What is WarScope?
WarScope is an open-access conflict intelligence platform that aggregates, visualises, and contextualises global armed conflict data. Built for researchers, journalists, students, policy analysts, and curious citizens, WarScope transforms dense academic datasets into interactive, intuitive visual tools.
We believe that understanding the world's conflicts — their history, their actors, their geography, and their consequences — is essential for informed global citizenship. By making this data free and visual, we aim to make conflict intelligence accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
Platform Features
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Interactive Globe
3D globe with live conflict arcs, nuclear state markers, and alliance overlays.
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Conflict Timeline
Every UCDP-recorded conflict since 1946, searchable and filterable by region and type.
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Nuclear Intelligence
Warhead counts, delivery systems, blast radius models for all 9 nuclear states.
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Sanctions Tracker
UN, US, EU and UK sanctions regimes with legal basis and status for 14+ countries.
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Arms Trade Flow
SIPRI-sourced arms transfers across Cold War, post-Cold War, and modern eras.
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Incident Feed
GDELT-powered live incident map with 5 incident categories updated every 15 minutes.
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Alliance Map
8 major military alliances highlighted on the globe — NATO, CSTO, SCO, AUKUS and more.
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Conflict Blog
In-depth analysis and briefings on active conflicts and geopolitical developments.
Our Principles
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Political Neutrality
We present data as recorded by authoritative academic and governmental sources without editorial bias. We do not take sides in any conflict and our visualisations reflect source data, not political opinion.
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Open Access
WarScope is free to use for everyone. We believe conflict data — much of it funded by public institutions — should be publicly accessible without paywalls or registration barriers.
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Methodological Transparency
We document exactly where our data comes from, how it is processed, and what its limitations are. Our Methodology and Data Sources pages provide full attribution.
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Responsible Use
We are committed to ensuring WarScope is used for education and awareness, not harm. Our Terms of Use explicitly prohibit operational military use of our platform.
Who Uses WarScope?
WarScope is designed for anyone who wants to understand global conflict — without needing access to expensive intelligence platforms or specialised academic databases.
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Students & Researchers
Visualise UCDP data for dissertations, papers, and geopolitical research.
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Journalists
Quick visual context for breaking news about conflicts, sanctions, and military activity.
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Policy Analysts
Overview of sanctions regimes, alliance structures, and arms transfer patterns.
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Curious Citizens
Understand what is happening in the world with clear, visual, and sourced information.