Patent ID: 7092927

Claim:
A method of conflict assessment using a relational database stored on a source medium loaded onto a computer system, comprising the steps of: selecting a country and time period to analyze; determining if the database contains enough-information to perform a base assessment of the selected country; gathering up-to-the-moment information by Internet searches; analyzing the information to determine a plurality of internal conflict indicators; factoring the present state of each indicator and the indicator's cumulative value against past conflict assessments by determining the rate of change in the state of conflict and the differences in the contributing factors; and outputting the assessment data results for a user to view; wherein the step of determining the rate of change in the state of conflict and the differences in the contributing factors further comprise the steps of: placing a composite value of the indicators onto a historical graph of previous conflict assessments; determining the delta of the composite value and the delta of each indicator value from the last assessment; determining if automatic alerts or warnings should be issued based on predetermined criteria; and placing the composite values and the delta information of the selected country onto a conflict assessment framework, wherein said framework comprises five stages of conflict that track where the selected country falls with respect to the probability of conflict arising.