The global geopolitical and economic landscape of 2025 represents a critical inflection point, characterized by unprecedented fragmentation, escalating tensions across multiple theaters, and fundamental restructuring of trade and security architectures. This comprehensive analysis examines the key dynamics shaping the contemporary international order, with particular emphasis on geopolitical tensions in the Pacific and European regions, and their cascading effects on global markets.   Drawing from The Economist's World Ahead 2025 report, supplemented by Bloomberg Intelligence market data and leading geopolitical research institutions, this study reveals several critical findings: ·          Pacific theater tensions have intensified significantly, with the Taiwan Strait emerging as the world's most dangerous flashpoint, evidenced by China's largest military exercises to date and an $11 billion U.S. arms package to Taiwan in December 20...