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Overview

Three-layer supply chain risk: (1) Inputs — raw materials from politically concentrated suppliers; (2) Production — geographic concentration in fabrication/manufacturing; (3) Access controls — export restrictions and circumvention. GDELT surfaces upstream signals 12–72h before corporate disclosures.

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Country Code Reference

EndpointParamFormatExample
/api/v1/media-eventsactor_countryISO-3CHN, USA, KOR
/api/v1/media-eventslocationFIPS 2-letterCH, US, KS
/api/v1/conflict-eventscountryFull English nameChina, South Korea
/api/v1/cameoplus-eventscountryISO-3CHN, KOR, JPN

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Workflow

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Step 1 — Input Material Risk

GET /api/v1/media-events
  ?search={INPUT_COUNTRY} {MATERIAL} export restriction ban permit
  &location={INPUT_COUNTRY_FIPS}
  &days=14
  &limit=15

GET /api/v1/cameoplus-events
  ?country={INPUT_COUNTRY_ISO3}
  &domain=ECONOMIC
  &market_min=0.75
  &days=14
  &limit=20
Look for: export permit announcements, stockpiling signals, new licensing requirements. These are 6–12 month leading indicators for production disruption.

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Step 2 — Conflict Impact on Input Sourcing

GET /api/v1/conflict-events
  ?country={CONFLICT_COUNTRY}
  &days=14
  &event_type=Explosions/Remote violence
  &limit=20

GET /api/v1/media-events
  ?search={DOWNSTREAM_COUNTRY} {INPUT_MATERIAL} supply {CONFLICT_COUNTRY} sanctions
  &location={DOWNSTREAM_COUNTRY_FIPS}
  &days=14
  &limit=10

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Step 3 — Export Control & Regulatory Signals

GET /api/v1/media-events
  ?search={TECHNOLOGY} export control restriction entity list ban {TARGET_COUNTRY}
  &days=14
  &limit=15

GET /api/v1/cameoplus-events
  ?country={REGULATING_COUNTRY_ISO3}
  &domain=TECHNOLOGY
  &market_min=0.7
  &days=14
  &limit=20
GDELT CAMEO+ POLITICAL signals often precede formal export control announcements by 48–72h.

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Step 4 — Circumvention & Diversion Activity

GET /api/v1/media-events
  ?search={TARGET_COUNTRY} {CONTROLLED_ITEM} circumvention transshipment third country
  &days=14
  &limit=10

GET /api/v1/entity-geg
  ?entity={KEY_COMPANY}
  &limit=15
Look for: transshipment hub stories, entity list additions for distributors/resellers, production capability milestone announcements.

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Step 5 — Production Concentration Risk

GET /api/v1/conflict-events
  ?country={PRODUCTION_HUB_COUNTRY}
  &days=30
  &limit=20

GET /api/v1/media-events
  ?search={INDUSTRY} {PRODUCTION_HUB} alternative site expansion diversification
  &location={PRODUCTION_HUB_FIPS}
  &days=14
  &limit=10

GET /api/v1/cameoplus-events
  ?country={PRODUCTION_HUB_ISO3}
  &domain=TECHNOLOGY
  &days=14
  &limit=20

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Step 6 — Entity Network

GET /api/v1/entity-geg
  ?entity={MAJOR_SUPPLIER}
  &limit=10

GET /api/v1/entity-geg
  ?entity={MAJOR_BUYER}
  &limit=10
Look for: co-occurrence with unexpected partners — maps circumvention networks or new sourcing relationships.

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Synthesis

SUPPLY CHAIN RISK REGISTER
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Layer 1 — INPUTS
  Primary Input Risk:         [ACTIVE/ELEVATED/NORMAL]
  Restriction Signal:         [export permit / ban / quota]

Layer 2 — PRODUCTION
  Geographic Concentration:   [% in {HUB_COUNTRY}]
  Conflict/Disruption Risk:   [STABLE/ELEVATED/CRISIS]

Layer 3 — ACCESS CONTROLS
  Export Control Tightening:  [ACCELERATING/STABLE]
  Circumvention Activity:     [ACTIVE/MONITORED/LOW]

WATCH LIST: [Specific triggers]
ACTIONS: [Stockpiling, diversification, alternative qualification]

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Tips

  1. CAMEO+ POLITICAL signals precede formal export control announcements by 3–5 days
  2. domain=TECHNOLOGY is the primary CAMEO+ filter for tech supply chain events
  3. South Korea FIPS is KS not KR
  4. Entity co-occurrence with sovereign funds or government ministries maps circumvention networks