It’s always amazing how much about politics can be learned through data visualization. While analytics are open to different interpretations, hopefully we are not bound by our own perspectives and brave enough to explore prospects beyond horizon.
Kudos to Kalev Leetaru’s GDELT! The project monitors global events through broadcast, print, and web news in over 100 languages. Currently, the project offers two API services, GDELT DOC 2.0 API and GDELT Stability Dashboard API .
Relying on these two services, we created Leaders Watch and Stability Watch, providing a constant tracking of major world leaders and country dynamics with respect to conflict and protest.
Here is a preview of how the charts would look like: