There are no shortages of prepping sites proclaiming that hard times, if not a SHTF collapse is coming. In fact, I have said this myself, and I am nobody. But, in terms of somebodies, Verisk Maplecroft, a UK-based risk consulting and intelligence firm have just published an updated version of the Civil Unrest Index (CUI). It was observed that 101 of the 198 countries tracked by the firm saw increased risks of civil unrest, while only 42 experienced reduced risks. "The impact is evident across the globe, with popular discontent over rising living costs emerging on the streets of developed and emerging markets alike, stretching from the EU, Sri Lanka, Peru to Kenya, Ecuador, and Iran, " Verisk wrote in the report.
"Although there have been several high-profile and large-scale protests during the first half of 2022, the worst is undoubtedly yet to come.”