Conflict
The topics this product tracks, the most attention first. Attention is measured against each topic’s own history — 50 is its usual level — so a high figure means unusually busy for that topic, not the most-discussed topic in the world.
Ordered by each topic’s current Attention figure: 0–100 against that topic’s own recent history, with 50 its usual level. Topics with no figure yet are listed last, A–Z. How attention is measured.
- Maritime security and chokepoints50Attentionabout usual · +10.0 ptsup over 24 hoursShipping chokepoints, piracy, tanker seizures and undersea-cable sabotage.
- Greenland and the Arctic49Attentionabout usual · +4.1 ptsup over 24 hoursGreenland's status and the geopolitics of the Arctic — sovereignty, sea routes and military presence.
- DR Congo48Attentionabout usual · +2.6 ptsup over 24 hoursThe Democratic Republic of the Congo's politics and the war in its east, including the M23 rebellion.
- Iran48Attentionabout usual · +7.8 ptsup over 24 hours
- Terrorism and political violence47Attentionabout usual · +0.9 ptsup over 24 hours
- US military47Attentionabout usual · −4.2 ptsdown over 24 hoursThe armed forces, the Defense (War) Department's leadership, and where US troops are sent.
- Yemen and the Red Sea46Attentionabout usual · −0.5 ptsdown over 24 hours
- Armenia and Azerbaijan45Attentionbelow usual · ±0.0 ptsunchanged over 24 hours
- Israel and Gaza43Attentionbelow usual · −15.0 ptsdown over 24 hours
- Espionage and intelligence42Attentionbelow usual · +2.8 ptsup over 24 hoursSpy cases, intelligence agencies and espionage charges.
- Organised crime and cartels41Attentionbelow usual · −7.1 ptsdown over 24 hoursDrug cartels, trafficking networks, gangs and money laundering.