Geopolitics monitors global events and media coverage using the GDELT database — one of the largest open event datasets in the world. Search real-time defense and political news in 100+ languages, track whether coverage of a topic is escalating or fading, and measure the emotional tone of global media around any issue.
For researchers, analysts, and journalists, this is the fastest way to get a data-backed read on how global media is treating a conflict, a political figure, or an international issue — without manual news monitoring.
What you can do
- search_events — find news articles on any geopolitical topic with boolean query support, source country filtering, and time ranges up to one year
- trend_analysis — measure whether media coverage of a topic is increasing, decreasing, or stable over time, with peak coverage dates
- sentiment_analysis — track the emotional tone of global media on a topic from -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive)
- get_context — pull article text snippets for deeper context without reading full articles
Who it's for
Journalists tracking conflict escalation, political risk analysts monitoring emerging situations, researchers studying media narratives, and anyone who needs a fast quantitative read on how the world is covering a topic.
How to use it
- Use search_events with a topic like "Russia Ukraine" or "China Taiwan military" to find recent articles
- Use trend_analysis to see if coverage is escalating or winding down over the past 6-12 months
- Use sentiment_analysis to measure whether media tone is worsening or improving
- Use get_context to pull actual text excerpts when you need specific quotes or details
Getting started
All skills work immediately with no setup — powered by the public GDELT dataset.
