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38 events across 20 weeks
4
Damage
10
Hype
24
Noise
7.7
Avg Dmg
18.0
Avg Hype
WEEK 68
Apr 12 – 18
HYPE
2026-04-16
US Pushes Nations to Prioritize Trade Over Aid
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
31.8
HYPE
2026-04-16
French Government Seeks Release of 86-Year-Old French Widow Held by ICE
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
21.4
Hype
48.3
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
HYPE
2026-03-02
NOISE: Non-Administration Foreign Policy and International News
international · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
2.8
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-02-26
Cindy McCain Departs as Head of UN World Food Programme
Personnel Capture
international · narrow
Damage
0.2
Hype
3.8
NOISE
2026-02-24
Iran Expresses Willingness for Nuclear Deal as US Deploys Warplanes
international · narrow
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
NOISE
2026-02-18
Guinea-Bissau Stops Vaccine Study Funded by Trump Administration
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
21.5
HYPE
2026-02-18
Trump Administration Plans Online Portal to Bypass Content Bans
Information Operation
international · moderate
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
NOISE
2026-02-09
India-US Deal Strengthens India's Regional Position
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
3.6
NOISE
2026-02-09
China Overturns Canadian Death Sentence After Carney Visit
international · narrow
Damage
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
US Completes Withdrawal from World Health Organization
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
49.6
Hype
32.8
NOISE
2026-01-23
Trump Pressures UK Over Hamas-Linked Figure
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
DMG
2026-01-16
State Department Pauses Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
32.8
Hype
23.3
WEEK 50
Dec 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-12-11
Trump Administration Tariffs Backfiring with India Relations
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
8.1
DMG
2025-12-11
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
NOISE
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Announces Trade Frameworks with Latin American Countries
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
3.8
Hype
9.6
WEEK 45
Nov 2 – 8
HYPE
2025-11-07
US Withdraws from UN COP30 Climate Summit
Norm Erosion Only
international · broad
Damage
1.9
Hype
18.9
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
HYPE
2025-10-30
Trump-Xi Meeting on Trade War Resolution
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
5.1
Hype
32.4
NOISE
2025-10-30
South Korea Nuclear Submarine Technology Transfer
Policy Change
international · narrow
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE
2025-07-05
US-EU Tariff Negotiations Stalled
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
3.5
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
NOISE
2025-06-25
NATO Summit Agrees to Historic 5% GDP Defense Spending Target
Damage
0.0
Hype
20.4
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
NOISE
2025-06-14
France Supports Harvard and Welcomes Foreign Students
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
6.8
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
NOISE
2025-06-07
US-China Trade Talks Scheduled in London
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.6
NOISE
2025-06-07
Chad Suspends Visas to US Citizens in Response to Trump Travel Ban
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
WEEK 13
Mar 23 – 29
HYPE
2025-03-29
Vance Visits Greenland as Trump Reiterates Desire to Acquire Territory
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
36.3
WEEK 11
Mar 9 – 15
NOISE
2025-03-15
US Says South African Ambassador No Longer Welcome
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
2.6
Hype
9.4
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
HYPE
2025-02-01
Canada Threatens Reciprocal Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Tensions
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
16.4
Hype
27.9
NOISE
2025-02-01
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Calls South Korean Defense Minister
Damage
0.0
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
NOISE
2025-01-24
Danish Politician Rejects Trump's Greenland Purchase Proposal
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.8
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
NOISE
2025-01-18
Israel Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord
Damage
0.0
Hype
24.4
NOISE
2025-01-18
Trump Phone Call with Xi Jinping Ahead of Inauguration
Damage
1.1
Hype
15.8
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.6
NOISE
2026-02-24
Protests Against US Aircraft Carrier Deployment in Greece
international · narrow
Damage
0.8
Hype
22.8
NOISE
2026-02-24
Trump Administration Pressures Mexico on Cartel Crackdown
Enforcement Action
international · moderate
Damage
1.3
Hype
17.4
HYPE
2026-02-23
Canada Prepares Aid Package for Cuba Amid US Oil Embargo
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
29.3
NOISE
2026-02-18
US and Uzbekistan Sign Critical Minerals Pact
international · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
4.3
Damage
32.2
Hype
32.4
0.0
Hype
5.3
5.5
Hype
14.9
NOISE
2026-01-23
Trump Signs Board of Peace Charter at Davos
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
6.6
Hype
22.4
Damage
37.6
Hype
27.2
Damage
11.2
Hype
9.0
HYPE
2025-10-30
US Weighs Show of Force in South China Sea Before Xi Meeting
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
8.4
Hype
26.3
22.6
DMG
2025-06-07
Trump Administration Implements Travel Ban on 12 Countries
Policy Change
international · broad
Damage
34.8
Hype
28.7
Hype
1.6
NOISE
2025-01-18
Russia and Iran Sign Partnership Treaty to Deepen Ties
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.1