and threaten public and private sector verticals between digital and physical domains. The current security environment and potential 2026 technological and physical security disruptors will require senior leadership or board-level engagement, cross-functional coordination, and faster recovery cycles.

As 2026 unfolds, public and private sector global security teams will operate under mounting stress originating from a hybrid of geopolitical tensions, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and emerging technologies that essentially collapse the boundary and threaten public and private sector verticals between digital and physical domains. The current security environment and potential 2026 technological and physical security disruptors will require senior leadership or board-level engagement, cross-functional coordination, and faster recovery cycles.

December 2025 Look Ahead

RMS International’s Intelligence Services have identified 8 holidays, religious observances, socio-cultural, and protest events in December 2025. The identified events in December 2025 may prompt pedestrian and traffic congestion, protests and possible riots, business closures and other significant impacts. Consider contacting RMSI’s Intelligence Services for access to analysts and a customized threat assessments on the threats posed by events occurring in December 2025.

The most critical global security flashpoint this week is the diplomatic-military interface in the Ukraine–Russia war. Negotiations for a “peace framework” are actively underway, with high stakes for European security architecture, alliance cohesion, territorial norms, and downstream cascading risks.

When Global Markets Get the Geopoli-Jitters

Markets have the “geopoli-jitters” as global tensions shake stocks, crypto, and supply chains. In 2026, resilience, not certainty, will ultimately define success. Consider contacting RMSI’s Intelligence Services for access to analysts and a customized threat assessments on the threats posed by the stagnant or down-trending global market events and the potential impact on an organization’s people, assets, operations, and reputation.

Markets have the “geopoli-jitters” as global tensions shake stocks, crypto, and supply chains. In 2026, resilience, not certainty, will ultimately define success. Consider contacting RMSI’s Intelligence Services for access to analysts and a customized threat assessments on the threats posed by the stagnant or down-trending global market events and the potential impact on an organization’s people, assets, operations, and reputation.