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13 events across 10 weeks
1
Damage
5
Distraction
7
Noise
10.0
Avg A
20.5
Avg B
WEEK 54
Jan 4 – 10
DIST
2026-01-09
US Withdraws from 31 UN Groups
Policy Change
international · broad
A
24.4
B
26.6
WEEK 51
Dec 14 – 20
NOISE
2025-12-19
US Holds First G20 Sherpa Meeting Without South Africa
Policy Change
international · narrow
A
4.1
B
6.7
WEEK 43
Oct 19 – 25
DIST
2025-10-23
Trump Threatens Colombia Over Drug War Expansion
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
24.3
B
27.1
NOISE
2025-10-23
US Tariffs Drive India-Brazil Alliance Closer
Policy Change
international · moderate
A
9.2
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DIST
2025-10-03
Foreign Diplomat Criticizes Trump Official as 'Corrupt and Extremist'
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
A
0.0
B
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
A
0.0
B
12.7
NOISE
2025-09-06
Defense Department Warns Venezuela After Provocative Jet Incident
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
A
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
DIST
2025-08-30
US Revokes Palestinian Official Visas Before UN Meeting
Enforcement Action
international · narrow
A
6.5
B
25.3
WEEK 16
Apr 13 – 19
DIST
2025-04-19
Senator Claims El Salvador Staged Photo Op for Deported Man
Information Operation
international · narrow
A
11.2
B
30.4
WEEK 14
Mar 30 – Apr 5
NOISE
2025-04-05
Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation Slashes Haiti Aid
Resource Reallocation
international · moderate
A
3.0
B
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
A
28.3
B
18.1
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Sanctions Against ICC Raise International Law Concerns
Norm Erosion Only
international · narrow
A
13.3
B
17.4
NOISE
2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocation
international · narrow
A
3.0
B
23.5
2.4
B
18.2
B
24.5