{"data":[{"slug":"global-2026-08-23","scope":"global","date":"2026-08-23","headline":"Global Risk Briefing, August 23, 2026: coverage of Sahel Insurgency is surging","bodyMd":"## Analytical Briefing: Media Coverage Trends - August 23, 2026\n\nThis briefing provides an analytical overview of global media coverage trends as of August 23, 2026, based on data tracking 42 topics and 197 countries. Data was available for 36 topics.\n\n## Surging Topics\n\nFive topics demonstrated significant upward movement in media attention, indicated by their Z-scores. The top surging topic was [Sahel Insurgency](https://geotone.news/topics/sahel-insurgency) with a Z-score of \"6.7\" and a volume of \"0.006\". Following closely was [DR Congo Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/drc-conflict), registering a Z-score of \"6.6\" and a volume of \"0.006\". [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) also surged with a Z-score of \"3.6\" and a notably higher volume of \"0.51\". [Food Security](https://geotone.news/topics/food-security) had a Z-score of \"2.5\" and a volume of \"0.019\", while [Myanmar Civil War](https://geotone.news/topics/myanmar-civil-war) showed a Z-score of \"2.1\" and a volume of \"0.006\".\n\n## Significant Movers (Week-over-Week)\n\nSeveral topics experienced substantial week-over-week increases in coverage. [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war) rose by \"514.3%\". [South China Sea](https://geotone.news/topics/south-china-sea) coverage rose by \"477.2%\". The [Myanmar Civil War](https://geotone.news/topics/myanmar-civil-war) saw an increase of \"162.6%\". [Sanctions](https://geotone.news/topics/sanctions) coverage rose by \"152.6%\", and [Somalia Conflict](https://geotone.news/topics/somalia-conflict) coverage rose by \"119.3%\".\n\n## Most Covered Topics\n\nThe topic receiving the highest volume of media coverage was [Trade War & Tariffs](https://geotone.news/topics/trade-war), with a volume of \"0.51\". [Iran War & Succession](https://geotone.news/topics/iran-war-succession) was the second most covered topic, with a volume of \"0.132\". [Israel–Gaza](https://geotone.news/topics/israel-gaza) had a volume of \"0.107\". [Sanctions](https://geotone.news/topics/sanctions) registered a volume of \"0.082\", and [Cyberattacks](https://geotone.news/topics/cyberattacks) had a volume of \"0.038\".\n\n## Countries with Darkest Media Tone\n\nThe countries associated with the most negative media tone were [Niger](https://geotone.news/countries/ne), with a tone of \"-5.69\". [Liberia](https://geotone.news/countries/lr) followed with a tone of \"-4.47\". [Suriname](https://geotone.news/countries/sr) registered a tone of \"-4.27\". [Azerbaijan](https://geotone.news/countries/az) had a tone of \"-4.08\", and [Turkmenistan](https://geotone.news/countries/tm) had a tone of \"-3.91\".","generator":"llm","publishedAt":"2026-08-23T06:00:37.812Z"}],"meta":{"license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Geotone / GDELT","source":"https://geotone.news","docs":"https://geotone.news/api-docs","generated":"2026-10-04T10:20:58.042Z"}}