{ "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" ] } } }