Globally, PEA has become a strategic lens through which development actors explore the unseen forces that enable or block transformation. From Latin America to Southeast Asia, institutions like the World Bank and UNDP have used PEA to understand how informal networks, elite bargains, and entrenched power structures affect progress.

Regionally, in countries like Uganda, Nigeria, and Kenya, PEA plays a central role in revealing how historical inequalities, donor dependencies, and patronage systems shape national policies. In Southern Africa, it exposes how post-colonial legacies and social stratification influence reforms in health, education, and governance. In fragile and conflict-affected states across the Horn of Africa, it helps identify entry points for peacebuilding and institutional development. This global and regional intelligence empowers stakeholders to move with greater clarity and realism.