Geopolitical Conflict
Cambodia’s claim to have ended scam compounds met with scepticism
Cambodia claims to have eradicated scam compounds, but experts and rights groups are skeptical.
Al JazeeraCambodia · China · Laos
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Laos.
Lao People's Democratic Republic · Vientiane (Viangchan) · 8.0M people · east-n-southeast-asia
Governmentcommunist party-led stateLanguagesLao (official), French, EnglishArea236.8K km²Sanctioned entities12Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
92.8
Stable risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Laos becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Laos · 90-day event volume
67
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.20%article coverage 90d: 563
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
74/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 4.13%inflation pct: 23.13%unemployment pct: 1.17%
Market Stress
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 8negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
98/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 12is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
67/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 69.2literacy rate: 75.60%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political33Moderate
Security0Stable
Economic16Stable
Regulatory2Stable
Operational1Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 14 of 22
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0255.1
0357.1
0458.6
0563.5
0664.6
0768.2
0868.8
1477.8
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$16.5B
▲ $659.8M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$2.1K
▲ $57 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 202423.1%
▼ 8.1% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20241.2%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 20247.8M
▲ 104.8K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB—
Life expectancy
WB· 202469.2 yrs
▲ 0.3 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202465.6%
▲ 1.2% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
67
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-08-19
Laos Shifts to EVs
Energy Project
2026-08-16
Laos Rare Earth Mine
Economic Indicator
2026-08-14
Laos Mining
Economic Indicator
2026-08-13
Laos Economic Strain
Economic Indicator
2026-08-13
Mekong Floods
Flood
2026-08-13
Cross-Border Energy Cooperation
Energy Project
2026-08-13
China-Laos Economic Cooperation
Economic Indicator
2026-08-11
Rare-Earth Mine Halt
Economic Indicator
Active conflicts involving Laos
US-China conflict
Cold War · 28403 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations
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Think tanks · this country1 article from research institutions tracking Laos
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Laos-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Laos will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.