What this index reads
Stewards do not need to track every geopolitical news cycle. They need to know when one is suddenly arriving. Geopolitical Anxiety composites worldwide search attention on four named flashpoints — Taiwan, China-broad-war language, the Red Sea, and Russia sanctions — into a single read of how loudly the world is paying attention.
Reading the spikes
Spikes are common; what matters is the slope and the persistence. A 2-week elevated reading is a news cycle. A 6-week elevated reading is a regime shift. Cassian tracks the named procurement decisions that often precede the 6-week-elevated case.