*************************************************** Unilateral Database **************************************************************************************************************************************************

Name of the archive : IntenSE_2025_v1.zip

Name of the dataset : IntenSE_2025_unilateral_v1.csv

Format : csv

Delimiter : ,

Release Date : 03/2026

Weblink : http://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/fr/bdd_modele/download.asp?id=43

DOI : Not applicable [This will replace the Weblink item]

Size (unzipped) : 11.219 megabytes (11,219 bytes)

Size (zipped) : 2.116 megabytes (2,116 bytes)

Software : This dataset was created using the R software (4.5.2 version)

Contents: The unilateral version of the IntenSE database provides events and articles counts and two different geopolitical indicators for 201 countries at the monthly level from March 2015 to July 2025 included.

List of Variables :
Date -- 		Date in YYYYMM format, from 201503 to 202507
ActorCountryCode -- 	Concerned country, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (3-character)
Category --		Event category
NumEvents --		Number of events reported for the concerned Country and Category
NumArticles -- 		Number of articles reporting events for the concerned Country and Category
Shade -- 		Shade indicator for the concerned Country and Category, from 0 to 1
Intensity -- 		Intensity indicator for the concerned Country, from 0 to 1

Additionnal useful information : Not applicable

Example of 1 line : 201503,"AFG","ActionNegative",101,137,0.12156166814551907,0.0067939041740011094

Licence : Creative Commons BY SA

Reference (Please cite when using this dataset) : Chevalier, N., Crozet, M., Emlinger, C. & Mirza, D. (2026). Trade under Tensions: Insights from Media-Reported Bilateral events. CEPII Working Paper, n°2026-02

*************************************************** Bilateral Database ***************************************************************************************************************************************************

Name of the dataset : IntenSE_2025_bilateral_v1.csv

Format : csv

Delimiter : ,

Release Date : 03/2026

Weblink : http://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/fr/bdd_modele/download.asp?id=43

DOI : Not applicable [This will replace the Weblink item]

Size (unzipped) : 114.758 megabytes (114,758 bytes)

Size (zipped) : 11.628 megabytes (11,628 bytes)

Software : This dataset was created using the R software (4.5.2 version)

Contents: The bilateral version of the IntenSE database provides events and articles counts and two different geopolitical indicators for 12,766 country pairs at the monthly level from March 2015 to July 2025 included.

List of Variables :
Date -- 		Date in YYYYMM format, from 201503 to 202507
Actor1CountryCode -- 	First concerned country, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (3-character)
Actor2CountryCode -- 	Second concerned country, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (3-character)
Category --		Category of events reported
NumEvents --		Number of events reported for the concerned countries and Category
NumArticles -- 		Number of articles reporting events for the concerned countries and Category
Shade -- 		Shade indicator for the concerned countries and Category, from 0 to 1
Intensity -- 		Intensity indicator for the concerned countries, from 0 to 1
SIntensity -- 		Symmetric Intensity indicator for the concerned countries, from 0 to 1

Additionnal useful information : Not applicable

Example of 1 line : 201503,"AFG","AUS","Negative",1,1,0.5,0.0039603960396039604,0.0039841348897917545

Licence : Creative Commons BY SA

Reference (Please cite when using this dataset) : Chevalier, N., Crozet, M., Emlinger, C. & Mirza, D. (2026). Trade under Tensions: Insights from Media-Reported Bilateral events. CEPII Working Paper, n°2026-02
