DIThe Distraction Index

#international_relations

54 events across 25 weeks

4Damage
16Hype
34Noise
6.0Avg Dmg
20.2Avg Hype
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-01
UN Criticism and Potential Punitive Response
Damage
0.0
Hype
19.0
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Plans to Use Iranian Funds for Ship Damage Costs
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
17.4
Hype
14.6
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Orders Investigation Into EU Tech Company Fines
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
40.0
NOISE2026-07-24
Canada Opens Gordie Howe Bridge Without US Joint Ceremony Due to Trump Tariffs
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · moderate
Damage
0.2
Hype
18.4
HYPE2026-07-19
Fetterman Criticizes Mamdani Over Netanyahu Arrest Push
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · narrow
Damage
0.4
Hype
38.4
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
NOISE2026-07-19
US Announces Brazil Tariffs, Expands Exemptions List
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
1.1
Hype
22.5
HYPE2026-07-18
Trump Threatens Canada with Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
1.0
Hype
63.2
NOISE2026-07-17
Sununu Dogged by Questions Over Qatar
Damage
0.1
Hype
2.5
NOISE2026-07-15
U.S. Seismologist Detained in China for Nearly 2 Years Without Trial
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
8.5
NOISE2026-07-15
China and Xi Favored Over US and Trump in Many Nations Survey
Damage
0.0
Hype
18.0
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-07
Trump Revokes Iran's Oil Sales License After Strait of Hormuz Incidents
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
18.5
NOISE2026-07-07
Trump Expects to Offer Turkey F-35 Jet Access Restoration
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
2.0
Hype
18.5
HYPE2026-07-06
Trump Intervenes in FIFA Decision on Balogun World Cup Ban
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · narrow
Damage
1.0
Hype
38.0
HYPE2026-07-06
El Chapo Lawyer Says He Will Send US Authorities List of 32 Mexican Officials Allegedly Linked to Drug Cartels
international · narrow
Damage
3.5
Hype
32.0
NOISE2026-07-06
Trump Heads to NATO Summit in Turkey Amid Tensions with Europe
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · broad
Damage
1.4
Hype
18.5
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-03
NOISE: Foreign Policy and International Relations
international · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
34.3
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
French Government Seeks Release of 86-Year-Old French Widow Held by ICE
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
21.4
Hype
48.3
HYPE2026-04-16
US Pushes Nations to Prioritize Trade Over Aid
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
31.8
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-03-02
NOISE: Non-Administration Foreign Policy and International News
international · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
2.8
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
NOISE2026-02-26
Cindy McCain Departs as Head of UN World Food Programme
Personnel Captureinternational · narrow
Damage
0.2
Hype
3.8
NOISE2026-02-24
Trump Administration Pressures Mexico on Cartel Crackdown
Enforcement Actioninternational · moderate
Damage
1.3
Hype
17.4
NOISE2026-02-24
Iran Expresses Willingness for Nuclear Deal as US Deploys Warplanes
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.6
NOISE2026-02-24
Protests Against US Aircraft Carrier Deployment in Greece
international · narrow
Damage
0.8
Hype
22.8
HYPE2026-02-23
Canada Prepares Aid Package for Cuba Amid US Oil Embargo
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
29.3
NOISE2026-02-18
US and Uzbekistan Sign Critical Minerals Pact
international · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
4.3
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-18
Trump Administration Plans Online Portal to Bypass Content Bans
Information Operationinternational · moderate
Damage
32.2
Hype
32.4
NOISE2026-02-18
Guinea-Bissau Stops Vaccine Study Funded by Trump Administration
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
21.5
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
NOISE2026-02-09
China Overturns Canadian Death Sentence After Carney Visit
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
5.3
NOISE2026-02-09
India-US Deal Strengthens India's Regional Position
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
3.6
WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24
NOISE2026-01-23
Trump Signs Board of Peace Charter at Davos
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
6.6
Hype
22.4
DMG2026-01-23
US Completes Withdrawal from World Health Organization
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
49.6
Hype
32.8
NOISE2026-01-23
Trump Pressures UK Over Hamas-Linked Figure
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
5.5
Hype
14.9
WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17
DMG2026-01-16
State Department Pauses Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
32.8
Hype
23.3
WEEK 50Dec 7 – 13
DMG2025-12-11
Trump Administration Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
37.6
Hype
27.2
NOISE2025-12-11
Trump Administration Tariffs Backfiring with India Relations
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
8.1
WEEK 46Nov 9 – 15
NOISE2025-11-14
Trump Administration Announces Trade Frameworks with Latin American Countries
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
3.8
Hype
9.6
WEEK 45Nov 2 – 8
HYPE2025-11-07
US Withdraws from UN COP30 Climate Summit
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · broad
Damage
1.9
Hype
18.9
WEEK 44Oct 26 – Nov 1
NOISE2025-10-30
South Korea Nuclear Submarine Technology Transfer
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
11.2
Hype
9.0
HYPE2025-10-30
Trump-Xi Meeting on Trade War Resolution
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
5.1
Hype
32.4
HYPE2025-10-30
US Weighs Show of Force in South China Sea Before Xi Meeting
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
8.4
Hype
26.3
WEEK 27Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE2025-07-05
US-EU Tariff Negotiations Stalled
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
3.5
WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28
NOISE2025-06-25
NATO Summit Agrees to Historic 5% GDP Defense Spending Target
Damage
0.0
Hype
20.4
WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21
NOISE2025-06-14
France Supports Harvard and Welcomes Foreign Students
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
6.8
WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7
NOISE2025-06-07
Chad Suspends Visas to US Citizens in Response to Trump Travel Ban
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
22.6
DMG2025-06-07
Trump Administration Implements Travel Ban on 12 Countries
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
34.8
Hype
28.7
NOISE2025-06-07
US-China Trade Talks Scheduled in London
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.6
WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29
HYPE2025-03-29
Vance Visits Greenland as Trump Reiterates Desire to Acquire Territory
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
36.3
WEEK 11Mar 9 – 15
NOISE2025-03-15
US Says South African Ambassador No Longer Welcome
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
2.6
Hype
9.4
WEEK 5Jan 26 – Feb 1
HYPE2025-02-01
Canada Threatens Reciprocal Tariffs as Trump Escalates Trade Tensions
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
16.4
Hype
27.9
NOISE2025-02-01
Secretary of Defense Hegseth Calls South Korean Defense Minister
Damage
0.0
Hype
1.6
WEEK 4Jan 19 – 25
NOISE2025-01-24
Danish Politician Rejects Trump's Greenland Purchase Proposal
international · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.8
WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18
NOISE2025-01-18
Trump Phone Call with Xi Jinping Ahead of Inauguration
Damage
1.1
Hype
15.8
NOISE2025-01-18
Israel Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord
Damage
0.0
Hype
24.4
NOISE2025-01-18
Russia and Iran Sign Partnership Treaty to Deepen Ties
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.1