| { |
| "metadata": { |
| "title": "US Global Sentiment Impact Database", |
| "description": "Comprehensive database of US actions and events impacting global sentiment with geographic and temporal data for visualization", |
| "version": "2.0", |
| "last_updated": "2025-12-15", |
| "data_sources": [ |
| "Pew Research Center", |
| "Gallup", |
| "Morning Consult", |
| "Various Academic Sources" |
| ] |
| }, |
| "countries": [ |
| { |
| "name": "Germany", |
| "code": "DE", |
| "region": "Europe", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 51.1657, |
| 10.4515 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 26, |
| "confidence_in_president": 10 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 75, |
| "confidence_in_president": 76 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2022, |
| "favorability": 72, |
| "confidence_in_president": 68 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 68, |
| "confidence_in_president": 65 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 65, |
| "confidence_in_president": 60 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 50, |
| "confidence_in_president": 18 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "France", |
| "code": "FR", |
| "region": "Europe", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 46.2276, |
| 2.2137 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2003, |
| "favorability": 31, |
| "note": "Post-Iraq War low" |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2014, |
| "favorability": 78 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 31 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 65 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 56 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "United Kingdom", |
| "code": "GB", |
| "region": "Europe", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 55.3781, |
| -3.436 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2004, |
| "favorability": 58, |
| "note": "Post-Iraq War decline" |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 41 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 61 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 54 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Mexico", |
| "code": "MX", |
| "region": "Latin America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 23.6345, |
| -102.5528 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2015, |
| "favorability": 66 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2017, |
| "favorability": 30, |
| "note": "Trump administration low" |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 63 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 61 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 29, |
| "note": "Second Trump term decline" |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Brazil", |
| "code": "BR", |
| "region": "Latin America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| -14.235, |
| -51.9253 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2013, |
| "favorability": 73 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2017, |
| "favorability": 50 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 52 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 58 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Argentina", |
| "code": "AR", |
| "region": "Latin America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| -38.4161, |
| -63.6167 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2013, |
| "favorability": 41 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2017, |
| "favorability": 39 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 42 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 46 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Chile", |
| "code": "CL", |
| "region": "Latin America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| -35.6751, |
| -71.543 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2013, |
| "favorability": 68 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2017, |
| "favorability": 55 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 66 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Colombia", |
| "code": "CO", |
| "region": "Latin America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 4.5709, |
| -74.2973 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2013, |
| "favorability": 66 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2017, |
| "favorability": 56 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 67 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Poland", |
| "code": "PL", |
| "region": "Europe", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 51.9194, |
| 19.1451 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2022, |
| "favorability": 79 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 93, |
| "note": "Highest ever recorded" |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 86 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Israel", |
| "code": "IL", |
| "region": "Middle East", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 31.0461, |
| 34.8516 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2022, |
| "favorability": 64 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 82, |
| "note": "Post-Oct 7 solidarity" |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 75 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 83 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Japan", |
| "code": "JP", |
| "region": "Asia-Pacific", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 36.2048, |
| 138.2529 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 41 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 71 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 74 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 73 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "South Korea", |
| "code": "KR", |
| "region": "Asia-Pacific", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 35.9078, |
| 127.7669 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 59 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 77 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 76 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 72 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Australia", |
| "code": "AU", |
| "region": "Asia-Pacific", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| -25.2744, |
| 133.7751 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 48 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 52 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 40, |
| "note": "Sharp decline" |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Tunisia", |
| "code": "TN", |
| "region": "Middle East & North Africa", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 33.8869, |
| 9.5375 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2019, |
| "favorability": 33 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 9, |
| "note": "Record low" |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Turkey", |
| "code": "TR", |
| "region": "Middle East & North Africa", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 38.9637, |
| 35.2433 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2020, |
| "favorability": 18 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 17 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 25 |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Sweden", |
| "code": "SE", |
| "region": "Europe", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 60.1282, |
| 18.6435 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 62 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 19, |
| "note": "Dramatic decline" |
| } |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "name": "Canada", |
| "code": "CA", |
| "region": "North America", |
| "coordinates": [ |
| 56.1304, |
| -106.3468 |
| ], |
| "sentiment_timeline": [ |
| { |
| "year": 2021, |
| "favorability": 69 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2023, |
| "favorability": 60 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2024, |
| "favorability": 54 |
| }, |
| { |
| "year": 2025, |
| "favorability": 34, |
| "note": "Tariff impact" |
| } |
| ] |
| } |
| ], |
| "events": [ |
| { |
| "id": "iraq_war_2003", |
| "date": "2003-03-20", |
| "name": "Iraq War Invasion", |
| "description": "US-led invasion of Iraq without UN Security Council approval", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Middle East", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 85, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Germany", |
| "France", |
| "United Kingdom", |
| "Spain", |
| "Turkey" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "France favorability dropped to 31%, Germany to historic lows, UK 58%", |
| "google_trends": "Massive spike in 'anti-American' searches globally", |
| "tags": [ |
| "War", |
| "Unilateralism", |
| "WMD" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "abu_ghraib_2004", |
| "date": "2004-04-28", |
| "name": "Abu Ghraib Scandal", |
| "description": "Public revelation of torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US military personnel", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Middle East", |
| "Europe", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 75, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Iraq", |
| "Turkey", |
| "Egypt", |
| "Jordan", |
| "Germany", |
| "France" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Further deterioration of US image in Europe and Middle East", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Human Rights", |
| "Torture", |
| "War Crimes" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "guantanamo_2002", |
| "date": "2002-01-11", |
| "name": "Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Opened", |
| "description": "First detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay detention camp", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Latin America", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 70, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Germany", |
| "France", |
| "United Kingdom", |
| "Cuba" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Ongoing symbol of US human rights violations", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Human Rights", |
| "Detention", |
| "War on Terror" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "snowden_2013", |
| "date": "2013-06-06", |
| "name": "Snowden NSA Revelations", |
| "description": "Edward Snowden revealed NSA mass surveillance programs including spying on allies", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Latin America", |
| "Asia-Pacific" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 80, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Germany", |
| "France", |
| "Brazil", |
| "Mexico" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Widespread disapproval in Germany, calls for digital sovereignty", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Surveillance", |
| "Privacy", |
| "Espionage" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "guatemala_coup_1954", |
| "date": "1954-06-18", |
| "name": "Guatemalan Coup d'\u00c9tat", |
| "description": "CIA-backed overthrow of democratically elected President Jacobo \u00c1rbenz", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Latin America" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 75, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Guatemala", |
| "Nicaragua", |
| "El Salvador", |
| "Honduras" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Decades of civil war, foundational anti-American sentiment in Central America", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Coup", |
| "Cold War", |
| "United Fruit Company" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "chile_coup_1973", |
| "date": "1973-09-11", |
| "name": "Chilean Coup d'\u00c9tat", |
| "description": "US-backed military coup ousting President Salvador Allende", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Latin America" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 85, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Chile", |
| "Argentina", |
| "Uruguay", |
| "Brazil" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Primary example in anti-American rhetoric across Latin America", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Coup", |
| "Cold War", |
| "Human Rights", |
| "Pinochet" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "nicaragua_contras_1980s", |
| "date": "1981-01-01", |
| "name": "Nicaragua Contra War", |
| "description": "US backing of Contra rebels against Sandinista government, Iran-Contra scandal", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Latin America" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 70, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Nicaragua", |
| "Honduras", |
| "El Salvador", |
| "Costa Rica" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Civilian deaths, destabilization, drug trafficking linkages", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Intervention", |
| "Iran-Contra", |
| "Drug War" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "afghanistan_withdrawal_2021", |
| "date": "2021-08-30", |
| "name": "Afghanistan Withdrawal", |
| "description": "Chaotic US military withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Asia-Pacific", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 60, |
| "sentiment_direction": "MixedNegative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Afghanistan", |
| "Pakistan", |
| "United Kingdom", |
| "Germany" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Questions about US reliability, humanitarian crisis", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Withdrawal", |
| "Taliban", |
| "Refugees" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "drone_kabul_2021", |
| "date": "2021-08-29", |
| "name": "Kabul Drone Strike (Civilian Casualties)", |
| "description": "US drone strike killed 10 Afghan civilians including 7 children, erroneously believed to be ISIS-K", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Middle East", |
| "Asia-Pacific" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 55, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Afghanistan", |
| "Pakistan" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Criticism of 'over-the-horizon' capabilities", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Drone Strikes", |
| "Civilian Casualties" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "gaza_war_2023", |
| "date": "2023-10-07", |
| "name": "Gaza War - US Support for Israel", |
| "description": "Unwavering US diplomatic and military support for Israel during Gaza conflict", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Middle East", |
| "Europe", |
| "Latin America", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 90, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Tunisia", |
| "Turkey", |
| "Egypt", |
| "Jordan", |
| "South Africa", |
| "Brazil", |
| "Ireland" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Net Israel favorability dropped 18.5 points in 42/43 countries, US seen as complicit", |
| "google_trends": "Spike in 'Gaza genocide' and 'US Israel' searches", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Israel", |
| "Gaza", |
| "Human Rights", |
| "Humanitarian Crisis" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "trump_muslim_ban_2017", |
| "date": "2017-01-27", |
| "name": "Travel Ban (Muslim Ban)", |
| "description": "Executive order banning travel from several Muslim-majority countries", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Middle East", |
| "Asia-Pacific" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 70, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Iran", |
| "Iraq", |
| "Libya", |
| "Somalia", |
| "Sudan", |
| "Syria", |
| "Yemen" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Sharp decline in US favorability in Muslim-majority nations", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Immigration", |
| "Islamophobia", |
| "Executive Order" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "trump_border_wall_2017", |
| "date": "2017-01-25", |
| "name": "Border Wall Executive Order", |
| "description": "Executive order for construction of border wall with Mexico", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Latin America" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 75, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Mexico" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Mexico favorability dropped from 66% (2015) to 30% (2017)", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Immigration", |
| "Border Security", |
| "Mexico Relations" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "paris_accord_withdrawal_2017", |
| "date": "2017-06-01", |
| "name": "Paris Climate Accord Withdrawal", |
| "description": "US withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": 65, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Negative", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "France", |
| "Germany", |
| "Netherlands", |
| "Sweden", |
| "Denmark" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Decline in European trust of US leadership on global issues", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Climate Change", |
| "Multilateralism", |
| "Environment" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "biden_inauguration_2021", |
| "date": "2021-01-20", |
| "name": "Biden Inauguration", |
| "description": "Transition from Trump to Biden administration", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe", |
| "Asia-Pacific", |
| "Latin America", |
| "Global" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": -75, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Positive", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Germany", |
| "France", |
| "United Kingdom", |
| "Canada", |
| "Japan", |
| "South Korea" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Median 75% confidence in Biden vs 17% for Trump in 12 nations, 40+ point swing", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Leadership Change", |
| "Restoration of Alliances" |
| ] |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ukraine_support_2022", |
| "date": "2022-02-24", |
| "name": "Ukraine War Support", |
| "description": "Strong US support for Ukraine following Russian invasion", |
| "regions": [ |
| "Europe" |
| ], |
| "impact_score": -60, |
| "sentiment_direction": "Positive", |
| "affected_countries": [ |
| "Poland", |
| "Ukraine", |
| "Baltic States", |
| "Czech Republic" |
| ], |
| "polling_evidence": "Poland favorability reached 93% in 2023, highest ever", |
| "tags": [ |
| "Ukraine", |
| "NATO", |
| "Russian Aggression", |
| "Security" |
| ] |
| } |
| ], |
| "sentiment_metrics": { |
| "global_average_favorability": { |
| "2003": 48, |
| "2008": 43, |
| "2009": 61, |
| "2017": 49, |
| "2020": 34, |
| "2021": 62, |
| "2023": 59, |
| "2024": 54, |
| "2025": 49 |
| }, |
| "confidence_in_us_president": { |
| "bush_2004": 28, |
| "obama_2009": 71, |
| "obama_2016": 64, |
| "trump_2017": 22, |
| "trump_2020": 17, |
| "biden_2021": 75, |
| "biden_2023": 59, |
| "trump_2025": 34 |
| } |
| }, |
| "regional_aggregates": { |
| "europe": { |
| "2020": 42, |
| "2021": 68, |
| "2024": 58, |
| "2025": 45, |
| "key_concerns": [ |
| "NATO funding", |
| "Trade", |
| "Climate policy", |
| "Surveillance" |
| ] |
| }, |
| "latin_america": { |
| "2015": 57, |
| "2017": 46, |
| "2023": 54, |
| "2024": 56, |
| "2025": 48, |
| "key_concerns": [ |
| "Immigration", |
| "Intervention history", |
| "Trade tariffs", |
| "Drug war" |
| ] |
| }, |
| "middle_east": { |
| "2020": 23, |
| "2023": 18, |
| "2024": 16, |
| "key_concerns": [ |
| "Israel-Palestine", |
| "Military interventions", |
| "Drone strikes" |
| ] |
| }, |
| "asia_pacific": { |
| "2021": 62, |
| "2023": 64, |
| "2024": 61, |
| "key_concerns": [ |
| "Trade", |
| "China policy", |
| "Military presence" |
| ] |
| } |
| } |
| } |
