Narrative Intelligence
See the story behind the story — as it forms.
Every geopolitical story has a shape: who is saying what about whom, in which direction, and how fast. Hizer surfaces those cross-border narrative patterns from millions of articles, so you can see how stories form, spread and shift long before they become consensus.
What you get
Who is targeting whom
See how narratives travel across borders — which source countries are producing coverage about which target countries, weighted by volume and tone.
Tone and hostility, not just volume
Relationships are scored by the balance of accusatory, defensive and cooperative framing — so you can tell escalating stories from everyday coverage at a glance.
Trend and bilateral comparison
Track whether a relationship is escalating, stable or de-escalating over time — and compare A→B with B→A to see asymmetries in framing and focus.
Where it earns its keep
Strategic communications and policy
See how your country, region or organization is being framed abroad — and how that framing is shifting week to week.
Foreign policy and diplomatic teams
Monitor bilateral narrative dynamics across pairs of countries, spot coordinated campaigns, and ground briefings in cross-border evidence.
Threat and influence assessment
Detect escalating narrative patterns before they manifest as real-world tensions — and understand which sources are driving them.
Your questions, answered
How is a "narrative" different from a topic?
A topic is what coverage is about (e.g. sanctions). A narrative is the framing around it — who is accused, who is defended, how events are characterised, and how that framing travels across borders and sources.
How do you measure hostility?
Hostility is expressed as the balance of accusatory claims versus neutral, cooperative or supportive ones in the coverage between two countries. It is always grounded in the underlying articles, which you can drill into at any time.
Can we see how a narrative is changing over time?
Yes. Every relationship and narrative is tracked over time, with escalation, stable and de-escalation trends against the previous period — so you can see momentum rather than just a snapshot.
Do you cover non-English media?
Yes. Coverage spans 135 languages and 235,000+ sources, so narratives are traced across the actual media environments where they live — not just the Anglosphere.