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21 events across 16 weeks
1
Damage
9
Hype
11
Noise
6.7
Avg Dmg
28.6
Avg Hype
WEEK 71
May 3 – 9
NOISE
2026-05-06
Trump White House Hosts Brazilian President
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.8
WEEK 70
Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE
2026-04-26
US Withdraws from Peace Talks with Iran
international · moderate
Damage
—
Hype
70.8
WEEK 69
Apr 19 – 25
HYPE
2026-04-19
Pope Leo Criticizes 'MAGA Jesus' and Trump Administration Religious Rhetoric
Norm Erosion Only
international · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
56.3
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
Trump's Feud With the U.K. Over North Sea Oil
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
70.8
HYPE
2026-04-15
Trump Criticizes Pope Leo and White House Kills Catholic Charities Migrant Program
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-16
Trump Slams California-Britain Energy Deal
Norm Erosion Only
single state · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
18.4
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
NOISE
2026-02-07
US-India Interim Trade Framework Agreement
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
2.0
Hype
12.0
WEEK 54
Jan 4 – 10
HYPE
2026-01-09
US Withdraws from 31 UN Groups
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
24.4
Hype
26.6
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
NOISE
2025-12-19
US Holds First G20 Sherpa Meeting Without South Africa
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
4.1
Hype
6.7
WEEK 43
Oct 19 – 25
HYPE
2025-10-23
Trump Threatens Colombia Over Drug War Expansion
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
24.3
Hype
27.1
NOISE
2025-10-23
US Tariffs Drive India-Brazil Alliance Closer
Policy Change
international · moderate
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
HYPE
2025-10-03
Foreign Diplomat Criticizes Trump Official as 'Corrupt and Extremist'
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
28.0
WEEK 36
Aug 31 – Sep 6
NOISE
2025-09-06
Canadian PM Makes Veiled Criticism of Trump at Film Festival
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
12.7
NOISE
2025-09-06
Defense Department Warns Venezuela After Provocative Jet Incident
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
HYPE
2025-08-30
US Revokes Palestinian Official Visas Before UN Meeting
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
Damage
6.5
Hype
25.3
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
HYPE
2025-04-19
Senator Claims El Salvador Staged Photo Op for Deported Man
Information Operation
international · narrow
Damage
11.2
Hype
30.4
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation Slashes Haiti Aid
Resource Reallocation
international · moderate
Damage
3.0
Hype
7.7
WEEK 7
Feb 9 – 15
DMG
2025-02-15
VP Vance Delivers Blistering Speech to European Allies on Democracy and Russia
Norm Erosion Only
international · moderate
Damage
28.3
Hype
18.1
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocation
international · narrow
Damage
3.0
Hype
24.5
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Sanctions Against ICC Raise International Law Concerns
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
75.0
NOISE
2026-04-11
UK Halts Chagos Islands Handover After Trump Withdraws Support
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
29.3
Damage
9.2
Hype
23.5
Damage
2.4
Hype
18.2
Damage
13.3
Hype
17.4