Geopolitical Risk Analysis Certification

The Geopolitical Risk Analysis Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests geopolitical risk analysis — identifying political, security and regulatory risks to organisations, structured analytic techniques and cognitive bias, probabilistic forecasting and estimative language, scenario planning and early-warning indicators, sanctions, export controls and supply chain exposure, country risk assessment, and communicating risk to executives and boards — written to Heuer's Psychology of Intelligence Analysis, Kent's estimative probability, superforecasting research, ISO 31000, OFAC and IMF references for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Geopolitical Risk Analysis certificate (SOA-GRA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including ISO 31000 Risk management (ISO), Psychology of Intelligence Analysis (Richards J. Heuer Jr.) (CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence), Superforecasting research and the Good Judgment Project (Good Judgment Inc.) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Geopolitical Risk Analysis Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests foundations of geopolitical risk, analysis and forecasting, scenarios, indicators and specific risk types and communicating risk and supporting decisions with 20 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Geopolitical Risk Analysis certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: ISO 31000 Risk management (ISO); Psychology of Intelligence Analysis (Richards J. Heuer Jr.) (CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence); Superforecasting research and the Good Judgment Project (Good Judgment Inc.); Global Risks Report (World Economic Forum); World Economic Outlook (International Monetary Fund); Words of Estimative Probability (Sherman Kent) (CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Foundations of Geopolitical Risk (Risk identification, Country risk and Risk frameworks); Analysis and Forecasting (Structured analytic techniques, Cognitive bias and Probabilistic forecasting); Scenarios, Indicators and Specific Risk Types (Scenario planning, Early warning and Sanctions and supply chains); Communicating Risk and Supporting Decisions (Briefing executives, Monitoring and Ethics and sources). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Political or geopolitical risk analyst, Strategy or corporate affairs professional, Supply chain or security risk manager, Investment or country risk analyst and International relations or policy student. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Geopolitical Risk Analysis knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Law, IR and public-policy students at Yale, Georgetown, Sciences Po, LSE and SAIS want practice-ready skills without government or bar exams. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

They assess how political events, conflicts, policy changes and international relations could affect an organisation's people, assets, supply chains and markets, estimate likelihood and impact, monitor indicators and recommend mitigations to decision makers.

Words such as "possible" or "likely" are interpreted very differently by different readers. Sherman Kent showed this decades ago. Numeric ranges, or words tied to defined probability bands, make forecasts clearer, comparable and easier to score for accuracy.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.