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28 events across 16 weeks
4
Damage
5
Distraction
19
Noise
8.0
Avg A
16.5
Avg B
WEEK 59
Feb 8 – 14
NOISE
2026-02-09
China Overturns Canadian Death Sentence After Carney Visit
international · narrow
A
0.0
B
5.3
NOISE
2026-02-09
India-US Deal Strengthens India's Regional Position
international · moderate
A
0.0
B
3.6
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
US Completes Withdrawal from World Health Organization
Policy Change
international · broad
A
49.6
B
32.8
NOISE
2026-01-23
Trump Signs Board of Peace Charter at Davos
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
6.6
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
DMG
2026-01-16
State Department Pauses Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries
Policy Change
international · broad
A
32.8
B
23.3
WEEK 50
Dec 7 – 13
NOISE
2025-12-11
Trump Administration Tariffs Backfiring with India Relations
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
0.0
B
8.1
DMG
2025-12-11
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
A
37.6
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
NOISE
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Announces Trade Frameworks with Latin American Countries
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
3.8
B
9.6
WEEK 45
Nov 2 – 8
DIST
2025-11-07
US Withdraws from UN COP30 Climate Summit
Norm Erosion Only
international · broad
A
1.9
B
18.9
WEEK 44
Oct 26 – Nov 1
DIST
2025-10-30
US Weighs Show of Force in South China Sea Before Xi Meeting
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
8.4
B
26.3
DIST
2025-10-30
Trump-Xi Meeting on Trade War Resolution
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE
2025-07-05
US-EU Tariff Negotiations Stalled
Policy Change
international · broad
A
0.0
B
3.5
NOISE
2025-07-05
US-EU Tariff Negotiations Stalled
international · moderate
A
0.0
WEEK 26
Jun 22 – 28
NOISE
2025-06-25
NATO Summit Agrees to Historic 5% GDP Defense Spending Target
A
0.0
B
20.4
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
NOISE
2025-06-14
France Supports Harvard and Welcomes Foreign Students
international · narrow
A
0.0
B
6.8
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
DMG
2025-06-07
Trump Administration Implements Travel Ban on 12 Countries
Policy Change
international · broad
A
34.8
B
28.7
NOISE
2025-06-07
Chad Suspends Visas to US Citizens in Response to Trump Travel Ban
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
0.1
WEEK 13
Mar 23 – 29
DIST
2025-03-29
Vance Visits Greenland as Trump Reiterates Desire to Acquire Territory
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
A
7.1
B
36.3
WEEK 11
Mar 9 – 15
NOISE
2025-03-15
US Says South African Ambassador No Longer Welcome
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
2.6
B
9.4
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
DIST
2025-02-01
Canada Threatens Reciprocal Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Tensions
Policy Change
international · broad
A
16.4
B
27.9
NOISE
2025-02-01
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Calls South Korean Defense Minister
A
0.0
B
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
NOISE
2025-01-24
Danish Politician Rejects Trump's Greenland Purchase Proposal
international · narrow
A
0.0
B
14.8
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
NOISE
2025-01-18
Trump Phone Call with Xi Jinping Ahead of Inauguration
A
1.1
B
15.8
NOISE
2025-01-18
Russia and Iran Sign Partnership Treaty to Deepen Ties
A
0.0
B
11.1
B
22.4
NOISE
2026-01-23
Trump Pressures UK Over Hamas-Linked Figure
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
5.5
B
14.9
B
27.2
5.1
B
32.4
NOISE
2025-10-30
South Korea Nuclear Submarine Technology Transfer
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
11.2
B
9.0
B
1.6
B
22.6
NOISE
2025-06-07
US-China Trade Talks Scheduled in London
A
0.0
B
2.6
1.6
NOISE
2025-01-18
Israel Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord
A
0.0
B
24.4