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Black Swan Event
An unpredictable or unforeseen event that has severe consequences and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact.
Originally coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Black Swan events in geopolitics (e.g., the 9/11 attacks or the sudden collapse of a regime) challenge traditional predictive modeling. Intelligence frameworks focus on “Fragility Analysis” to prepare for these high-impact, low-probability occurrences.