{
  "id": "present",
  "name": "Present Day",
  "year": 2026,
  "eraDescription": "A multipolar world of blocs, sanctions, and tech supremacy. Climate strain, artificial intelligence, and great-power rivalry shape every decision the leaders of the age must make.",
  "suggestedPowers": [
    { "name": "United States", "region": "USA", "note": "The military-technological leader of the Western bloc." },
    { "name": "People's Republic of China", "region": "CHN", "note": "The industrial giant pressing on the Western Pacific." },
    { "name": "Russian Federation", "region": "RUS", "note": "A resource-rich power testing its neighbors' resolve." },
    { "name": "European Union", "region": "FRA", "note": "A large, internally divided economic bloc." }
  ],
  "tensions": [
    "US–China tech and trade rivalry",
    "The war in Europe and the eastern flank",
    "AI and cyber dominance"
  ]
}