Middle East

Middle East

ORG Government / Regional Governance Momentum 3.9ML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features: mention velocity, article breadth, relationship density, deal context, recency, market cap, enrichment completeness, mention concentration, entity type. CRITICALPSI regime classification. QUIET (<0.3): baseline activity. NORMAL (0.3-0.5): typical deal flow. ELEVATED (0.5-0.7): above-average signals. HIGH (0.7-0.85): significant activity. EXTREME (>0.85): exceptional signal concentration. Primary: Spectral Shift

Middle East region (population 400M+, $2.8T combined GDP) encompasses 18+ nations controlling 48% of proven global oil reserves and critical maritime chokepoints. Recent Iran military escalation (February 2026) and ongoing regional conflict triggering commodity price volatility, food security crises in Somalia, and geopolitical realignment involving China and US intervention.

-0.13

PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.

3.9

MomentumML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features including mention velocity, article breadth, deal context, and relationship density. Retrained weekly.

ConfidenceSignal confidence - percentage of PSI sub-signals with sufficient data (30+ observations). Higher confidence means the PSI score is based on more complete data.

105

ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.

Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).

PSI Intelligence

30-Day Trend

Signal Decomposition

Attention Cascade

-0.791

Narrative Drift

0.000

Spectral Shift

624.046

Sentiment-Momentum Divergence

0.000

Source Concentration

0.100

Signal

Middle East is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).

Driver

Ranked #12 of 29 in — in line with sector peers. PSI stable vs yesterday (-1.00). Confidence: 63% (entity has limited history, score is shrunk toward sector prior).

Action

Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.

Peer Comparison

12 of 29

Sector Rank

+0.00

Peer Z-Score

61%

Sector Percentile

Network Analysis

105 Degree Centrality

Ego Network (top connections)

Centrality History

Entity	Weight	Status
Iran	965	STRENGTHENED
United States	770	STABLE
Strait of Hormuz	475	STRENGTHENED
Donald Trump	417	STABLE
Israel	300	STABLE
Tehran	227	STRENGTHENED
Washington	199	STRENGTHENED
President	184	STABLE
China	158	STABLE
Gulf	143	STABLE
Europe	142	STRENGTHENED
Reuters	122	STRENGTHENED
Prime Minister	119	STABLE
Ukraine	114	STABLE
Asia	110	NEW
United Nations	107	STABLE
WASHINGTON	106	STRENGTHENED
Russia	105	STABLE
AP	97	STRENGTHENED
Pakistan	96	STABLE
White House	94	STRENGTHENED
India	83	STRENGTHENED
European Union	76	STRENGTHENED
UAE	71	STABLE
Beijing	69	STABLE
Fed	66	STRENGTHENED
United Kingdom	64	STABLE
Marco Rubio	64	STRENGTHENED
Wall Street	60	STRENGTHENED
United Arab Emirates	60	NEW

Article Coverage (0)

Date	Lane	Title
No Plocamium-authored coverage yet. This entity surfaces in upstream signals (news, filings, trials) but has not yet been a primary subject of a published article. Watch this entity to be alerted when one is published.

Request Access

Full PSI intelligence, network analysis, EDGAR filings, and predicted links require an access token.

Middle East+ Note this entity

Request Access