ICEWS Events of Interest Ground Truth Data Set

THIS IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED. In ICEWS, an Event of Interest (EOI) is a macro-level occurrence within a country or region that is supported by the existence of multiple underlying events. The Ground Truth Data Set is a collection of data which lists, for the EOIs supported, whether or not the EOI did occur in any given country for any given month, historically speaking. We plan to update this data on a periodic basis. The five EOIs that are currently supported in this data set include: 1. Domestic Political Crisis (DPC): Significant opposition to the government, but not to the level of rebellion or insurgency (e.g., power struggles between two political factions involving disruptive strikes or violent clashes between supporters). 2. Insurgency: Organized opposition whose objective is to overthrow the central government. 3. International Crisis: Conflict or elevated tensions that could lead to conflict between two or more states OR between a state and an actor operating primarily from beyond the state's borders that involves the deployment of substantial ground forces (1,000+) beyond its borders. 4. Rebellion: Organized, active, violent opposition with substantial arms, where the objective is to seek autonomy or independence from the central government. 5. Ethnic/Religious Violence: Violence between ethnic or religious groups that is not specifically directed against the government. Additional information about the IC EWS program can be found at http://www.icews.com/. Follow our Twitter handle for data updates and other news: @icews

本数据集已不再维护。
在ICEWS中，关注事件（Event of Interest, EOI）指某一国家或区域内的宏观级事件，其存在依托于多个底层事件的支撑。本基准真值数据集（Ground Truth Data Set）为收录类数据集合，针对已覆盖的关注事件，按历史月度维度记录各目标国家内该事件是否发生。本团队计划定期更新该数据集。
当前该数据集支持的五类关注事件包括：
1. 国内政治危机（Domestic Political Crisis, DPC）：指针对政府的大规模反对活动，但未达到叛乱或暴动级别（例如涉及引发骚乱的罢工、支持者间爆发暴力冲突的两政治派系权力斗争）。
2. 暴动（Insurgency）：以推翻中央政府为目标的有组织反对活动。
3. 国际危机（International Crisis）：可能引发两国及以上国家间冲突，或某国家与其境外主要活动主体间冲突的紧张局势升级事件，且涉及向境外部署1000人以上大规模地面部队。
4. 叛乱（Rebellion）：以寻求脱离中央政府的自治或独立为目标，配备大量武器的有组织、活跃暴力反对活动。
5. 族裔/宗教暴力（Ethnic/Religious Violence）：未专门针对政府的族裔或宗教群体间暴力冲突。
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