Data

This page contains the data as ready to use csv files. Replication code used for MONSTr and all related publications is publicly available at our downloadable github repository.

For use of the data, please cite:

Gannon, J Andrés, and Kerry Chávez. “A Wiki-Based Dataset of Military Operations with Novel Strategic Technologies (MONSTr).” International Interactions 0(0) (May 30, 2023): 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050629.2023.2214845.

csv

Github Repo

Data summary

The following table provides a summary of the variables coded for each military operations in MONSTr. Variables derived from those listed (logged, binary, etc) are not shown.

Type	Variables
Parent	War, ICB, IMI, MID, MIP, MIPS, RAND
Time	Start date, End date, Duration, Parent start date, Days into parent
Means	Drones, Air-to-air, Cruise missiles, Aerial bombing, Close air support, Ground troops, Paramilitary
Participants	US allies, Side B state belligerents, Side B non-state belligerents
Geography	Latitude-longitude, Urban, Forested, Mountainous
Casualties	US, Side A, Side B, Civilian
Domestic	US President, Political party, Election year, Approval rating

Full interactive data table

Below is an interactive version of the full data that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable.