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1160 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 4 of 20.

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Camp GraylingUSMichigan Army National Guard training installation hosting the Pentagon's Drone Dominance Phase 2 Gauntlet Stage 1, 8-20 June 2026.
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CanadaCAG7 federal co-host of the 2026 World Cup; eliminated in the last 16 by Morocco.
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Canary IslandsESSpanish Atlantic archipelago; tourist-municipality law now triggers binding duties on towns by bed-to-resident ratio.
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CanelonesUYDepartment of Uruguay near Montevideo, site of Antel's planned AI data centre.
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CangguIDBali's prime nomad hub; raided by Indonesia's immigration task force, 15 businesses in 2026.
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Cape of Good HopeZAAfrica's southern cape; the shipping detour used when Gulf or Red Sea routes turn risky.
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Cape VerdeCVAtlantic island nation of 550,000; World Cup debutants eliminated by Argentina in round of 32.
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Cardiff BayGBMetonym for the Senedd; the district of Cardiff housing the Welsh Parliament.
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Caspian SeaWorld's largest inland sea bordering five states; now also a fourth-belligerent war front.
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Cass County, IndianaUSOne of two Indiana counties, with Marshall, that banned new data centres outright rather than pausing them.
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CataloniaESSpanish community with its own Civil Code, seen as the likeliest to follow Navarra's room-rental law.
Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria HotelITThe Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Rome is the venue for the FIGC presidential Elective Assembly on 22 June 2026.
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Central FloridaUSFlorida region anchoring Darren Soto's congressional district, targeted in DeSantis's 24R-4D map.
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Central MacedoniaGRGreek administrative region containing Thessaloniki; took 12.5 per cent of national tourist arrivals in 2025.
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Centrica RoughGBUK's primary gas storage facility (50% of total capacity); seasonal mandate expired 30 April 2026.
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Ceredigion PenfroGBWelsh Senedd constituency in Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire; First Minister Eluned Morgan's seat.
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CeyhanTRTurkey's main Mediterranean crude export hub; terminus of the BTC and Iraq-Turkey pipelines.
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ChabaharIRIran's only deep-water Arabian Sea port; India's $120m stake transferred to Iranian entity when the sanctions waiver lapsed 26 April.
ChadTDLandlocked Central African state; ARILAC participant with one of the continent's thinnest health infrastructures.
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ChaniaGRCrete's largest city; under review for STR restrictions under Law 5275/2026.
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ChapayevskRURussian city in Samara Oblast; home to Promsintez explosives factory struck March 2026.
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CharlotteUSNorth Carolina city hosting World Cup matches at Bank of America Stadium.
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ChechnyaRURussian North Caucasus republic led by Kadyrov; forces deployed to Ukraine since 2022.
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ChennaiINSouth Indian port city of 10 million; Tamil Nadu capital and a major hub for IT, manufacturing, and maritime trade.
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CherkasyUAUkrainian city on the Dnipro river; targeted in post-Easter drone barrage.
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Cheshire and WarringtonGBEnglish combined authority; Devolution Priority Programme area, mayoral election postponed to May 2027.
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ChinaCNThe People's Republic of China; permanent UN Security Council member and world's second-largest economy.
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Choghaddak military baseIRIranian military installation in Bushehr province.
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Chonhar BridgeUARoad bridge across the Chonhar strait connecting mainland Ukraine to Crimea; one of Russia's key supply routes to the occupied peninsula.
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ChoozFRFrench nuclear power plant on the Meuse River, subject to river-cooling curtailment during 2026 summer heatwaves.
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ChornobylUADecommissioned Ukrainian nuclear plant; its spent-fuel building was struck by a Russian Shahed drone on 7 June 2026.
Ciego de ÁvilaCUCentral Cuban province; first to disconnect from the national grid at 06:09 on 14 May 2026 and first to reconnect at 08:16.
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Ciragan PalaceTRA historic Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, now a luxury hotel and diplomatic venue.
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ClactonGBEssex constituency represented by Nigel Farage since 2024, the site of his self-triggered July 2026 by-election.
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ClairefontaineFRFrance national team training centre in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines; where Saliba reported after the UCL final with unresolved fitness status.
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ClaraGBSTFC's advanced electron-beam facility, mothballed in the July 2026 prioritisation cuts.
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CliftonvilleGBMargate ward in the Thanet district of east Kent; site of the 9 April 2026 KCC by-election won by the Green Party.
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ColombiaCOSouth American country whose digital nomad visa has a roughly 42% rejection rate.
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Colonia JuarezMXCDMX neighbourhood that has lost roughly 4,000 residents to short-let conversion since 2020.
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Colorado SpringsUSColorado city hosting Space Symposium; home of US Space Command and Space Foundation.
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ColossusUSxAI's data centre complex in Memphis, Tennessee; the largest single BYOP gas order to date at 1.2 GW via 41 gas turbines approved in March 2026.
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ComorosKMIndian Ocean archipelago off Madagascar; world's top ylang-ylang producer and 2026 Red Sea coalition signatory.
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CondesaMXMexico City's Art Deco colonia; epicentre of nomad-driven gentrification and resident displacement.
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ConnecticutUSNew England US state; joined the 2026 coalition suit to block the Paramount-WBD merger.
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Costa RicaCRCentral American nation whose national football team's shock 2014 World Cup quarter-final remains its defining sporting moment.
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Côte d'IvoireCIWest African World Cup qualifier under full US travel ban and $15,000 visa bond.
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Cotroceni PalaceRORomanian presidential palace in Bucharest; venue for the 13 May 2026 Bucharest Nine summit with Zelenskyy.
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CoventryGBWest Midlands city; one of only two Labour-projected councils as Reform UK sweeps the region.
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CreteGRGreek island; NATO's Souda Bay base amid Iran-era protest, also a top short-let tourism destination.
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CrimeaUAUkrainian peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014; internationally disputed.
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CroatiaHRCentral European EU/NATO member; two-time World Cup finalist now taxing tourist rentals per bed.
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CrollesFRFrench town hosting STMicroelectronics fab where GlobalFoundries JV was suspended.
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CroydonGBA London borough council in south London.
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CTE NuevitasCUSoviet-era thermoelectric power plant in Camagüey province whose Unit 6 failure triggered Cuba's 6 July 2026 national grid collapse.
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CuauhtemocMXCentral Mexico City borough encompassing Colonia Juárez, Roma and Condesa; 11-20% of housing stock is listed on Airbnb.
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CubaCUCaribbean socialist state under US embargo; President and CUPET both now on OFAC SDN list.
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CumbriaGBEnglish county; Devolution Priority Programme area, mayoral election postponed to May 2027.
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CuraçaoCWCaribbean island of ~160,000 people; smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup.
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CushingUSCushing, Oklahoma is the delivery point for the WTI futures contract.
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CWL1GBVantage Data Centers campus in Newport, south Wales.