The Unraveling of Certainty: Quantum’s Shadow Year

Within the next three years, a seemingly insignificant quantum algorithm will crack a widely used encryption standard, not with a bang, but a whisper—revealing the fragility of our digital foundations and ushering in an era where trust, itself, becomes a quantum problem. This event will trigger an unforeseen cascade of changes, reshaping not just cybersecurity, but the very fabric of global power dynamics.